Today's Gamer has one primary form of communication to display his dominance in the interactive virtual world....trash talk. The Gamer tends to use various techniques however when rolling off its slander to prove that it is the truly dominant specimen. The slander with the better sting and/or flow often defeats the tired "yo momma" jokes. Alliteration is a common and effective strategy when performing trash talk because it's almost like kicking the Gamer's enemies while they are down. Some examples can used such as "Blue Ba**ed Betty". The Gamer's enemy doesn't necessarily need to actually have the name Betty since it is trash talk. With it being trash talk in the first place, it definitely is not required to make any sense.
The next technique tends to almost be quite racist; however the person who is getting bashed by it often doesn't reflect any of the qualities being stated. Using color is not used very often for it, but nationality seems to be a growing favorite. "Lithuanian Retard" or "Albanian Panzy" can good examples for this form of trash talk.
The last, and most crude, technique of trash talk that can be found in almost every single kind of phrase seeking for Gamer satisfaction...PROFANITY. Any single human being who has peeked into the dwelling's of a Gamer's habitat has, more than frequently, heard the constant cursings of the Gamer in his battle stance (controller in hand, sitting on a chair/couch with a headset on and a bag of snacks within reach). While the Gamer is in its stance shouting with beads of spit accompanied by small bits of Cheetos, the language appears to be second nature. No examples for this section are needed because it's a waste of time making examples out of common knowledge.
Today's Alpha Gamer in trash talk has adapted its skills to combine all three of these major techniques to perform the most outrageous feats of shame and belittling. The Alpha Gamer has made a modern art out of such creativity and dedication through the combination of alliteration, racism, and profanity resulting in such phrases as "Croatian Co** Monger" and "Bohemian B*tt F****r". They are the proud child and living legacy of the Gamer's World.
5 comments:
I love the details in your post, especially the part about the Gamer's "battle stance." I think, though, that you could have expanded even more--perhaps by dividing this into three separate posts in which you focus on each technique. For example, I'd like to know the origins of the "racist" (ethnocentric might be a better word) insults. Do gamers only choose eastern European countries? Is there a standard list of derogatory nouns? Overall, though, I think you've done a nice job establishing yourself as an expert on gamer trash talking and I feel like I'm getting some real insight into this world.
First of all, I have to say that I love the picture of the nerd playing the NES going ARRRRRGH!!!
The link to the list of yo mama jokes made me laugh, and I like how you presented the subject of tr@sh t@lk. The only thing that I can find to critique is that is a teensy bit long, and that you could have split it into more posts in order to get more work out of it. Other than that, I would have to say that this is a really good first post. Keep up the good work, and I hope that the later ones are as good (or better) than this one.
Very nice job on the post! I have found my self many times in the room while my friends sit in their "gamer's stance" and yell obscene language at the screen repeatedly. I can say, unfortunately, that I have been there too and seems that this is only necessary to heightening the action that is involved in gaming. The average seven year old doesn't need the school bus anymore to learn all the profanity one can learn, but just a mere hour gaming with a headset. So great job on the post and I look forward to reading more of your work!
hahaha, Lithuanian retard. nice. i love it.
1st: nice picture of gamer screaming
2nd: the categories of trash talk is
so dead on it's scary
3rd: nice examples lol
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