MetaFilter

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Metafilter is a web site that was originally about 'the best of the web' but is now a site where the posts fit a predictable pattern. They are as described below.

Posts about media

Such posts are made by someone who likes a band, TV show or movie. Everyone on the site who dislikes the item post will then say about how much it sucks.

Political Posts

Metafilter contains many political posts, largely from Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair, and people then express a full range of political opinions about the articles that range from Liberal to Communist.

Being offended

Metafilter dedicates a lot of time to finding new ways for liberals to be offended. Metafilter has become a site where someone makes a post, say, on black and white photography and then someone will object as 'black and white' is discriminatory toward people who do not fit into a binary distinction between black and white. A successful thread will then be taken to metatalk where comments that are deemed offensive can be highlighted and people can be offended that they too were not offended or that they were offended by the person who took offense. Someone has actually posted 'I feel unsafe in this thread' regarding discussion of some topic. Any statement about how being gay, obese, homicidal, suicidal, happy, sad is good or otherwise will sometimes trigger a cascade of offense. It is, however, perfectly acceptable to state how sodomizing any Republican to death would be a good idea.

Old Memes

Old memes from 4chan are posted on Metafilter when they have become tame.

Vegetarianism

Arguing about vegetarianism and veganism. Metafilter has a number of vegans, who like vegans everywhere somehow believe that the world wants to hear about what they eat. On metafilter the vegans come up in many vegetarian threads and state calm, reasonable things like 'eating meat kills children'. Productive discussion ensues.

Eco-doom

As with all sites that tend left wing all technology except for the internet and Apple electronics is described as making the world worse. Al Gore is celebrated as a great wise man.

Ask Metafilter

Ask Metafilter is largely questions about whether it is wise to leave your partner as you have seen them fornicating with two furries, six dwarves, a large dog, or an ax murderer. Also encouraged is asking for new names for your cat.

External links

• http://www.metafilter.com/

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