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27th Jul 2015 from TwitLonger

NEWS HIT: The Ralph Retort SLANDERS @jkellytwit #GamerGate #NotYourShield


I have been reading The Ralph Retort regularly for awhile now. Not going to lie, I do find him entertaining. He has prose. But for a #GamerGate e-celeb who blasts unethical behavior for his bread and butter he sure does a lot of shady things himself. I had called him out before, ("Reply to The Ralph" http://pastebin.com/VEnNbWpK), but nonetheless I have been far softer on him than other "cool kids", mainly since everyone else does a good job for me.

Regardless, here's what he had to write about me in a recent post to his blog:

"Also, here’s the unplanned stream from last night. We had John Kelly (the idiot who thought it was a good idea to start a GamerGate council) on. He passed the link to losers, and that was how we ended. But the show was pretty fun regardless. Check that out if interested."
https://archive.is/dVSYq
(Youtube streams using hangouts have a url to enter a broadcasted video call.)

It is true a bunch of trolls hopped onto the stream and mocked Ralph. Personally, found it funny, but it wasn't me passing the link along. After I pointed this out, the word "allegedly" was added to the post. Taking a page from the Jordan Sargent, he chose to conceal my accuser.
https://archive.is/z59FP

This wannabe Gawker employee thinks that you can print a claim based on an allegation and not be considered dishonest trash. If you are going to publish a "he-said, he-said" story you need both sides. Refusing the right of reply is exactly why many of the scandals of Gamer Gate have occurred in the first place.

If THAT were not bad enough, watch this clip taken from the next night's stream:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVu8no1KRZ8

And also check out these saved tweets from @Savagememes:
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624786021276717056
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624786128445386752
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624787237310328832
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624789559566405633
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624789665103515648
https://tweetsave.com/savagememes/status/624789815821668352

So not only did the guy who actually leaked the link publicly confess to his mistake along with evidence of a third party rallying crashers, but also Ralph and his posse insist on burying these inconvenient truths. Which means not only is Ralph failing to be honest, but he is also a liar and a hypocrite. Of course, nobody should be surprised by this considering how shoddy his "subjective" reporting has been in the past.

Even after being caught red-handed he refused to issue a correction. Read over the email I sent him. I also go into detail how he presented my position of a "GG council" in false light: http://prntscr.com/7xinh2

Some reading this might be thinking he's not a journalist so the rules he demands be applied for fluff piece writers at enthusiast press outlets do not apply to him. You can believe that, but would you support him going against his own principles? Take a look at this quote from another article (of which he uses a quote from yours truly in addressing his critic):

"This doesn’t mean that truth doesn’t come into play. It always does."
https://archive.is/qpd8X#selection-217.0-217.68

But let's be real here. This is the lulziest form of libel & slander you could ever attempt to pin on someone. What people reading this should contemplate on is what else he may have lied about.

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