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		More: Asinine, Avengers, adoptees, Loki, National Council of La Raza, Chris Hemsworth, Trekkies, Black Widow

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bighairyguy		2012-05-11 12:18:21 PM

My girlfriend and I both busted a gut on that line. We're both adopted.

/Subby

James!		2012-05-11 12:20:06 PM

bighairyguy: My girlfriend and I both busted a gut on that line. We're both adopted.

/Subby

Wait, so... how do you know she isn't your sister?

Vodka Zombie		2012-05-11 12:20:40 PM

People need to seriously stop trying to find things to be outraged about.

cman		2012-05-11 12:22:03 PM

Christ we Americans are pussies.

If I want to call something retarded I will call it retarded. If I want to talk about slapping a redheaded stepchild I will talk about slapping a redheaded stepchild. If I want to make funny jokes about the south and incest I will make funny jokes about the south and incest.

OMG I AM A BIGOT SOMEONE SUE ME!

/You are all acting retarded.

MaudlinMutantMollusk		2012-05-11 12:25:47 PM

The American Society of Sensitive Humans Offended by Literally Everything in Sight strikes again

/adopted
//get over yourselves

AdolfOliverPanties		2012-05-11 12:29:07 PM

labman		2012-05-11 12:34:05 PM

On the poll at the bottom, 96% of the 30,000 people who answered thought it was funny and not an insult.

ecmoRandomNumbers		2012-05-11 12:37:02 PM

1) Disney are the best at milking good and bad publicity.
2) There is an "adoption community."

thomps		2012-05-11 12:39:33 PM

As noted in a petition created by Jamie Berke on Change.org, "According to your scriptwriter, the fact (Loki) was adopted is the reason he is a bad guy!

that is not at all what that line meant, you moron.

Cagey B		2012-05-11 12:40:24 PM

I don't think one person on Change.org necessarily constitutes "the adoption community". Everyone else in the article doesn't really seem to care. Also, I wasn't aware there's an "adoption community." Wouldn't that be an orphanage?

/take that, meta-outrage

tallguywithglasseson		2012-05-11 12:44:49 PM

unyon		2012-05-11 12:50:12 PM

FTFA: As noted in a petition created by Jamie Berke on Change.org, "According to your scriptwriter, the fact (Loki) was adopted is the reason he is a bad guy!...Being adopted is not something to use for the butt of jokes! Marvel, immediately cease using adoption as the butt of jokes AND issue a public apology to the adoption community!"

Wow, what a misreading. Thor was defending Loki because they are related. When pointed out that Loki is a bad guy, Thor jokes that maybe they're not all that closely related.

I can't see how this could be construed to be a shot at adoption in any way. He could have said 'We're twins... and then ... well, fraternal twins" and it would have the same meaning.

Recoil Therapy		2012-05-11 01:07:13 PM

It's amazing the lengths some people will go through to be able to find something to be outraged about.

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jackiepaper		2012-05-11 01:08:53 PM

i was adopted, and i don't give a shiat that the joke's about adoption at all. It was, however, a terrible, overused and trite joke. The joke was bad and the screenwriter should feel bad.

Diogenes		2012-05-11 01:21:38 PM

Shouldn't the Demigod community be even more insulted?

I_C_Weener		2012-05-11 01:23:35 PM

Not funny Thor.

Mr.Tangent		2012-05-11 01:31:13 PM

Demanding apologies is probably the lamest trend these days. Do they really expect sincerity?

I propose that appologies for everything that was joked on or shown in a negative light be tacked on to movie credits.

cgraves67		2012-05-11 01:31:37 PM

Vodka Zombie: People need to seriously stop trying to find things to be outraged about.

If we can't be hurt or offended then we can't sue people. If we can't sue people then we can't get rich. Unless, you know, we work hard and have good ideas or something.

Arkanaut		2012-05-11 01:31:41 PM

Eh. IMO the real outrage was how poorly that joke was delivered. (There should have been a beat there.)

And it didn't really make that much sense since Thor had been sticking up for Loki up to that point, going on about how Asgardians take care of their own and all that. It didn't really make sense for him to demur all of a sudden.

nmiguy		2012-05-11 01:31:53 PM

Thin skinned people need to learn to laugh at themselves and stop feeling SORRY for themselves. Being adopted means someone chose you and wanted you. A lot of kids are not adopted, and are not wanted and loved by their natural parents. Get over it.

LegacyDL		2012-05-11 01:32:23 PM

People are acting they pulled a "Simple Jack" or something.

JokerMattly		2012-05-11 01:33:57 PM

The line is supposed to be an attempt to distance himself from a homicidal maniac whom he just said was his brother.

Context is hard.

TheHappTroll		2012-05-11 01:34:03 PM

What a load of ButtHurt BS !

Pelvic Splanchnic Ganglion		2012-05-11 01:35:01 PM

unyon:
I can't see how this could be construed to be a shot at adoption in any way. He could have said 'We're twins... and then ... well, fraternal twins" and it would have the same meaning.

Because people will find anything to biatch about that they can.

mooseyfate		2012-05-11 01:35:31 PM

nmiguy: Thin skinned people need to learn to laugh at themselves and stop feeling SORRY for themselves. Being adopted means someone chose you and wanted you. A lot of kids are not adopted, and are not wanted and loved by their natural parents. Get over it.

That post is extremely offensive, and you're a bigot. How dare you insult people of a thinner skin. Be expecting a call from the NAACP, mister.

/people are just making up shiat to get offended over at this point

ronin7		2012-05-11 01:35:51 PM

Arkanaut: Eh. IMO the real outrage was how poorly that joke was delivered. (There should have been a beat there.)

And it didn't really make that much sense since Thor had been sticking up for Loki up to that point, going on about how Asgardians take care of their own and all that. It didn't really make sense for him to demur all of a sudden.

He couldn't defend the fact that Loki murdered 88 people. Thus the line.

I rather liked it.

Also I am Adopted (Not really but but I want to belong)

reddc		2012-05-11 01:37:48 PM

My sister should have to apologize to them for convincing me I was adopted, and to the American dairy counsel for convincing me ice cream was cow cum. Even though I had no idea what cum was,
the biatch

FormlessOne		2012-05-11 01:40:24 PM

I'm as sensitive as the next guy, but that was pointless.

grinding_journalist		2012-05-11 01:41:59 PM

nmiguy: Thin skinned people need to learn to laugh at themselves and stop feeling SORRY for themselves. Being adopted means someone chose you and wanted you. A lot of kids are not adopted, and are not wanted and loved by their natural parents. Get over it.

I can't recall how it came up, but my friends and I started discussing derogatory terms for white people, and I mentioned "gwailo", which apparently they'd never heard before, and now delight in referring to each other as such.

If you make a term a joke, it ceases to be offensive.

neilbradley		2012-05-11 01:44:49 PM

Holy hell. I'm adopted and I thought the line was great! Lighten up. Jeez!

Contents Under Pressure		2012-05-11 01:47:01 PM

Vodka Zombie: People need to seriously stop trying to find things to be outraged about.

THIS

beastwithtwobucks		2012-05-11 01:47:04 PM

I'm adopted and I don't need anyone to be butthurt over it on my behalf.

It was a joke. It was funny.

FreetardoRivera		2012-05-11 01:47:10 PM

Arkanaut: Eh. IMO the real outrage was how poorly that joke was delivered. (There should have been a beat there.)

And it didn't really make that much sense since Thor had been sticking up for Loki up to that point, going on about how Asgardians take care of their own and all that. It didn't really make sense for him to demur all of a sudden.

the real outrage is how bad you are at judging jokes

kungfu jesus with a side of lime		2012-05-11 01:56:52 PM

James!: bighairyguy: My girlfriend and I both busted a gut on that line. We're both adopted.

/Subby

Wait, so... how do you know she isn't your sister?

why did that just blow my mind?
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Andrew Wiggin		2012-05-11 01:57:36 PM

but did he go full adoption?

Arkanaut		2012-05-11 01:57:49 PM

ronin7: He couldn't defend the fact that Loki murdered 88 people. Thus the line.

I got that, but I don't see how that changed the equation. (I didn't see the Thor movie, would that have helped?) I mean, it's not like he disavowed Loki as his brother afterwards, right?

Also, seemed like Chris Hemsworth kinda rushed the line.

Propain_az		2012-05-11 01:59:10 PM

HA. butt hurt adopted people.

Bloody William		2012-05-11 02:00:59 PM

Loki really was adopted, though.

Dimensio		2012-05-11 02:02:56 PM

thomps: As noted in a petition created by Jamie Berke on Change.org, "According to your scriptwriter, the fact (Loki) was adopted is the reason he is a bad guy!

that is not at all what that line meant, you moron.

To provide fair consideration for his lack of intelligence, he is adopted.

factoryconnection		2012-05-11 02:03:38 PM

"Outraged." I didn't get that feeling from the article, despite every other comment in this thread is a gut reaction to the headline alone. "Disappointed" I guess doesn't generate pageviews, though.

Bag of Hammers		2012-05-11 02:09:18 PM

James!: Wait, so... how do you know she isn't your sister?

How do you know he cares if she is?

media.giantbomb.com

Lipspinach		2012-05-11 02:12:17 PM

I don't even know what the joke is but I am so
outraged at what is no doubt something unacceptable
that I will NOT be seeing this movie. And that's really too bad,
as I heard there was some mention of shwarma in it and
I really like shwarma mentions. I hope Prometheus has shwarma mentions in it.

MisterLoki		2012-05-11 02:17:36 PM

Does anyone have an ancestry.com log in I can borrow?

bikerbob59		2012-05-11 02:18:43 PM

James!: bighairyguy: My girlfriend and I both busted a gut on that line. We're both adopted.

/Subby

Wait, so... how do you know she isn't your sister?

That's where the excitement comes in...

Bloody William		2012-05-11 02:19:06 PM

MisterLoki: Does anyone have an ancestry.com log in I can borrow?

Ladies and gentlemen, the Internet's greatest attempt at identity theft.

Fano		2012-05-11 02:33:42 PM

ecmoRandomNumbers: 1) Disney are the best at milking good and bad publicity.
2) There is an "adoption community."

3) Disney is responsible for 90% of orphans in movies

MagSeven		2012-05-11 02:38:42 PM

Arkanaut: ronin7: He couldn't defend the fact that Loki murdered 88 people. Thus the line.

I got that, but I don't see how that changed the equation. (I didn't see the Thor movie, would that have helped?) I mean, it's not like he disavowed Loki as his brother afterwards, right?

Also, seemed like Chris Hemsworth kinda rushed the line.

Loki IS his adopted brother. Thor just pointed out he was adopted after they brought up the point he murdered so many people. Just a quick throwaway joke that got lots of laughs in the theater.

dualplains		2012-05-11 02:42:25 PM

mooseyfate: nmiguy: Thin skinned people need to learn to laugh at themselves and stop feeling SORRY for themselves. Being adopted means someone chose you and wanted you. A lot of kids are not adopted, and are not wanted and loved by their natural parents. Get over it.

That post is extremely offensive, and you're a bigot. How dare you insult people of a thinner skin. Be expecting a call from the NAACP, mister.

/people are just making up shiat to get offended over at this point

Really? The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? So, all thin-skinned people are black? As a thin-skinned white person I'm outraged.

OUTRAGED!!

/Off to change.org
//I'ma make me a petishen

Bloody William		2012-05-11 02:42:48 PM

MagSeven: Loki IS his adopted brother. Thor just pointed out he was adopted after they brought up the point he murdered so many people. Just a quick throwaway joke that got lots of laughs in the theater.

Next week, domestic violence groups will protest the Hulk sucker punching Thor just for laughs after that big brawl.

/One of the greatest scenes in the movie.