Let's make sure this message hits the top; let's get #StopAdamBaldwin and "Adam Baldwin" trending.
— Albert Santos (@albertinho) January 23, 2015
How could #StopAdamBaldwin become a thing? Stop him from what? His work with the late Stanley Kubrick alone is a lifetime pass to full metal awesomeness, not to mention his contribution to genre favorites like “The Last Ship” and “Firefly.” And Twitter.
Chris Harvey thinks he has the answer: #GamerGate. He writes at superuser.com.au:
A group of antigamer trolls are attempting to stop Adam Baldwin from attending this years Supanova Pop Culture Expo [in Australia]. Adam Baldwin coined the term gamergate. GamerGate is a consumer revolt triggered by overt politicization, ethical misconduct, and unprecedented amounts of censorship targeted at gamers and video games as a whole.
(For an extensive look into the GamerGate controversy, its origin, and the people involved, we recommend Reason’s “GamerGate: Part I: Sex, Lies, and Gender Games.”)
An online petition to revoke Baldwin’s invitation from Supanova has been met with a counter-petition. As for the first petition, Baldwin tweeted:
https://twitter.com/AdamBaldwin/status/558147869723475971
https://twitter.com/UniversityWatc1/status/558265261598310400
https://twitter.com/2ndEarlofRoch/status/558299426561593345
@AdamBaldwin they're a bunch of idiots, the majority still wanna meet you downunder. Hope to still see you here.
— Michael Gerschwitz (@MichaelGerschwi) January 22, 2015
As it turns out, some fans would like to #StopAdamBaldwin as well.
https://twitter.com/wryson/status/559190795123560449
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/559189552435175425
https://twitter.com/JaredBrickey/status/559189052046721025
#StopAdamBaldwin from being man enough to rock this hat? Impossible. #Firefly pic.twitter.com/3h1it8ydTZ
— Azina? (@azina) January 25, 2015
https://twitter.com/AshPnX/status/559199506017693696
#StopAdamBaldwin because Chuck Norris couldn't do it either. #GamerGate
— Cenobite (@Nullius_n_verba) January 25, 2015
Because some folk can only handle a certain level of badass.
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) January 25, 2015
#StopAdamBaldwin because the aliens told me to. pic.twitter.com/icpJV8eCis
— Agent Smith?? (@HeroOfCanton42) January 25, 2015
You can't trust a man who's played THAT many bad guys.
— Daddy Warpig (@Daddy_Warpig) January 25, 2015
Brandon Morse, a gamer himself, might just have nailed the logic of the whole #StopAdamBaldwin movement.
#StopAdamBaldwin because WAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAAAAAAA. *breath* *breath* WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH
— Brandon Morse (@TheBrandonMorse) January 25, 2015
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