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Emma Watson Leaked Photo Threat Was a Plot To Attack 4chan

Posted by Soulskill on from the i'm-sure-there-won't-be-any-kind-of-retaliation dept.

ideonexus writes: After Emma Watson gave a speech on the need for feminism (video) to the United Nations, 4chan users threatened to release nude photos of the Harry Potter star in retaliation, setting up the emmayouarenext.com website with a countdown clock. Now it has been revealed that the site was an elaborate hoax intended publicize a movement to shut down 4chan.

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  1. purge this filth from the internet by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I agree- we should shut down 4-Chan. And all of the other sites posting naked pictures of women without their consent. And all of the sites demeaning women or ethnic minorities. And the forums providing a conduit for homophobia and racist slurs and.......guys......anyone still there?

  2. WRONG!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    It was a fake plot to fake plot to shutdown 4chan, perpetrated by 4chan. Get your facts straight.

    Yours,
    Ray Rice

  3. Attacking 4chan is poor strategy by Thanshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    They are all in a single place and mostly keeping to themselves. Do you really want that kind of people roaming around without a place made to accommodate their behavior?

    It's like destroying a prison to stop crime.

  4. That she didn't call their bluff... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    I bet she even showers naked...

  5. It's trolls all the way down! by wiredog · · Score: 3, Funny

    Couldn't happen to a nicer site.

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    1. Re:It's trolls all the way down! by idontgno · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's approaching troll event horizon, with trolls trolling trolls who troll trolls trolling other trolls. Ridiculous.

      On one hand, I'd welcome empirical evidence that black holes actually exist, even if it requires every troll on Earth to do it. OTOH, 4chan has spewed forth many notable elements of on-line culture, so its loss would be lamentable. Sorta.

      I'm conflicted.

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  6. Re:Emma Watson is full of it by NotDrWho · · Score: 4, Funny

    Did you know that men are roughly 50% of the population, but only 13% of elementary education teachers in the United States are men?

    Help, help, we're being oppressed!!

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  7. False Flag against 4chan???? by gurps_npc · · Score: 5, Funny
    Really, a false flag attack on 4chan?

    That's kind of like planting evidence of tax evasion on a convicted murderer.

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  8. Re:Emma Watson is full of it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    a woman still expects me to pay for dinner.

    I'm sorry - but unsurprised - to hear that the only women who will tolerate your company for more than a few minutes at a time require some form of payment for their service.

    You should try being a better person, I bet you'd find that you meet much nicer girls as a result.

  9. Dear Sir or Madam, by ageoffri · · Score: 3, Funny

    May your soul rest in peace now that you have angered 4chan. Sincerely The Internet

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  10. Re: Emma Watson is full of it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Solution is to legalize prostitution. The prohibition of prostitution creates an artificial scarcity that allows women to demand free drinks and meals in exchange for the possibility of sex.

    Legalize prostitution and those women will be lowering their standards significantly in face of cheaper, market-regulated, and guaranteed sex.