#NotAllGamers

Most of this episode recapped the blowback Luke received over his CBS Sunday Morning commentary. It was a lighthearted piece about people who watch other people watch video games. And if you watched the CBS piece, you saw a video of a person talking about watching people who watch people play video games. At this point I think we all need to go outside and clear our heads.

It turns out that gamers (and those who watch them) are sensitive about the hobby and the attendant stereotypes. They came after Luke on social media and even on our own sTens Facebook page. Why are they so touchy? I think it’s because they know deep down it’s a waste of time. If someone came after me about the charity work I’ve done it wouldn’t bother me at all. But start talking about my addiction to cheese and we have a problem.

I was 10 in 1975 when my older cousins got Pong for Christmas. I watched them play for hours, but only because I was waiting for them to take a bathroom break, start fighting, or fall asleep so my brother and I could have a turn. If you’re watching for other reasons, bless your heart, but maybe you should go outside and do some wooden boating. My tombstone may say I wished I had played more Donkey Kong but it won’t say I wish I had gone to the Staples Center to watch some pasty Korean teenager play Halo 5: Guardians via satellite.

If you find Luke, Andrew or TBTL offensive please pre-bunch your panties and come over to TakedownPodcast.com to check out my show. It will offend you almost immediately and keep offending until you turn off the radio with a snarl because you SUDDENLY REALIZED we were talking to you.

I’m killing it all day and every night @drewmcfrizz on Twitter. You can also friend me on Facebook because I’m always nice. My “government” is Mike Frizzell.