Raygun explains decision to trademark name and shut down comedian's musical : australia

[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Raygun: dishonestly positions herself to take the stage at histories largest physical competition on the international stage. Guaranteeing her chance to take the public eye and leave a mark on history and on the social zeitgeist.

Raygun: fails spectacularly, marking history and leaving behind a special legacy socially.

World: lmao wow

Raygun: it's not fair for you to make social commentary because I didn't do as well as I thought I would.

Get fucked, rayray. You made your bed and now you can sleep in it.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Some idiot online: Posts a complete fantasy retelling of this woman's experience and thinks he's funny for it.

A company tried to copyright HER image. She didn't lie about anything. The first Olympic breakdancing went great, go watch the earliest MMA matches or child pageants.

You're being told how to think by the news and accepting it at the cost of sounding pretty misogynistic, which I don't say lightly. Either you mock this woman cause you're a corporate boot licking asshole or you go "ha woman bad" like there's no other position.

And all for what? an Internet laugh? Grow up idiot.

[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're rude (and also wrong LMAO)

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network -1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

haha ok incel

[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

That's a good insult from a ttrpg.network user.

The rest of us fuck lmao

[–] Aradina@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm sympathetic, because if I embarrassed myself that bad I'd also want it to go away. But this ain't gonna make it go away lmao

[–] No1@aussie.zone 10 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Yeah, she's kinda Streisand-ing herself... And if she takes it to court, she might Lehrmann herself....

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I missed this piece from a few days ago.

Raygun’s claim against a parody musical may not stand up: here’s what the law says

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I only heard about it when I opened Reddit and half my front page was mocking her

Trying to copyright a kangaroo hop is going to be funny. I'm pretty sure we did that in PE in prep or grade 1. Not to mention, y'know, the fact there's 30-80 million (depending on whose guess you trust) animals out there doing it every day

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I meant I missed the analysis published on The Conversation that I linked. I heard about the shutting down of the musical and saw the news about Gunn's latest insta post. Her response seems kinda 'How do you do, fellow kids' and at first I thought it was hilarious in a 'gift that keeps on giving' kind of way but then I realised it's just sad.

[–] Excrubulent@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago

Oh okay, you wanna trademark the single most efficient leg-based locomotion system in the animal kingdom? What's next, wheels? You want the rights to all wheels, as well? What else? Sure, you invented water, that's fine.

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Wait what? They're not paying their license fees? Arrest those filthy law breakers!

[–] Aussiemandeus@aussie.zone 19 points 1 week ago

I can explain it hell even Mr Krabs can explain it without listing to this clown

MONEY

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And Raygun's career bids a fond farewell to the world.

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 1 week ago

this is getting to hawk tuah levels of stupidity

[–] curiously@mastodon.au 1 points 1 week ago

@Baku #thechaser DEFO nomination!

[+] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

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[–] Baku@aussie.zone 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I know you've deleted this, but if you're still wondering, the answer is she can't. But ego and money often makes people ready to try stupid things

[+] Doom@ttrpg.network -26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Good I'm happy for her she seems genuine and the world is such a shit place

[–] Axefanatic@aussie.zone 15 points 1 week ago (4 children)

There are many better break dancers in Australia but her and her partner lied and manipulated to get into the the Olympics and made a complete joke about what should be been a serious event.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Literally a national embarrassment then follows up with lawsuit over a parody show. I cannot wait to stop hearing about this woman.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

they were copyrighting HER likeness

Absolutely not. Grow up

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Parody is fair use... lol

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 0 points 5 days ago

Why are these fuckin incels defending this shit lmfao. Grr hat dance wimen?

"The reason we did that is because we were notified that there were applications from other parties trying to trademark my name and image for commercial purposes,"

No. Do not let anyone copyright someone else's name. What the fuck are you doing?

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The claim that she cheated her way into the Olympics has been widely disproven: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/australian-breakdancer-raygun-olympics/

[–] TimewornTraveler@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

well she won the competition, but if you watch the video, she was still fucking terrible compared to the other girl. whether the judges were delirious, horny, or paid off, it's fucked up that she won the nomination.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That was a completely false rumor that spread like wildfire because people like you will believe anything they read.

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know absolutely nothing about breakdancing, but I do know that the clips I saw from the Olympics were embarrassing and shameful for any team. I don't know why she was there, but it was clear she shouldn't have been.

At least Eddie the Eagle displayed courage and dedication, even though he locked ability.

Now if you told me that she was doing it as a protest to vividly demonstrate the corruption and lack of values of the Olympic system, I could go along with that.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

So that makes you cool with a corporation copyrighting her image?

[–] gramie@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 days ago

Why would you make such a strawman argument? I was replying to a comment that she was not worthy of representing her country at the Olympics in breakdancing.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 7 points 1 week ago

When it’s the first event for anything, you’re not going to get the best. That’s just the fact of the matter. Some are going to sit out, some aren’t going to hear about it at all, some just won’t want to participate because it’s the IOC. And sometimes athletes just have a bad day. As plenty of actual breakers have pointed out, she’s not that bad, she was having a bad day. It’s pretty clear that memes are doing overtime on spreading misinformation this year.

[–] iegod@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We all saw the results. However she got there was shameful.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

Finally. She and her defenders should be ashamed of that routine.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

the Olympics is a joke imo. the whole thing is corrupt and shitty

[–] recreationalcatheter@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Do two wrongs somehow make a right these days?

That's not a very honorable stance to defend.

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

what wrong did she do lmfao

[–] INHALE_VEGETABLES@aussie.zone 1 points 1 week ago

The dance?

[–] JokeDeity@lemm.ee 0 points 1 week ago

Everything I see on a daily basis tells me that yes, people believe 2 wrongs do in fact make a right.

[–] NounsAndWords@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

She seems the exact opposite of genuine to me.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Routine was fake af

[–] macrocarpa@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Seems being the operative word here

I think she's good at seeming

[–] Doom@ttrpg.network 1 points 5 days ago

Nah straight up this women doesn't deserve any of this flak and at this point people still memeing on her are fuckin dweebs

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