Talk:Chris Ray Gun/Archive1

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Name

Should this be Chris Maldonado or Chris Ray Gun? Benn (talk) 23:19, 27 June 2018 (UTC)

I'd say Chris Ray Gun. It's what the general public knows him as. Kind of like how people with stage names have their Wikipedia articles use the stage name, with their real name being a redirect. Blitz (Complaints Box) 00:29, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

@Benn It is consistent with our other articles to use their pseudonym instead of their real name (e.g. Armoured Skeptic, Computing Forever, JonTron, Millennial Woes, RageAfterStorm, Sargon of Akkad, Shoe0nHead, Thunderf00t, etc.). CowHouse (talk) 05:10, 1 July 2018 (UTC)

Classical liberalism

Chris Ray Gun self-identifies as a "classical liberal". https://twitter.com/chrisrgun/status/775227899964170240 https://ask.fm/ChrisRMaldonado/answers/137847052618?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=answer_own#_=_ https://twitter.com/chrisrgun/status/776526263741665280 https://twitter.com/ChrisRGun/status/721706874945593344 LuodiWang (talk) 15:14, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

Omissions

I'm not well-versed on Chris as he's unbearable as a person, but from what I know about him, this article omits a lot of his more objectionable qualities. He supported Gamergate, and trades mostly in schadenfreude against SJWs. If he's considered relevant for RationalWiki, then it's relevant to reflect his character. 78.146.191.73 (talk) 15:43, 28 June 2018 (UTC)

He also endorses the whole "sex with a transwoman is gay" idea that has been used to justify violence against them. And, like most anti-SJW YouTubers, he has no qualms about retweeting somebody with a small following he takes issue with in order to sic his fans on them. Speaking of his fans, I've seen them use his Puerto Rican lineage as a #NotYourShield talking point as well. Don't know if he himself does, though. Blitz (Complaints Box) 00:33, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Keep in mind that I only very recently created the page, so obviously there is a lot more to add. Ryanruff13 (talk) 20:34, 30 June 2018 (UTC)

Punch a Nazi

In his propaganda video, "Punch a Nazi", Chris Ray Gun constantly tries to label his strawman of a social justice warrior as both a communist sympathizer AND a neo-Nazi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AhGYo9TExU Cognitive dissonance much? LuodiWang (talk) 17:32, 28 June 2018 (UTC)