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I sent emails to all of them. I was quite pissed. Here was my response:
Dear 19 magazine,
I am writing you in regards to your article on paintball by Ron Bracey. I take major offence to this quote:
"Paintballing is realising the typical male fantasy of, 'If only I was in the wild west armed with a pistol and not a forest armed with Dulux'," says Bracey. "This is typical for men raised on a diet of war and cowboy films, but too cowardly to ever really get involved with either."
I am currently in the U.S. Air force and have been serving for the past 5 years. I have been through 3 conflicts since I have been in service, and close to the front line on a few occasions. For this Dr. Bracey to have the gaul to say what he did about being too cowardly to get involved in war, is beyond me. I am proud to play paintball and have been playing for 5 years. In the future, please refrain from publishing crap articles like that. We have enough bad publicity as it is.
Sincerely
Chip
Change!!!
Dear 19 magazine,
I am writing you in regards to your article on paintball by Ron Bracey. I take major offence to this quote:
"Paintballing is realising the typical male fantasy of, 'If only I was in the wild west armed with a pistol and not a forest armed with Dulux'," says Bracey. "This is typical for men raised on a diet of war and cowboy films, but too cowardly to ever really get involved with either."
I am currently in the U.S. Air force and have been serving for the past 5 years. I have been through 3 conflicts since I have been in service, and close to the front line on a few occasions. For this Dr. Bracey to have the gaul to say what he did about being too cowardly to get involved in war, is beyond me. I am proud to play paintball and have been playing for 5 years. In the future, please refrain from publishing crap articles like that. We have enough bad publicity as it is.
Sincerely
Chip
Change!!!
GO CJOHNS! Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.Might have been a bit tough, but hey - the response was in proportion to their idiocy...so let 'em have it.
Oh well if it is tough. I ain't gonna take that ****.Originally posted by Delorentis
Might have been a bit tough, but hey - the response was in proportion to their idiocy...so let 'em have it.
I don't think you should have said the fist bit dude...That's cutting your own fingers.
The best you can do in situations like this is to show them the error of their ways, not threaten to beat them up, because that only justifies what they said.
The best you can do in situations like this is to show them the error of their ways, not threaten to beat them up, because that only justifies what they said.
I agree with Buddah for future emails we wanna let them know we are not violent.
But CJohns You said what we all felt
One won't hurt just shows how pissed we all are.
But CJohns You said what we all felt
One won't hurt just shows how pissed we all are.
Maybe not, but it eats me up to see little weasels that don't know the first thing about paintball or the military to say things they know nothing about. I disagree in saying that it justifies what they said. I think that the "fist" comment has nothing to do with it. What he said was that we were playing fantasy games because we were to cowardly to get in the real deal. I don't see how you are tying the two together?? I only addressed that one comment toward the Dr., not that whole article. I am not going to apologize for what I said.
Good Man,
Its better to stand by what you say than to always back down.
I just wonder if we get replies?
Or will they ignore us?
Its better to stand by what you say than to always back down.
I just wonder if we get replies?
Or will they ignore us?