r/PS4 • u/cristi1990an cristi1990anRO • Sep 01 '18

[Video] [Video] BioWare Makes Fun of Marvel's Spider-Man's "PuddleGate" Controversy

https://youtu.be/yQph-_imtDY
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u/spideyjiri corpjiri Sep 02 '18

No, that's where this stupid naming convention started, in Watergate, the headquarters of the DNC at the time where Nixon's lackeys were caught breaking in.

That whole scandal was called "The Watergate Scandal" or "Watergate" for short. You should know this, it's still very relevant today, and I'm not even American!

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '18

/r/whoosh

He was joking that the name convention doesnt make sense, by the logic of what it's turned into, it should be called "Watergate-gate"

Maybe it's a language barrier thing since you're not American, your English is good by the way.

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u/spideyjiri corpjiri Sep 02 '18

Yeah ok, but I've seen people unironically say watergate-gate though.

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u/Neuchacho Sep 02 '18 edited Sep 02 '18

This is an ironic usage poking at the fact -gate is just attached to anything that's a scandal now but, somewhat ironically, can't be applied to its origin without looking stupid (thus calling into question if its general use is equally stupid). You're right that it's being used, but it's not usually used in earnest.