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You also have to define "underused."  According to LoLking, he has a 13.31% popularity, which is average to higher than average.  To me that really doesn't fall under the term "underused."  But that's just me :)....

Poor Olaf.  It's just the PBE though, so hopefully some of it will get toned down.  

This is pretty much internet culture in general as well.  And I agree with you, the more we do to decrease these negative tendencies the better off we all are.

True.  But he had more than enough chances to change his behavior and save his job.  In the end this is all the result of choices he made.

Well said.  The pro-tennis player analogy is a good way of putting it.

In addition, from the scene you described, I think you can apply the idea of "locus of control."  In the scenario described, each team member, at least to a certain extent, is displaying an external locus of control.  They believe the loss was caused by their external environment (i.e. the "retarded" top lane) and not by their own internal actions.  

The top lane member believes the same thing.  Notice they focus on the idea that they were ganked, and do not focus internally and ask themselves "What did I do wrong? How could I have avoided that?"  Again, they are displaying a bit of an external locus by blaming loss on their external environment (an Ali who can successfully gank) and not on their internal abilities to improve the situation.  

If you've studied psychology (which you quite obviously have) you'll know that nobody has a 100% external locus of control, and nobody has a 100% internal locus of control.  The reality of our environments is somewhere in between those extremes.  The interesting thing about fundamental attribution error, is that it is connected to the idea of locus of control.  Fundamental attribution error is used (subconsciously) by those with external loci, to reinforce the idea that outcomes are "not their fault" but the fault of their environmental factors (in the case of this article this means the rest of their team).  I think it's important for teams to have a balance, to understand the reality, and know that sometimes it's not always one persons fault.  Sometimes its a combination of everyone's fault. And sometimes...just sometimes...the opposing team is just better at League of Legends, and the only way to increase chances at victory in the future is to improve their own skills.  

Fair enough. While I don't share your feelings on the subject (it doesn't personally offend me) I can understand where you're coming from and your disapproval of the cultural "lumping."

The article does generalize a lot.  However, look up the word "racist."  It means to consider a race superior to another.  So if anything, the article is racist towards Americans because it groups them together and labels them as inferior to Asians (at least in terms of LoL play).  I personally didn't find the article offensive, but you might want to get your definitions correct.  Does the article generalize? Yes.  Does the article use some stereotypes? Yes.  But is it racist?  I'd have to say "no."  Simply because, even if it does infer that you are going to be less of a LoL player due to being American (I honestly don't believe it does)...it does not infer that you are less of a human being because you are an American. 

Jeff makes a good point.  Also, hasn't the East always been the dominant group? The West needs to rise before it can fall in regards to professional LoL correct?