Originally
posted by
Pontius Pirate:
Originally
posted by
Fooglmog:
I know you're joking Scode, but at the same time, fluff you.
Whatever your intent is with a comment like that, it will cause others to think it's okay to say similar things. And comments like that permeating our culture directly cause rapes to occur. I don't mean that in some general abstract or statistical sense -- I mean individual women are likely to be raped by people who come to these forums because comments like that are made here.
-Fooglmog
Guy with no clue.
Are you serious?
This is everything that is wrong with modern first world feminists (along with the hyperbole, i.e. you responding with something about being murdered for sex after I quoted this fat asian guy talking about revenge of the nerds and rape)
Yeah man someone is totally gonna get raped because of Scode's comment, infact I'm gonna go rape someone now because scode told me to
OK, first off, I agree - to a limited extent - with the assertion that someone is going to get raped due to Scode's comment is a bit absurd. But it's only absurd when you view it in isolation. The point is that it's not about ONE comment. It's about a CULTURE. How many comments about "bewbz," how many racey signature pictures on alliance forums, etc.. If you stand back and look at it objectively, the culture of EE (and, I suspect, just about any gaming community which tends to be predominantly male) does undeniably include some misogynistic tones.
When I first read a few of these articles my initial reaction was no doubt similar to many of yours. I reflexively get defensive.. "Well, that guy is crazy! You can't paint us all like that!!! #NotAllMen!!!!!" But I found the "Revenge of the Nerds" example actually pretty poignant. It *is* an example of rape -- the "hero" in that story has sex with a woman under false pretenses who would otherwise not have had sex with him (i.e., against her will). In that story it's portrayed as the end justifies the means... but I challenge you to sit back and really *THINK* about it for a second. "By any means necessary I am going to stick my fluff in this woman's vagina and that's OK, because once she gets a taste of nerd-lovin' she'll enjoy it" is the underlying message, and I have to agree with the author, it sends the wrong message.
BILL
FATHER OF A TEENAGE DAUGHTER AND TWO RAPIDLY-APPROACHING-TEENAGE SONS
THE MIGHTY CLAN [DANGER]!