A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future?

[limbicnuminousity]

19. Surprised by some response.

If your character is killed, do you sue for murder? What utter BS.

Unless explicitly stated, online games do NOT list "avatar rape" as a game feature or goal. In many games the players expect to have their character "die" as part of the game experience. Player versus player is a mode around which entire games are built, games in which players intentionally try to "kill" other players. You expect to "die." You do NOT expect some random schlubs to traumatize you by symbolically raping your avatar. And, yes, of course the player can always choose not to play.

Just like a woman can choose to not walk past a construction site because she might receive "cat-calls." It's her fault, right? That seems to be the implication based on some responses.

Trivializing/normalizing/minimizing "rapey" behavior is a pretty f-ing stupid and insensitive thing to do.