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In reply to the discussion: A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future? [View all]edisdead
(3,396 posts)87. Do we know that?
I am not sure this story sets the parameters of the app.
For example there are tons of porn games out there. There are tons of games that have sexual content.
There just isnt enough information about this, but even still to call it rape, when one could take the headset off is a bit much for me. Actual rape victims cant just turn off the game. It may be harassment and it may be all sorts of things but I cannot see rape being defined here.
However, we just saw the orange blob get off on rape accusation because his genitals didnt penetrate. So lord knows what the fuck the actual definition of rape is these days.
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A girl was allegedly raped in the metaverse. Is this the beginning of a dark new future? [View all]
Jilly_in_VA
Jan 2024
OP
She was playing an immersive video game involving a headset and an "avatar" or character that moved the way she
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#2
Crime is a social construct. At this point, according to other articles, the police are "investigating" it, so no
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#24
If you're playing an online game and you shoot and kill their avatar, is it murder by proxy?
MyNameIsJonas
Jan 2024
#6
The concept of a game depends on the common rules people accept when they play together.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#9
It's too bad this is the article that introduced this incident to the board, because it's poorly written, and people
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#69
I think there's a strange dynamic, motivated by the laudable desire to make sure rape is taken seriously...
Silent3
Jan 2024
#17
Oh man. Goldshire Inn. I made a toon on an RP server, went to Goldshire, and logged out traumatized.
Jedi Guy
Jan 2024
#59
It's not a news article. There are links to news articles about it in the article.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#14
As you can surely understand, one is part of the game, the other isn't.
NoRethugFriends
Jan 2024
#55
As soon as she started feeling uncomfortable she should have removed herself from that situation
ripcord
Jan 2024
#23
Who says she didn't? Whatever she experienced caused emotional and psychological trauma.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#26
Depending on the game, you can hinder a person's progress. With real-time audio, people can describe what they
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#34
Just thinking about how often my character was killed and his corpse teabagged in Halo multiplayer
NickB79
Jan 2024
#38
It doesn't. The players banded together to corner the avatar and verbally assault the player.
WhiskeyGrinder
Jan 2024
#45
Ok, let me try a different tack....how would a lawyer prove that she had been "virtually" raped?
Ferrets are Cool
Jan 2024
#76
Watching people who have their identities wrapped up in text-only message boards
Prairie Gates
Jan 2024
#104
Maybe we can stop blaming the victim for using the wrong words to describe what happened to her?
LearnedHand
Jan 2024
#108