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daredtowork

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10. video game culture reinforces male entitlement

Thu Aug 28, 2014, 03:23 AM

Aug 2014

This article explains it all:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/05/27/your-princess-is-in-another-castle-misogyny-entitlement-and-nerds.html

Now take those ideas, throw a bunch of guys together in their "safe space" echo chamber and watch them use "rape" every other word, and particularly as a metaphor for conquest. The only place for women is as their 'hos, which should only stick around as long as they're fun.

lol @ atheisim.

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Men�s Rights Activists: Video gaming should be a �safe space� for male nerds. [View all] KamaAina Aug 2014 OP

The swarms are everywhere! kcr Aug 2014 #1

Atheism, as defined by "The Angry Atheist" Scootaloo Aug 2014 #2

The only avowed atheist among my nearly 400 FB friends KamaAina Aug 2014 #3

Same here... CSStrowbridge Aug 2014 #8

"Man Boobz" is now "We Hunted the Mammoth"? alp227 Aug 2014 #4

Oh FFS. Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2014 #5

to these male nerds DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #6

BOOKER CATCH. BOOKER CATCH. BOOKER CATCH. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #55

oh yes DonCoquixote Aug 2014 #62

As a male gamer I disagree 100%... uriel1972 Aug 2014 #7

i think it is just the difference between a misogynist and not. i know my husband and that group of seabeyond Aug 2014 #14

When I play titanfall I always use the female gendered pilot. Warren DeMontague Aug 2014 #9

video game culture reinforces male entitlement daredtowork Aug 2014 #10

'video game culture' changes from game to game. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #26

Not Much daredtowork Aug 2014 #34

I don't know about the international culture Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #35

trickle down daredtowork Aug 2014 #37

Actually, on the German servers, we speak German. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #38

Would you consider that a cultural break? daredtowork Aug 2014 #39

It's hard to really say, since I've never given it Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #40

Real Offline Contact daredtowork Aug 2014 #43

It's this kind of attitude that often sees me playing video games solo justiceischeap Aug 2014 #11

Been gaming online since 95 Egnever Aug 2014 #21

That mirrors my experience as well. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #28

Oh you still get lots of jamzrockz Aug 2014 #52

Not on LotRO. Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #58

Because there just aren't enough safe spaces for men. Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #12

I don't think the �hacking scene,� atheism, or the video game industry SecularMotion Aug 2014 #13

Hey! Take that back! KamaAina Aug 2014 #15

Dolts or idiots? hifiguy Aug 2014 #16

Try using and instead of or mythology Aug 2014 #19

Good point. hifiguy Aug 2014 #20

These gamers are losers who have no idea what they're talking about. chrisa Aug 2014 #17

So silly I find it impossible to believe Egnever Aug 2014 #18

I assure you - the angry pasty-faced virgin swarm seen here is real. chrisa Aug 2014 #22

Again so what? Egnever Aug 2014 #33

So, do you think that the rape and death threats made to Anita Sarkeesian and her family intaglio Aug 2014 #24

Not at all but Egnever Aug 2014 #32

Well there's the minor problem for you intaglio Aug 2014 #48

How is that a problem for me? Egnever Aug 2014 #49

And LOL at that article Egnever Aug 2014 #50

Ah! so they are "not true gamers" intaglio Aug 2014 #51

Casual gaming is still gaming. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #53

no argument with that Egnever Aug 2014 #60

No, it wasn't. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #61

It does tend to invalidate tightly held dogmas. LanternWaste Aug 2014 #42

Everyone should be able to enjoy playing online. Rex Aug 2014 #23

Trans woman atheist and gamer here - though not a hax0r MillennialDem Aug 2014 #25

Welcome to DU! KamaAina Aug 2014 #36

Been around awhile, but thanks. MillennialDem Aug 2014 #44

As someone who dabbles at least in all 3 of those disciplines... tkmorris Aug 2014 #27

An entire industry is not your "male safe space", idiots. (nt) w4rma Aug 2014 #29

So, donning asbestos underwear here... Jester Messiah Aug 2014 #30

wouldnt it be nice? and equally, wouldnt it be nice for women to be able to not be raped seabeyond Aug 2014 #31

Try Lord of the Rings Online Erich Bloodaxe BSN Aug 2014 #41

or their game Niceguy1 Aug 2014 #47

1) That's the same tired old strawman that gets debunked constantly. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #54

What strawman? Jester Messiah Aug 2014 #56

That one. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #57

digital environs should be safe spaces for EVERYONE TheSarcastinator Aug 2014 #45

Safe to do what? Treat women like shit? Iggo Aug 2014 #46

Wow. That's seriously weird. drm604 Aug 2014 #59