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In reply to the discussion: Anita Sarkeesian, Video Game Rape Culture, and Why Online Harassment Is Not a Joke (long screencap) [View all]
NuttyFluffers
(6,811 posts)127. having lived in S. Korea, outside of a few outliers, most gamers there are pretty much normal.
just like most of our gamers here in USA are normal. the only real difference is that the pop culture has embraced gaming as socially acceptable and worthwhile of being a national sport of sorts. sorta like how comic books in Japan are not seen solely the purview of nerdy teenagers. USA has its own complexes about gamers and their past times, but overall they are as harmless as any other hobbyist group.
and no, looking to the internet is not a great way to get any sort of non-hostile, non-vitriolic reception -- for just about everything. those comments are about as representative as any Yahoo article or political posting without standing moderators. humanity + anonymity = raging asshole. you're gonna see the worst, there's nothing to socially glean from this sort of data. everyone here is wasting their time trying to read more into it.
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Anita Sarkeesian, Video Game Rape Culture, and Why Online Harassment Is Not a Joke (long screencap) [View all]
demmiblue
Jun 2012
OP
It must be nice to personalize discussions and attack prople rather than deal with the ideas
redqueen
Jun 2012
#57
"But the vitriol, bile and sheer nastiness of most of these "comments" is beyond disturbing."
demmiblue
Jun 2012
#154
fascinating in the fact that such an innocuous video can bring out such levels of hatred.
dionysus
Jun 2012
#18
The "typical" video gamer these days is actually somewhere in their thirties
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#48
Yeah. It really isn't, and I don't believe it is even in an extreme case like this.
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#66
And sadly many liberals don't think it's a big deal. Just ensure boys get dates,
redqueen
Jun 2012
#69
Good catch; that whole angle's got its own barrel of problems to it, doesn't it? (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#74
IMO it is misogyny. What if I said 'that ethnic person looks like (fill in the rationalization)
redqueen
Jun 2012
#44
Ah, but women stand a statistically much higher chance of being sexually assaulted,
redqueen
Jun 2012
#89
"men will knock down doors for them and sprinkle rose petals at their feet"
girl gone mad
Jun 2012
#163
Yes, roll your eyes. I have absolutely no reason to think it might have been their opinion.
redqueen
Jun 2012
#45
You do know that poster's describing a thought process rather than giving their own, right? (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#50
My guess is her stuff wound up on 4chan or reddit and the usual response ensued. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#40
egads... lots of angry lads who can't find a date harshing on that poor lady...
dionysus
Jun 2012
#16
it seems devisive may simply be speaking out against misogynit behavior. bad feminist, how dare
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#28
Calling that language extreme, inflammatory, or inaccurate suggests you don't understand
redqueen
Jun 2012
#63
ha ha. surely you jest. there are poster i simply do not waste my time with. nt
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#136
"Video Game Rape Culture" That is inflammtory and a direct attack towards gaming culture
Harmony Blue
Jun 2012
#29
Just because you and a few others wish to ignore reality, sugar coat it, etc.
redqueen
Jun 2012
#128
The reaction she's gotten demonstrates the accuracy of her viewpoint. (nt)
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#41
you dont get to make things up and call it a reality then accuse people of it. that is the bullshit
seabeyond
Jun 2012
#161
Many truths are indeed extreme, but that does not in fact mean those truths should be suppressed.
LanternWaste
Jun 2012
#32
fair enough. "harshing on" in this case means being complete, total assholes.
dionysus
Jun 2012
#103
I guess the question I have is: What would a women-oriented video game look like?
Taverner
Jun 2012
#91
My girlfriend is a hardcore gamer and says this cartoon just about sums it up
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Jun 2012
#99
They're certainly throwing tantrums all over the news articles mentioning it.
Posteritatis
Jun 2012
#130
Well, "harcore gamer" is a pretty pathetic self-identification, wouldn't you think?
malthaussen
Jun 2012
#108
having lived in S. Korea, outside of a few outliers, most gamers there are pretty much normal.
NuttyFluffers
Jun 2012
#127
Oh! I got you. I was just admitting that I can be a really bad fuckwad when posting anonymously!
joshcryer
Jun 2012
#145
Yeah im a gamer, these comments have less to do with gaming and more to with the internet
Mr.Turnip
Jun 2012
#150