tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post395057902816772093..comments2023-02-28T06:19:12.584-08:00Comments on Virtually Anti-Feminism: PAX being raped to sleep by dickwolvesrakeandsteelyardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04223684274444732500noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-11831516562064723542014-10-09T07:27:54.095-07:002014-10-09T07:27:54.095-07:00Do you know the difference between rape and rape c...Do you know the difference between rape and rape culture?<br /><br />Rape culture is not funny.Michael Z. Williamsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13543005122174458805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-72432192862623925502013-11-16T01:51:36.300-08:002013-11-16T01:51:36.300-08:00Thankyou for your comments.
I know someone who se...Thankyou for your comments.<br /><br />I know someone who self-identifies as a rape survivor -- a conclusion she came to after having consensual sex and then regretting it 2 weeks later.<br /><br />I also know someone who vindictively accused someone of rape because he didn't return her interests (before this blows up; it's beyond question that that is what happened).<br /><br />I also know a third someone who I've literally stepped in and protected from the possibility of being cornered by a drunk man she had spent 6 hours leading on.<br /><br />In my own perception, the only thing I, as a cis white guy, can do to prevent rape, is to actively violate a woman's agency in order to prevent it happening. Thus I'm part of the problem.<br /><br />I have been exposed to the eruptions that I need trigger tags around the word, and that *I*, not feminists and those first two "someones" am eroding the definition of the word by using it to mean complete one sided domination in a videogame. I've even had a feminist tell me that by avoiding women and consuming porn, I'm oppressing women.<br /><br />And I have to watch it encroach on films, politics, comics and now even videogame reviews.<br /><br />Thankyou for confirming that perhaps it's just the feminist rhetoric I hate, and not women altogether. The rhetoric is just as eager to silence your voice as it is to silence mine, it would appear.CynicalJerkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01492449781499337991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-13603073365412439782013-10-03T23:12:23.607-07:002013-10-03T23:12:23.607-07:00the guys at PA didn't allow themselves to be b...the guys at PA didn't allow themselves to be bullied by a bunch of PC thugs and i admire them for that. they could have handled it more delicately, but when you're being openly attacked and equated with rapists because of a 3 panel joke-a-day throw-away comic strip perhaps subtlety was abolished when the harpies at SV initially threw down. you don't have to apologize when you didn't do anything WRONG to begin with, and it's spurious to do so because once the party that's firmly painted themselves as the victims will never forgive you no matter what you say anyway. i think it's equally sad how we're now being faced with all of the women gamers now having to go "well, i guess i have to hate PA/PAX now because all the feminist sites are really giving me no choice." as well. i'm a molestation/rape victim myself, but i'll take the humor. i could use a laugh instead of so many sites attempting to turn me into a humorless, faceless, voiceless drone of their victim culture where they FEEL they speak for everyone, and their opinions are the only ones that count. no thank-you.Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02789639310558346870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-84479655145967226162013-09-23T14:40:24.575-07:002013-09-23T14:40:24.575-07:00This is quite well-worded. I even found myself gig...This is quite well-worded. I even found myself giggling at some points, especially at "Team Dickwolves" (Which I'd probably buy stickers of, even if not a T-shirt). I especially like that bit about bullying. It pointed out something that I hate the most, the Oppression Olympics. Which is basically "I'm in a larger number of marginalized groups than you, that makes me more right than you!". Once it starts, any chance of productive discussion or even changing the subject grinds to a halt or simply disappears without a trace.no onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08190122218992622275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-62866445348030272372013-09-21T18:47:29.422-07:002013-09-21T18:47:29.422-07:00Ugh, this is such a well written essay that it hur...Ugh, this is such a well written essay that it hurts. I've tried convincing friends and peers why the whole Dickwolves thing is overblown, with varying degrees of success, but this articulates the situation perfectly. There may have been missteps during the whole thing on PA and Krahulik's side but none of it has been actively hateful or discriminatory. People are a little too eager to see these guys fall and it is absolutely shameful.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11081565945414292719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3896838163162881019.post-16019019130908046932013-09-10T15:50:10.946-07:002013-09-10T15:50:10.946-07:00Very well written. Thank you for providing a calm,...Very well written. Thank you for providing a calm, thoughtful counterpoint to the Wired opinion piece. Bonehandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01454996169428507107noreply@blogger.com