What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

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Hilarious Asshattery

Oh man. So today this guy called Darth Jader starts commenting on my Rape Culture in Gaming essay - a piece, I might add, which is currently more than six months old - and his ignorance is just so hilarious, I can’t even. Aside from claiming that incomprehension is “not an actual word”, he’s just textbook angry-clueless, and given the choice between mocking him publicly and weeping for the species, I’m going to choose the former. So, some choice quotes to be going on with:

On MRAs: “There is nothing misogynistic about the Men’s rights initiative, it has a clear and valid point. Some MRA’s as individuals are misogynistic, much like a lot of feminists are violent, delusional misandrists. But overall there is nothing misogynistic about MRA’s.”

On trash talk in gaming: While the method of delivery may be superficially sexist, racist, whatever, the context is not, and I think that’s the source of your lack of comprehension. I’m sorry, but I’m beginning to see that you are nothing more than a religious zealot who’s exhibited an utter failure to pick your battles wisely. It’s not gaming that’s the source of your frustration, but rather the demographic, kids will be kids, let em, contrary to your ridiculous claims, they are doing absolutely nobody any harm whatsoever.”

and:

“No, women don’t have a right to get offended, IT’S TRASH TALK! Just like I don’t have a right to get offended if someone calls me honkey, mick, faggot, cock sucker, etc. etc. There was a time in my life (elementary school) when I let trash talk get to me, then I realized that it was compromising my ability to compete and their trash talk was achieving its purpose, allowing them to win. I grew up and I grew a thicker skin. The world is tough, if you let everything get to you it’s going to chew you up and spit you out. I suggest you listen to the Johnny Cash song “A Boy Named Sue”. If you can’t handle one of the elements of gaming THEN DON’T GAME, it’s unfair to everyone else out there for you to try to change something that people love about gaming.”

In defence of the GTA franchise: “Right from the start the GTA franchise was about an aspiring gangster, what do gangsters do? Steal cars, sell drugs, beat the sh*t out of people in broad daylight for money, kill people, f*ck hookers, etc. etc. So….you’re going to blame the developer for making the game have realistic options? What, would you have the ONLY game genre out there be fantasy games?”

Using the “but my friend says it’s OK!” defense: If you don’t like games that do objectify women (Duke Nukem, Conker’s BFD, Leisure Suit Larry) to the delighted entertainment of men and women everywhere THEN DON’T EFFING PLAY THEM! Unlike your utterly ridiculous extreme feminist claims they do no harm to anyone, in any way at all, people like you disgust me. One of my best friends LOVES gaming, she’s also a leading industry game designer (currently working for Disney), she loves games the way they are, and if you f*cked that up for her, she’d probably hunt you down and…..well her job requires her to be very creative, I’m sure she’d think of a delightfully ironic punishment for you. There is no “rape culture” and I’ll thank you very much to stop spreading your misanthropic/misandrous propaganda. Go find yourself a hobby….such as tiddly winks.”

Well, I guess that schooled me proper!

Seriously. You couldn’t make this shit up.

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