Out of Pod Experience

Looks like another Boxxy Clone, ist she of any importance?

First off, let me say that I don't tolerate abuse against men or women. **** and death threats are utterly despicable and those who make them should be punished with the fullest extent of the law.


But let me get this straight. You're not making a good case of yourself. You blanket statement that all men, and yes you do say, that all men who identify as gamers are "pathetic neckbeards misogynist crybaby fatties" and expect sympathy for your cause? Not as a male gamer, but just as a gamer, I am offended. Gamers can be male and female. I treat gamers as people, the way I want to be treated - that is, with at least basic human courtesy and decency. And we are the silent majority, I'm sure of it. The people who don't give other gamers different treatment other than their merits as a gamer. If someone is a terrible player, I'm not afraid to say it and offer advice if I can. If they are a great player, I will gladly compliment them - just as I would do to any other player. We are the majority. But you would damn us all because of a loud, but a small group.

I know there are radical feminists who want to kill all men - there are - but I don't hold all feminists or women in contempt because of that. I certainly don't go around calling women names on the internet or in real life just because some of them have slighted me in the past or because I disagree with their views. That is what you are doing, and you should stop it and act like a decent human being. You are the crybaby here, throwing a tantrum on people who already agree with you on some level.

Maybe you should try to understand why these people you hate so much act like they do? It won't solve any problems outright, but neither is inciting more rage and hate going to solve anything. But trying to understand, trying to empathise with other people is the way forward, not making the word gamer mean "a woman hating *******" (as apparently is the aim of the "gamergate" twitter campaign), but making the word gamer be an umbrella term for people who play games - regardless if they're male or female. The word gamer had no negative connotations, and was unisex, until recently. And it is not the gamers fault. Some of them, sure, but not all of them. Not by a long shot.

I know that it's not all related to Sarkeesian... but why would that many people go to such insane lengths to protect (as I've put it a couple times in this thread) "jiggly pixelboobs and chainmail bikinis"? Because that's what it all essentially amounts to.
Never you mind that even male gamers are starting to tire of the same old over-used story, and it's showing in the sales numbers.
Oh, but in comes these overweight shower-shunning manchildren, screaming and crying that it's their gods-given right to have that stuff.... claiming that video games are for boys. The same kinds of "men" who deliberately chase female gamers away from the industry, and spit insults at every girl who walks into a comic book store.

Yeah... I "get" the arguments. I just hate them, and everyone who regurgitates them.

As for the terrorizing of Ms Sarkeesian.... there's no "was" to that. It's still happening. And not just to her even.... her family are getting the same threats. I'd say as a decent (don't confuse decent with "good".... I far from qualify as "good") human being, I'm allowed to be outraged about that.

Meth too.

I'm not condoning the harassment gaming feminists Anita Sarkessian and Zoe Quinn have been receiving, but I do think you have to be pretty much out of your f*cking mind to take seriously what people such as these have to say about ethics and principles.


The above link is quite lengthy, but if you make it through you may enjoy some quality drama. It's also what's contributed significantly to this current #Gamergate situation (despite the attempts to remove discussions about it on prominent sites such as Reddit), if you want to get more in-depth information into what's going on.

space barbies is SO happening (I am so excited)

#the-happening

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joking aside, i thought this was a good article.


in the last few days I've played with a similar notion, and put a bit of force behind the satire of course, for my own idle entertainment. but i'm taken aback slightly by this article for putting that sentiment into words.

you know, it was a thing I riffed and toyed with, and played off in chats and whatnot.

apparently this is a real opinion held by people, and I shouldn't continue messing with it. due to the people who might take me literally, and don't have the greatest filters.

another thing, though. those are some big hoops man

Do you mean that neither Armenian nor italian nor (let me guess) Spaniards are white? Oh my, now this is getting funny...

wait jarod did you post this just to sample the delicious rage-fluids secreted by rump pained neckbeards or are you one of the people that actually gave her money to talk about video games and are now trying to desperately repress the feeling that your money has been wasted

i was really hype for this thread when i thought it was the former, but if not: it's ok, we've all done things we regret. just cancel your jezebel subscription and try to worry less about whatever they're writing on kotaku

both, if you want to be unbiased and thorough about it.