From “Damsel in Distress: Part 1 – Tropes vs Women in Video Games.”
So Anita Sarkeesian, who apparently didn’t run off with all her Kickstarter money to found a Misandist Gynarchy in the wilds of Canada, has released the first video in her Tropes vs Women in Video Games project. (I’ve embedded it below.)
Naturally, this is causing great consternation in certain corners of the Internet (*cough* Reddit *cough cough* everywhere else that misogynistic nerds congregate *cough*). In the Man Boobz forum, Katz has started a contest to see who can find “the whiniest, brattiest, most entitled response” to Sarkeesian’s video on the Internet. So far Katz and Myoo have found a couple classic comments from irate Sarkeeianaphobes:
[H]ow does one go about stating that genders and gender roles are social constructs? I mean is evolution nothing to her? Does the patriarchy make male peacocks dress provocatively?
Yes. Yes it does.
And:
I’m gradually losing respect for the opposite sex. I’ve unfollowed people on tumblr who talk about how great she is, because it actually causes bile to rise in to my throat.
Yeah, that’s a totally reasonable response to a woman making a video about video games.
So anyway, I’m thinking we should bring the contest over here.
See what you can find! Consider it a sort of scavenger hunt.
Here’s my contribution, from the Men’s Rights subreddit, complaining that Damsels in Distress are the truly privileged ones:
Amazingly, this acutally got called out on r/mr as being pretty damn stupid.
Also, I have another question, to add to the stack of other questions I’ve been asking lately: Just why do you think so many guys get so angry when girls and women invade what they consider a male sphere, like gaming? (Also, why do they consider gaming to belong to boys and men?)
Oh, and here’s the video that’s causing all this hubbub:
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Wow. A bodybuilding expert and an elite video games champ! It’s a wonder you have time to write nonsense on blogs
For the third time, it’s now midnight here, pretty sure the internet cafe’s are closed.
Using an internet cafe is an insult now?
And a doctor who thinks you stick needles in hearts, and a statistics expert, and he learned Latin in prep school but never heard of Cicero. Truly a polymath for the ages!
It shows that I have discipline unlike the females on here. infact females in general don’t have any discipline. There are many more females on the fatmobile than men. Its because females are coddled by society and can do whatever they want and experience no hardship. When I walk down the street I wear tight tank tops to show every etch of my pecs and abs, because I want everyone to see what i’ve worked for. Every ab stands out in sharp relief, and I see the females looking out for the fatmobile and laugh.
Like Elam said females can get away with any crime, get sex and dating, and get coddled. It’s rare to see a female with pecs and abs.
Uh, I’m thin…not that it matters. Thank you for the meltdown, muscles. *snicker-snicker*
Calling people fat. People you can’t even see. Jackass.
:ROFL:
Omg, now he totally sounds like Pell!!
I can speak 2 and a half languages* Does this show that I am incredibly disciplined, or that trying to learn languages is a fun thing for me?
It is actually like, 30 percent option one and 70 percent option two.
I guess my point is, it still does not prove you are right or disciplined.
*Half, because i’m in the process of learning one. Also, this is not necessarily impressive.
Is it spring break in the States, too? Pell’s on later than usual.
This is true. Women with pecs exist, but they are uncommon. Just not for the reason Cliffy thinks.
@Clifford have you ever TRIED to engage people in debate on youtube comments? It’s an exercise in futility. You can only type something like 500 characters, you can’t cite sources with links, and, on really active videos, you get dozens of replies for every single comment you make from different people. If she were to engage every schmuck who thought they had a point (which, so far, none of them do) she would never be able to sleep. It would be a full time job. She would wind up mentally numb after a few days. Not to mention, she would have to sift through all the threats and “ur ugly, u’ll nevar get a bf” crap. Anyone who seriously believes you can have honest, intellectual debates in youtube comments sections doesn’t know what an intellectual debate look like.
I mean, I get your point and all. I was PISSED when they kicked me out of the museum of modern art when I tried to scribble “dis pic iz ghey” under a stupid painting. WHY ARE THEY TRYING TO CENSOR ME! FREEDOM OF SPEECH! AMERICA!
This is the ridiculous culture we live in.
I don’t understand, your original arguments — if I’m being kind, we’re stupid. Now it’s all about fitness? Whaaaaaa? Abs? Pecs? What in the hell are you talking about? Sex and dating are crimes women get away with? What? I mean, seriously…WHAT?
So you have defined muscles-how does that mean you have much worth? All it means is that you work out a lot. Nice enough I suppose but for those of us who actually have jobs and lives, not that impressive.
“…females can get away with any crime, get sex and dating, and get coddled.”
The MRM in a nutshell!
We have some artists here, right? Someone needs to make a picture of an anthropomorphized erection crying because the evil feminists are ignoring it.
Shiraz — welcome to your first Pelltdown? He does this, starts with one reasonable comment to get through mod, quickly devolves into MRA/bigotry support, turns all “I am an expert at [thing]”, starts hilarious insults, and then the full Pelltdown commences. I give it about 3 more comments.
You know what I would find impressive about someone who works out a lot? Someone who volunteered at the local grade or high school to help teach kids how to exercise even though sometimes it is hard.
I rather appreciate (skinny) men with muscle tone, but it’s one of those necessary but not sufficient things. Doesn’t have the same impact if the nice abs are attached to a dribbling idiot.
@Clifford Also, you’d be surprised how quickly assholes on youtube flock to troll. I once made the mistake of tagging a video about how silly MRAs act with the appropriate tags and, as someone who is not even close to internet famous as Anita is. In fact, I’m only known in the smallest of internet gossip circles as a former contributor and nothing more. I was BOMBARDED with HUNDREDS of comments in just one day. They came out of the woodwork to tell me how ugly and horrible I was. It’s not possible for any one person to take that on all by themselves and they know that. That’s why they do it. They’re trying to silence women by overwhelming them with vitriol.
It’s a good thing I know non of the “females” on here have lives or jobs, because you spend 24/7 on here with you master David Futrelle. If it wasn’t so impressive more people would be ripped, but there not. And none of you females are, because you have no discipline and stay in bed until 1 pm every day. Get up and exercise. Hot females give me bedroom fuck eyes whenever I walked down the street, because I’m a prime male specimen, physical wise. females vaginas wetten in my presence, because they are designed to seek out men with fit sperm, and thats reflected if the man is fit. Females only care about that because thats how they were designed by evolution. Evolution designed them to want a specified blueprint, so I sculpt myself after that blueprint. It’s a cheat code, but most people are too lazy to take advnatge of it.
I rather appreciate (skinny) men with muscle tone, but it’s one of those necessary but not sufficient things. Doesn’t have the same impact if the nice abs are attached to a dribbling idiot.
No you dont, you only appreciate buff men,. This is how evoilution designed you.
Oh god… In uni computer lab trying not to laugh out loud…
Yes Clifford, you cannot POSSIBLY imagine any of us having jobs that let us go online all day.
Silly Clifford, thinks women are not trying to laugh when he tries to strut by. Also evolution is not something that “designs.” It is in fact not sentient in any fashion.
Aw, kid, you’re recycling your old material.
It’s a good thing you’re not trying to talk for your ideas, because they could use some work. 😉
Yet here we are talking about all these muscles, and my vagina is still 0 percent wet*
*wetter than normal, don’t worry it’s not sickly dry or anything. ;p
OMG! Tell me more about me!
*early awaits Pell’s psychic powers.
Evoilution is a terrible thing and a known contributor to misandry. Stop evoilution today!
They’re trying to silence women by overwhelming them with vitriol.
You just say that because like all females you can’t take being pointed out that your obviously wrong. so you make up death threats which is bullshit. men get threatened every day for existing, people cut off our penises and no one says a peep. Females wouldn’t hbe able to live a week as a man. they would be horrified losing their privilege
If what Clifford does to vaginas worked on other forms of moisture we could all stop worrying about rising sea levels.
I’m really motivated to hump a fat guy right now.
I can hardly see, my eyes are watering so badly…
Silly Clifford, thinks women are not trying to laugh when he tries to strut by. Also evolution is not something that “designs.” It is in fact not sentient in any fashion.
It’s a blind watchmaker you dumb female.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Blind-Watchmaker-Evidence-Evolution/dp/0393315703
Peep.
There now someone has said peep at the nonexistent problem of penises being lopped off.
You might have a point. This does describe a lot of men I know…
(Not all of them)
OH MY GOSH HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
That is hilarious.
I’ve got quinoa up my nose from snorting with laughter while eating.
If what Clifford does to vaginas worked on other forms of moisture we could all stop worrying about rising sea levels.
Like females who call them selves “feminists” (thats cute) you are like every other female, but in denial about it. It’s sad. All females have the same preferences, because you weren’t custom designed by god, you were mass produced by evolution. Your vaginas wetten in the presence of a blueprint. Therefore every man who is like the blueprint will wetten your vaginas. This is scientific fact.
So that’s why Richard Dawkins works out so much.
You don’t really want that quinoa. Evolution has programmed you to want yogurt instead.
Hey, ladies, you may want to go get a small towel before clicking on this link.
So explain lesbians Clifford, or women, like myself, who find fat guys to be drool worthy.
The problem of rape is nothing compared to the two men worldwide who have their penises cut off every twenty years.
Clifford the Big Red Dog, what’s my profession? Ooh, ooh, I want to know! And my BMI!
*weeps for the English language*
You might have a point. This does describe a lot of men I know…
(Not all of them)
Men would love living as females, with all the coddling and privilege assigned to them. its like playing on Very Easy in life. all females in the US are like this. they face no problems, or trivial problems compared to what men face.
God, I love me a big fat guy.
And I didn’t really want the quinoa but I really, really didn’t want to go to the grocery store.
… Evolution does not work that way.
Therefore every man who is like the blueprint will wetten your vaginas. This is scientific fact.
Citation needed. I also think you should include the death threats you got during the peer review process of the well-researched paper I know you are about to cite, just to make sure the review process was legit. 😉
So explain lesbians Clifford, or women, like myself, who find fat guys to be drool worthy.
Lesbians are all lying, or “political” lesbians who force them selves to rub there vaginas against other vaginas because they don’t want to live with men. Modern lesbians mostly are this, they just don’t admit it like the 70s lesbans did.
Clifford, love, I’m laughing at you right now — but I’m also sad that you’ve been poisoned by so much misinformation. You have appropriated female anxieties in your last few posts. Let me ask you, if a angel or genie or whatever granted you a wish, would you wish to be a woman, because according to you, we have so much privilege?
“Why the evidence of evolution reveals a universe without design”
Proves that evolution designs? Whut?
It’s like we’re playing out Goldilocks and the Three Bears, but with hot guys! Most of the guys I go for have a BMI of 21 or less. Hottest guy I’ve ever worked with is nearly 6 feet tall and about 135 pounds.