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:
Cassandra — maybe
Kitteh — no not an internet, the internet
I can’t respond to the deluge of comments that are all suddenly directed at me. Some of you need to get a life outside of the computer.
They are not, but I’m saying, the fact that some comments will be terrible is no reason not to invite quality discussion.
so glad I wasn’t drinking anything… XD
You’re commenting here too, bub. XD Not my fault you think we’re all the same person.
90% of comments that Clifford thinks are directed at him are actually directed at other people. And that’s real!
princessbonbon — yep! And I seriously need to know how one goes about getting one of those free scooters in CT. I’m not kidding about my 86 year old grandfather getting up there (lol, not that he isn’t nicknamed “speed demon” half the time, dancing with his walker!)
Fade & Marie re: your brother — are you sitting next to each other or being psychic twins?!
RE: Argenti
…talacaris the utterly forgettable
Who?
Also, screw those who criticize short folks, being short is awesome. My husband’s a fucking skyscraper, and whatever tail it got him was repaid by the trouble he got in car seats, airplanes and showers.
Well, he better meltdown NOW is all I gotta say. I need to go to bed.
This thread is now perfect XD
we’re sitting closish together, but we can’t see our screens, so I say psychic twin powers XD
Even better, TEH INTERNET!
Marie, me too re height – my hubby’s 5′ 7 ½” in his heels, which is plenty tall enough for me (I’m 5′ 4″). My BiL Charles is my height, my FiL much the same. Dudes whining about being too short – pfffft get over yourselves.
Ah yes, the glorious claims of Dr Pell, worthy of their very own biography. Those were the days.
It also puts you with a lower center of gravity for hip throws!
“Some of you need to get a life outside of the computer.”
Lol it’s 11 pm here, wtf else should I be doing? Though you are more interesting than the idea of making tea, thus impeding me getting my drinking on.
“They are not, but I’m saying, the fact that some comments will be terrible is no reason not to invite quality discussion.”
Because you can totally have a quality discussion when 90% of comments (more actually from what I saw) are death threats.
Whoops, somehow my comment got stuck in moderation b/c… I am not sure what is going on.
Touché.
It’s 11 here too! 😀 And I should be going to bed cuz I have to get up early but you guys are so funny. And clifford is so unintentionally funny. Everyone wins! Maybe. except clifford.
Marie — well you guys are well on your way to creepy Shining twins then!
Kitteh — men, in heels, you know I love French fashion right?
Fade — lots of links, blockquotes, certain words (including some you wouldn’t expect, I know the cousin of snicker — sn*gger — has caught a few people)
RE: Argenti
Did I ever tell you about the time Mac put on some ballet pointe heels? He only managed to wear them for like, a minute, but it was pretty impressive.
haha, actually I figured out somehow my name just got changed to my wordpress name.
But thank you for the information XD
LBT — wait, showers?! How are those height dependent?
Fade — bad WP! But yep, that’ll do it!
LBT — no, I hadn’t heard! You mean the fetish kind? That’s hilarious (say hi to everyone for me btw, I was gonna just say hi to Mac while we’re talking about him, but fuck, why leave everyone else out just because we’re talking about him!)
Yes! Objective being accomplished XD
RE: Argenti
You have obviously never smacked your head on a metal showerhead.
The majority of comments have been directed at me, since I started posting. Again, you folks need to get off the computer, if this is exciting for you.
I like being shortish (not short for a woman, but kind of in general.) Makes me travel-sized, I like to say. 😀
LBT, are we callously displaying our short privilege? ;p