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:
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?
I’d rather still be a man because ive tailored my body to the male blueprint for maximum attractiveness, id just wish female privielege was for men too.
Clifford would probably wish for a 1 foot pianist.
“You’re ugly” is somehow a winning argument and proof that the woman making a point is wrong. Good to know.
I notice you ignored the fact that myself and a couple of the others on here like the men with a little bit extra around their waists, arms, and legs. Sometimes even their toes.
bye bye
marinerachel — ouch!
Hey um “Cliff” (Cliff Montgomery?) — you do know that humans evolved may of our traits to fit specific environments right? And that even if your point where true (which it is not) it’d be culturally variable?
Stiiiill waiting to hear my profession and BMI from Clifford the Big Red Psychic.
But with your discipline, couldn’t you tailor yourself as a female as the female blueprint for maximum attractiveness?
Is that what you teach ’em at Princeton?
So, like, hobbits? My mind went right to hairy toes there.
Omg, I am a newbie at this manboobz thing, and that is still the weakest flounce I have ever seen!
Cassandrasays nobody wants to hear your vagina updates. No one gives a shit about your lubrication level, stop making this thread about that.
Clifford isn’t well evolved for this environment, for example. You think he could mate with anybody here? Hell no!
No, he’d magically lose all his discipline because “females” are naturally born without any.
Flounce score — 7/10 for conciseness and randomness. With the usual 3 pt deduction if he returns, and an addition point deducted for every minute less than five minutes for which he stays gone. (Yep, he can get a -1/10)
I think what Pell struggles with is feeling conflicted about whether he should reveal himself or not. He managed to spend quite a lot of time today before bringing out his usual tells, but once he started he kept adding more and more. I think he doesn’t want to get called out because then the game ends, but he doesn’t get as much of the negative attention he craves when he behaves himself. Poor lamb.
-1/10! Amazing!
what is it with females constantly trying to make everything about their vaginas? No one cares, you gross females
I’ve heard about men’s boners half a dozen times already today when I didn’t care to. I’m up for hearing about someone’s vagina for once.
It was also the shortest flounce ever. However, if vagina updates will annoy Cliffy, I say we make this thread all about that from now on.
Two minute flounce!? Disappointed!
Sure, if that is what someone likes.
People like all sorts of people.
“I’d rather still be a man because ive tailored my body to the male blueprint for maximum attractiveness, id just wish female privielege was for men too.”
Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
You poor bastard.
Good night, everyone. Sweet dreams.
It’s true, the gene for working out is only on the Y chromosome. *sad face*
Good night, Shiraz.