A Voice for Men’s so-called “Honey Badgers” — its little super-team of female MRAs, led by blabby Canadian videoblogger Karen “GirlWritesWhat” Straughan — have a new theory about Anita Sarkeesian. And it’s a doozy.
Sarkeesian, you may recall, is a feminist cultural critic who’s faced pretty much nonstop harassment from misogynistic internet assholes since she launched a project to dissect sexist tropes in video games. AVFM has contributed, in its own special way, to this wave of harassment, with articles describing Sarkeesian as, among other things, a “moneygrubbing liar” and a “queen bee … girl interloper” in the world of video games; AVFM’s Dean Esmay also held her partially responsible, along with an assortment of other internet feminists, for the suicide of one Canadian Men’s Rights Activist.
The principals at AVFM have blamed her for — either inadvertently or deliberately — bringing this harassment on herself by going to 4chan and posting about her project. (As I noted in a previous post, there’s no actual evidence she ever did this.)
The Honey Badgers, for their part, are certain that getting harassed by 4chaners was part of her devious plan all along.
In a teaser for their internet “radio” show tonight, the “Honey Badger” known as TyphonBlue writes:
Like all professional damsels in distress, Anita Sarkeesian had to choose a good dragon. Just the right looming shadow to fall over her delicate and fragile sensibilities; just the right cackling stage-villain to inspire her cries of helpless horror.
She chose 4-chan. An internet forum known for it’s underbelly of foul-tempered and hair-triggered trolls.
Then, after accusing Sarkeesian of inviting countless rape and death threats upon herself (and only a portion of it from 4channers, I should add), the Badgers take their weird conspiracy theory one step further:
But we at Honey Badger Radio have noticed something… odd. The wave of so-called hate that Anita received from her carefully chosen dragon, wasn’t really all that bad.
Yeah. A year and a half (so far) of pretty much unending harassment and baseless criticism, complete with violent threats directed not only at her but at other women who have defended her — that’s nothing.
Compared to 4-chan’s usual scorched earth strategy–raizing [sic] everything to the ground and pissing on the ashes, Anita got a little singed, like she sat too close to a campfire.
So we have to ask… Did 4-chan white knight Anita? I mean, come on. Was that the best 4 chan could do?
Yes, that’s right. The Honey Badgers are accusing those who sent rape and death threats to Anita Sarkeesian … of “white knighting” her.
I can’t even.
Kaitlyn Hunt is the Holy Grail of misandry!
i may be wrong but i dont think the parents of that petition ever got married. did you see a minister? i did not, so that petition is a liar.
Shit, Ally, hugs for you too. That’s rough. Samaritans are a good organization, I’m sure they can help.
P.S. Scooby Don’t is still lying! Again, some more!
Alice,
I’m not totally sure, since the medicine side is not really my cup of tea. But silver does kill bacteria really effectively–they also use it in eye drops in babies to prevent gonorrheal blindness–and it might work better for the kind of long-term prophylaxis on burn that other antibacterials.
that petition is a bastard and a lair 🙁
Yassss! Bastard petitions are my favorite.
lady zombie do you think it is okay that kaitlyn hunts parents lied on that petition?
bailey – D’aww. I need to find more cat videos and add them to my cute animals playlist.
Thankfully. that was one year ago. I’m not suicidal anymore, but seriously. You have to have absolutely no empathy for women if you think that women only attempt suicide for attention.
@baileyrenee, That video freaked my cats out. But is adorable.
YOUR PANTS
YOUR PANTS
YOUR PANTS
ARE ON FIRE
BECAUSE YOU ARE A DIRTY LIAR!
Seriously, quit lying. It is bad.
Ally
Hugs if you want them. I think you should call to get whatever support you need. Does anyone know of any other hotlines?
Re the makeup discussion: I follow https://www.facebook.com/sugarpillcosmetics on facebook. They always have great examples of spectacular makeup. Lots of eyelid art.
i just think someone should make an honest petition out of that petition ok?
i never said women only attempt suicide for attention. i just don’t believe they attempt it more than men.
wordsp1nner – Now I want to look it up, just to satisfy my curiosity for SCIENCE!. *nodnod*
Hugs for Ally, if you want them.
you lied when you said you cared about women you don’t so you are a lying liar who lies so stop lying
@cloudiah, haha! I’m affecting the real world!
@Alice, good to hear, seriously. And I know, these people make me sick. The fact that women are more likely to get help for suicide is not something anyone who cared about men NOT getting help would tease women about. Fucking disgusting…
Still lying, I see.
Stop lying! It is bad to lie and you need to stop.
wrong do you think it is okay that you lied
i think we need to follow wrong everywhere all over the internet and make sure everyone knows that he lied
Actually, now that I look at it, it looks like silver sulfadiazine is not actually recommended for use because of the healing issue, since it isn’t as effective as it should be:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_sulfadiazine
However, it is kind of a double-killer–silver and a sulfa drug.
But thats another strike against colloidal silver as a medicine.
wrongasshit – You’re lying.
“they were fake because they didn’t really want to die. how can they attempt it more if men are 80 percent of completed suicides? it doesn’t add up.”
http://manboobz.com/2013/11/14/a-voice-for-mens-honey-badgers-ask-why-hasnt-anita-sarkeesian-been-harassed-more/comment-page-6/#comment-377291
“i am British. hardly anybody owns guns here. men are still 80percent of suicides. the most popular method is hanging. the reason they pick drugs is that they usually don’t want to die. thats why they so often phone somebody after they take the drugs, they know whoever they call is going to send for an ambulance and rush over there.”
http://manboobz.com/2013/11/14/a-voice-for-mens-honey-badgers-ask-why-hasnt-anita-sarkeesian-been-harassed-more/comment-page-6/#comment-377311
“well it would depend on the attempt. would somebody who jumped off a high bridge and survived be a suicide attempt in the same standing as somebody who swallowed a handful of pills and then phoned an ambulance for themselves ?”
http://manboobz.com/2013/11/14/a-voice-for-mens-honey-badgers-ask-why-hasnt-anita-sarkeesian-been-harassed-more/comment-page-6/#comment-377340
You will, of course, notice that the liar started out accusing others of lying. (no proof of others actually lying, of course)
Also he is still lying.
You know we can scroll back and read what you posted, right?
You chose to lie anyway.
You need to stop.
Scooby Don’t is a lying little shitbag. Has anyone e-mailed our fearless ferretty leader? I’m sure there’s been a bannable offense committed here.
In the meantime, make cute baby animals can help counteract the ugly and stupid:
http://www.boredpanda.com/cute-baby-animals/
<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tuq5euuouuo/ULman6-zauI/AAAAAAAAA0s/KvpTAsTEZTM/s1600/Baby+Goat+Smiling.jpg"
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Tuq5euuouuo/ULman6-zauI/AAAAAAAAA0s/KvpTAsTEZTM/s1600/Baby+Goat+Smiling.jpg
http://justcuteanimals.com/post/1379