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.
People like you gave her fame by flipping your shit about her. If that’s what she did, you fell for it. Ha ha. Feel stupid.
up yours
CassandraSays – What if I don’t want to spend $14 for a brush cleanser? Could I just use alcohol or something to clean the brushes?
Argenti: where are you looking? You want the skin tone one. The yellow can help, but I’m on the fence about color correctors.
Do you look best in bright white or off-white?
Ally – Trust me. most of the brushes that any good makeup store has can be used for foundation. They’ll have descriptions on what the brushes are for.
My brush cost me freaking $16 though. so be prepared to pay a lot.
There’s probably a drugstore equivalent? The one I linked to is big though, just FYI. The container I have will be out of date long before I actually use it all.
Lol, thanks for pointing that out because I’d probably just dip it in water to clean it otherwise. X_X I don’t think that’d be as bad as using regular soap, but still…
i didn’t flip my shit. i just posted that video
Don;t use alcohol! It will dry them out. Use a baby shampoo.
Ally: I’m sure that boutique would have what you’re looking for. Any beauty store will.
hellkill – I’m not Argenti. 😉
I was looking at them at CVS. I’m also not Caucasian, which makes them a BIT more complicated. I know a little bit about makeup, but not much.
Just water won’t really get it clean but won’t damage it either, but alcohol would probably dry it out.
LOL
That really bothers you huh? That people like you gave her all the money and fame she apparently wanted? That people like you are so predictable and easy to manipulate? That as a woman, all she had to do was critique a few games and she could use your rage to her advantage?
It’s scary to you, isn’t it? That a woman online can use your hate to further her cause?
CassandraSays – I’ve never seen any at CVS.
hellkill – Ohhh. How often am I supposed to wash them?
Sorry Alice, I saw an “A” and went from there.
Ideally you’re going to want to test it out before you buy. I’d go with something with a slight yellow undertone that’s as close to your natural skin tone as you can find.
CassandraSays – I don’t remember where I heard the alcohol thing, to be honest.
See: “I don’t usually wear makeup out of habit”.
@ Alice
Do you have a store with a Shiseido counter near you? Their stuff is more expensive, but you’d probably have an easier time finding a good skintone match, and the quality is great. Also for some reason their salespeople are always awesome – they’ve persuaded me to try some lipsticks that I was sure wouldn’t work, and been right every time.
Alice: I do once a month. I have also used Woolite in a pinch.
YASS, Shiseido. I can’t say enough good things about that brand. The makeup is great. The skincare stuff is excellent, and that you can usually find much cheaper at TJ Maxx.
i don’t have any hate. she did lie though, that is undeniable.
hellkill – It’s okay, I can guess why. Ze also said that my new avi’s similar. 😛
I should probably just drop in Sephora and check their samples then, since CVS doesn’t have samples. Maybe I’ll get something for my birthday too (even though it was like over three months ago, heh).
Also, depending on how obvious the dark circles are, you may not even need concealer. I have them all the time (genetic, yay) and BB cream is good enough to cover them most of the time, unless I’m particularly sleep deprived. I feel like just concealer with no foundation usually ends up looking weird.
@Alice
I seriously LOL’d when I saw “hellkill” instead of “hellkell” XD
CassandraSays – Yeah, the local Nordstrum has a Shishedo counter if I remember right (having been dragged there once with a suitemate).
hellkill – Damn it. I should clean my brush then. I don’t use it that often, but I haven’t cleaned it yet.
hellkell: Thanks. I was fortified by booze, though, so I can’t take all the credit.
wrongo-trollo: I said white because boring angry white dude is white. You find something inherently racist with being white? I mean, your obviously not the brightest crayon in the box, but still, this is pretty basic stuff here.
Ally – GAHDAMNIT. This is why I don’t criticize people’s grammar/spelling. 😛