I don’t usually post raw videos from the insufferable assholes I write about on this site because, well, they’re insufferable assholes, and listening to them smugly opine about shit they’re completely ignorant about is generally about as entertaining as, you know, GirlWritesWhat videos. (I know, that’s a bit circular, but I really couldn’t come up with anything more insufferable than that.)
Anyhoo, I’ve broken my rule and posted this video because the two guys who made this video — the would-be filmmaking duo of jordanowen42 and Davis Aurini — are so over-the-top in their insufferable assholism that it’s actually kind of perversely charming.
You see, these two woman-hating YouTube blabbers — the first a belligerent doofus whose apartment is nearly as unkempt as mine, the other a sort of PUA version of Anton LaVey — are pitching what they claim will be an important new documentary exposing the evil “Social Justice Warrior” agenda of evil women and traitor men like Anita Sarkeesian, Zoe Quinn, and, well, I can’t remember the names of any of the men. It’s called The Sarkeesian Effect. And they want your money to fund it.
Their promised “feature-length documentary” will be a powerful work of investigative journalism that will give a voice to the voiceless — to the “silent majority” of, well, angry white dudes who spend whatever time they don’t spend playing video games posting obnoxious and abusive comments about Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn to YouTube and Reddit and eleven zillion other websites that cater to them.
In other words, this is the loudest “silent majority” I’ve ever run across.
But these are guys who love to pretend that their bold thoughts are being silenced, and PUA Anton LaVey Davis Aurini happily panders to their persecution complex:
Don’t let these people silence us. Your contribution will be a defiant strike against the degeneration and corruption that is going on in this world.
The word “degeneration” helps remind us that Aurini considers himself a part of the neo-Nazi-lite “Dark Enlightenment.”
Anyway, they argue that you should send them lots of money, because PUA Anton LaVey’s suits can’t be cheap you’ll be striking a blow for every dude who’s ever called Anita Sarkeesian a “whore” in a YouTube comment. Well, they don’t literally put it that way, but, you know, come on. That’s what they mean.
And hey, who wouldn’t trust this dude with their hard-earned cash?
I found this video hilarious from start to finish. Stick with it at least until, a little after 6 minutes in, PUA Anton LaVey Aurini lights up his second cigarette, showing what a devil-may-care attitude he has by mumbling his lines with a cigarette in his mouth as he fiddles with his lighter.
Yep, that’s the kind of quality investigative journalism you can expect from these two.
Again, thanks for conceding here.
David isn’t refuting anything because there’s nothing to fucking refute. These are two whiny dudebros trying to peddle some off-the-wall conspiracy theory about how Anita Sarkeesian and “social justice warriors” are trying to destroy vide games (or…something. I’m not quite sure what dastadly plot Sarkeesian and SJW’s are supposedly trying to pull here). And trying to actually argue that Sarkeesian’s critics have been “silenced.” That’s not something you need to argue against. It’s ridiculous. It’s something you mock the shit out of.
Troll flounced and left us with a gif of a scantily clad woman with physics defying jiggling, bouncing boobs. This completely proves that Anita Sarkeesian was wrong and there is no misogyny in video games. Because ManLogic TM.
Why do I even bother?
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The simple fact that they want to spend an inordinate amount of money making a counter-feature to her videos as if they were something SO special that warranted it, already speaks volumes.
The truth is, Anita isn’t saying anything other people haven’t said, or being particularly deep or radical in her views. As far as feminism goes, her videos are outright sedate, and her merit is just to present lots of information (THAT WAS ALREADY THERE) in one place, in an easy to digest format. Yet the raging brigade has been treating her like Satan incarnate, making Tropes vs. Women out to be some kind of feminist atomic bomb. It’s ridiculous.
Jeez. When you flounce, that means you leave. Not a difficult concept.
…Freedom of speech in action. Can I help you get your foot out of your mouth, sir?
@Auntie Alias: Interesting. I never realized “making high quality arguments” required so much money. And here, I thought it just required evidence and sound reasoning. As far as I know, both of those things tend to be free.
Unimpressive overly early flounce. 0/10
Failure to stick to flounce that doesn’t address anything we said brings that score down to
-2/10.
This troll is even more pathetic than Woody.
Aww, he didn’t stick the landing. So sad.
*shrug* Since you’ve decided not to leave, why don’t you tell us? Explain to us what a day in the life of Shiranui is like.
-1 for a pointless GIF.
@Jarred H
Smells like a scam or an impending disaster to me. These two aren’t exuding trustworthiness or professionalism. Nevertheless, I bet it would be a hoot to watch the train wreck if this promo is any indication of the final product.
Did anyone notice that they’re fundraising on Patreon? And that the payments go through per “each monthly update video on the making of [their] film”? So that they don’t even have to make the doc to get money, just upload poor-quality vlogs? There is some hardcore scamming going on here.
@kirbywarp
It’s awesome! Way more exciting than your pathetic life. I get to be the most gorgeous kunoichi in the world. I know Shiranui style ninjutsu, and go on exciting missions and compete in fighting tournaments and show my skills and my beauty off against the best fighters in the world! I’m currently off from all that, which is why I’m arguing with you assholes. But… sigh… none of that’s enough to make the love of my life notice me… I mean, I try and I try and I try, but its never enough for me to earn his affections. Sigh…
Oh look, Sheer Ennui is back.
And still as unentertaining as ever, jiggly-boobed cartoon creature notwithstanding.
Redcap: Indeed. This is the sort of thing that people would use Kickstarter or IndieGoGo for, but I get the feeling neither of those venues wanted them (and rightly so).
@Shiranui:
Why does your beauty matter in ninjitsu tournaments? Kinda of a weird combination there… Especially in a martial arts style based on remaining subtle and un-noticed. Do the male combatants all have to be absurdly handsome as well?
Pabu: Oh oh, and Phoenician’s add on is a must!!!
YOU SAY THAT AS IF THERE WAS ANY POSSIBLE DOUBT!!! Just admit it, heathen, I am always, always wright!
@Phoenician:
Phoenix wright, the best kind of wright!
I’m calling “cool story bro” on that last post. It sounds like the intro to a bad fan fic of some sort.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_Shiranui
…ok. Pull the other one, it has bells on.
No one cares, M. Shirunai. No one cares.
@blahlistic:
I’m just waiting to see if he’ll follow through or stay boring.
Yeah, I never liked the fighter-style games much, that’s why I would not have heard of this character.
From the Wikipedia article:
So, a scantily-clad large-breasted female character whose major claim to take is “jiggling.” Nope, nothing sexist in video games. Nothing at all.
Heh, I don’t know the character or game, but since he’s just been posting gifs with that character, I figured they were the same. Didn’t know his user name matched the character name though.
“Take” = “fame.”
Autocorrect has a serious grudge against me today.