Apparently Davis Aurini is capable of sometimes telling the truth.
As you may recall, the bald, semi-Nazi stain on humanity released his version of The Sarkeesian Effect (that was officially not his version of The Sarkeesian Effect) last week to something less than universal acclaim, with one critic describing the “film” as “worse than a dead squirrel in your wall.”
Ok, that was me.
Weirdly, it turns out that Aurini actually agrees with some of my criticisms. While still maintaining that his not-version of The Sarkeesian Effect is a “damn good film,” he admitted on a livestream last night that the section of his film critiquing Anita Sarkeesian’s alleged lies was “crap.”
He then suggested it would have been much better … if he’d actually watched Sarkeesian’s videos.
Yep. He spent a year — and tens of thousands of dollars of other people’s money — ostensibly making a film about Sarkeesian. But somehow he never got around to watching any of her videos.
ETHICS!
You can hear the whole segment on “Bechtloff’s Saturday Night Livestream: Secret Crisis of the Infinity Hour” on Youtube here. (The link should take you to the relevant portion of the livestrean, which starts just short of an hour and twenty minutes in.)
Here are the highlights.
In this first clip, Aurini responds to someone with a question about his attacks on Sarkeesian’s alleged dishonesty.
This clip ends a bit abruptly because Aurini was cut off by Bechtloff before finishing his sentence. Luckily, he went on to elaborate on his point. And threw in in a racial slur while he was at it, because why not?
And here he admits he didn’t bother to watch Sarkeesian’s videos.
It’s about ethics in making an entire film about someone without actually knowing anything about them.
EDITED TO ADD:
We Hunted the Mammoth has obtained this footage of Davis Aurini as a child.
H/T — Thanks to the alert reader who pointed me to the relevant section of the livestream.
You know, at least Jordan Owen believes the stuff he says (and is trying to do better). Everything about Aurini is posturing.
@magnesium
It’s hard to make parody of something that readily makes a mockery of itself, even if it’s too stubborn and unaware to notice.
This is pure goddamn comedy gold. Look up the definition of “hypocrisy” and you’ll find an image of our dear Davis 🙂
Seriously though, it’s fascinating. I can’t even imagine the cognitive dissonance going on in his head. How can he not see the blatantly obvious hypocrisy?
@magnesium
I was just reading a prior WHtM article where you said this in the comments:
Your premonition was eerily accurate, though not at all surprising.
@magnesium
I’d feel bad for those moms and their wasted money, TBQ Honestly. And that their sons turned out like this. Mammas, don’t let your babies grow up to be gators…
@good lord
Are you new? I feel like I would recognize a cool avatar like that if I saw it before. If so, welcome!
TBH I’ve only watched a part of one FemFreq video because I got bored straight away, it was really basic and obvious stuff and most descriptions I hear say it’s basic feminist criticism all the way through. Nonetheless I know from that short watch that the videos are well produced and many sources/outlets I trust verify that they’re all good.
I’ve also never seen a whole Davis Aruni video, I can only really stomach cringe when people like David or Hbomberguy break it down into greatest hits manageable chunks. Even so I don’t think I need to see one through to the end to know he’s terrible and that his doco is terrible.
You don’t always need to have seen a piece of media to know it sucks and why it sucks! Getting an opinion second hand from a trusted source is often better. But if you want to have an original opinion and criticism of a work, particularly if you’re getting money for that criticism, then it is an essential requirement that your opinion isn’t second hand.
Davis, come on.
utterly not shocked. If you watch his trashumentary, he never actually allows her to speak, afaik, at least not much. Even that intro cuts off when she gets on stage. just wants to burn the witch.
@What is a Man
What you said isn’t worth my time or effort, it’s bog-standard changing the subject, but I find myself wondering what you think is the answer to the question posed in your nick.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4085550/reviews?ref_=tt_urv
“I’ll save you the hassle and just tell you that it’s at 6 minutes and 20 seconds in. He gets both kicked and stabbed in the groin.”
Still his magnum opus.
@PoM
A miserable little pile of secrets?
What is a Moron:
Since this is a question, why don’t you use a question mark — like this? Huh???
And in answer to your question: Why don’t you ask all the GG idiots who contributed to his Patreon? I’m sure they could all tell you exactly how long they’ve been his fans.
In the case of trolls like you, that might be true. However, it doesn’t pay to ASSume that everyone is like you.
“Lack of evidence”? Troll, PLEASE. All her videos present the evidence clearly. It’s not our fault if you don’t want to take it to heart. Why don’t you do yourself a favor and WATCH THE DAMN VIDEOS BEFORE YOU RAG ON HER?
Uh, her sources are the games themselves. Which you would know if you watched the videos.
But thanks for at least admitting that sexist games are shit. That’s the whole point!
Piss off.
@PoM: I suspect I know. But I’m not sure following up with “Have at you!” is worth the trouble.
@What Is A Man
Citations?
http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1vu8lmcNe1r6frako1_400.gif
Citations? You speak my language! I mean, sure, you’re speaking in a near-unintelligible snarl, but still!
Here’s your citations!
http://feministfrequency.com/resources/
Scroll down to “Non-Fiction Books” and you’ll get a big batch of feminist literature upon which she bases her work! Almost like she, you know, does research or something!
Assuming of course that you are actually interested in her citations, and not just going for the “uninformed smug jackass” angle.
Happy reading!
Ooh, and, and:
I know this one! They were fans of his when they gave him all that money! And that was true up until he was a laughingstock. After which point, they had never ever been fans of his and how dare you assume.
I think they’ve also always been at war with Eastasia.
Gaslighting 101!
@Policy of Madness
What he said is also impossible to parse.
He wants Feminist Frequency to present a sources cited list of the games already thoroughly cited within the videos themselves?
I assumed that what he wanted was some kind of proof that, for example, “the damsel in the refrigerator” trope is actually sexist. There’s nothing I can do with ignorance on that scale.
You know he won’t even click on that link.
I would be surprised if he even reads my post! I am just filled with optimism and the milk of human kindness. Also some sarcasm. But mostly optimism and kindness milk!
I shouldn’t really be surprised, but somehow I am anyway. I want to laugh, but honestly, the fact that his fans will surely bend over backward to excuse such buffoonery is just too depressing…
Meanwhile, Anita’s still producing quality content. I’ve absolutely no regrets about contributing to her Kickstarter way back when. I’d love to know how people who gave these numbskulls money feel about it now.
well Ive seen every one of her videos, & clearly What Makes a Man has not, because a video consisting entirely of evidence of sexism contains evidence of sexism.
Gamergate in action folks.
“If you dont like a GGer, we can just say he isnt affiliated! That never gets old or anything!
@Kale
And they claim we use No True Scotsman when pointing out differences in feminist waves and people who are plain sexists that want the patriarchal structure flipped in their favor.
Since I see some people are a bit brain dead.
She cites that these games perpetuate sexism in real life.
Source please.
Her sources are the games?
Well that doesn’t much prove the real life consequences does it. That’s called an opinion.
This is being used in academia.
Source please.
I’ll wait. It’ll never happen though. You love the Prophet Sarkeesian too much there.
Listen and believe and good night.
@What Is A Man
Citations?
http://orig12.deviantart.net/b1ce/f/2013/006/0/0/fluttershy_skips_by_eeglfethr-d5qpka8.gif
Citations? You speak my language! I mean, sure, you’re speaking in a near-unintelligible snarl, but still!
Here’s your citations!
http://feministfrequency.com/resources/
Scroll down to “Non-Fiction Books” and you’ll get a big batch of feminist literature upon which she bases her work! Almost like she, you know, does research or something!
Assuming of course that you are actually interested in her citations, and not just going for the “uninformed smug jackass” angle.
Happy reading!
“Citations? You speak my language! I mean, sure, you’re speaking in a near-unintelligible snarl, but still!
Here’s your citations!
http://feministfrequency.com/resources/
Scroll down to “Non-Fiction Books” and you’ll get a big batch of feminist literature upon which she bases her work! Almost like she, you know, does research or something!”
Entire books you say! So where in said books does it show the correlation and real life effects of fictional depictions perpetuation real world harm in our society with sexism and misogyny!
Or are you going to literally make me read thirty books and when I find no real world correlation or connection say I just didn’t read well enough.
I know another group of people who do that. They’re called Christians book of choice is the bible.