Nihil

Negation as Creation

[artistserinamo]

[mr-cappadocia]

If you got to rape someone... please, dear god, at least have the sense to rape little boys. I mean come on, be reasonable. Think of the children?

See, here’s what happens when you rape a little girl:

Three Hundred and Sixty Six YEARS in prison. 

So… what happens when you rape a little boy? Well… actually… let’s do two for one… what happens when you rape TWO little boys?

Five years PROBATION.

Now, all involved were California residents so it’s not like we’re talking different penalties in different states. In fact these rapists were convicted within weeks of each other.

Raping a little girl gets you 3.6 centuries in prison. Raping TWO little boys gets you probation. Oh, and..

Nerby has a child who was placed in foster care after her arrest, Herbert said.

She may be allowed to parent the child again if she complies with Department of Health and Human Services requirements, according to court officials.

Yes, you read that right. Even after she was convicted of mass rape spanning years of abuse the state will give her the child back if she takes some classes.

How fucked in the head do these Feminists have to be to view themselves as “oppressed”.

Consider: Which will net you more time in prison… Raping the slave’s child, or raping the master’s child? We all know the answer to that.

Fortunately Feminists, champions of gender equality give precisely no shits if a woman rapes a slew of little boys because they’re little future rapists anyway so they got what was coming to them. Right? Right? Who’s with me?

I am sick to death of fucking Feminists shrieking at me about how they’re all about equality, and they care about men and boys problems too.. and then shit like this… heart destroying shit like this getting completely ignored.

Because of course it does. Yes means yes if you’re a college aged white girl…. but Feminists apparently just love the idea of playing with preschool dicks so much that they’re rendered fucking mute when it comes to punishing a white woman that rapes little boys.

Surprise, motherfucking surprise.

I’ll even make a bet. This post won’t get more than a handful of notes. Despite this entire fucking website absolutely *teeming* with Feminists… they don’t give a shit about those boys. Mark my fucking words. They’d rather protect their shitty hateful ideology. And, if history says anything, they’re going to attack *me* for pointing it out to them…

But why am I?

Because during the exact same time these two heinous rape trials were going on the “Yes means Yes” affirmative consent bill, backed by Feminists, was being pushed through the California State Legislature.

Guess “Yes means Yes” doesn’t apply to little boys, huh?

[helvete-stoner]

[unrealtournament4-deactivated20]

It’s fucking weird to think about old classic games and realize that if they came out right now #GG would write them off as SJW garbage.

[totallynotagentphilcoulson]

Can you imagine the massive Gamergater outcry if the original Metroid came out today?

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Yeah, I guess that’s why GamerGate signal boosted Seedscape, a game made by a female dev and features a cute little sprite, right?  Seedscape was greenlit right away thanks to GamerGate.

Or helped get Afterlife Empire off the ground, a game also made by a female developer.  About 70k was donated by GamerGate to TFYC for it, a feminist charity.

Maybe you should stop projecting.  Maybe GamerGate likes strong female protagonists and they aren’t like YOU, who feel the need to whine about when a woman’s tits are too big.

Here’s a novel idea.  Maybe GamerGate, like most gamers, like quality games and dislikes it when the authoritarians like you bitch and whine about something they don’t like and get things censored.

You know whats funny?  If Metroid came out today, SJWs would’ve fucking bitched about it just like they bitched about Bayonetta, Tomb Raider and characters like Ivy, all of which are strong female characters.

Picture of the two above posters:

[christ724]

They would probably complain that Samus embodies too much of that dreaded “toxic masculinity” and whine about how she doesn’t express her opinion enough. Probably complain about her being a Ms. Male type of character too.

[myragewillendworlds]

Just something that’s been on my mind. Tumblr has this specific way of handling communities. These are just the ones that come by on my dash, I’m sure there are plenty more examples.

First they start out nice, tolerant, willing to listen and learn.

But they quickly become too nice and tolerant. Rather than simply accepting group X, they begin to overglorify them. They make them into something more special than people outside of group X, and coupled with their compulsive need to belong and feel special, desire to be a part of it too.

In comes the appropriation. If they can’t be a part of it, they’ll make themselves a part of it, one way or another. And is someone in group X not acting the way their fantasy version of them acts? Call them out on it!

They become so fanatical that they begin to talk over, or drive out the original people of group X.

And then finally they manage to become so hateful, their initial tolerance has turned into cold, terrifying intolerance. Calling gay/trans men privileged over white straight cis women, telling transsexual people to die, purposefully triggering people they dislike into panic attacks, defending Muslims to the point of calling the attack on Charlie Hebdo justified. And sending death threats to anyone who dares to disagree.

Being excluded from a group or community because you don’t belong there is not oppression.

It simply means that group does not describe or fit you as an individual.

If you can’t accept that, you have far deeper issues than your imagined ‘oppression’.

Inb4 tons of hate messages and death threats.

[holocrons]

I need to dye my hair because my roots are out of control, but I don’t know whether to go with a mahogany red color or a less intense reddish brown color. 

also it takes like 4 or more boxes of hair dye to cover my hair, the mermaid hair lifestyle isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. 

[himetakamura]

So you can’t afford jaw surgery but you can afford to dye your hair?

[christ724]

Gotta love the priorities.

[magicandmachines]

So I woke up today to find my twitter feed with a hashtag about changing some cover, apparently this cover. Now I’m looking at this cover and I’m wondering what’s wrong with it? Why does it need to be changed? The Joker is being a psychotic jerk like always and Bat Girl is scared, probably because hes’ drawing on her face with blood, because she knows what he’s done to people. So what’s wrong with it? Oh right, we live in 2015 now, the time of social justice. Female characters aren’t allowed to be scared anymore, to have emotions of fear, worry, doubt. Female characters can’t have a personality, unless it’s strong and independent.  they can’t have dialogue unless it’s reminding us that they’re strong and independent. Female characters can’t be human, because that’s offensive and oppressive. Or wait no it’s not that, it’s bullshit. Yeah that’s what it is, bullshit. There is nothing wrong with this cover, nothing wrong with being scared of a psychopath, nothing wrong with a character showing human emotion. The only thing left to be said is #Don’tChangeTheCover

[advocationist]

[christ724]

Late last night, Mercedes Carrera was mad as hell. She had every right to be.Adult Film Star Cytherea, a mother of two children who were home at the time, was gang-raped and robbed by several men...

[thespectacularspider-girl]

So, I apologize in advance for the massive post, but I don’t want to cut this off. It needs to be seen.

So, with Gamergate now fully under way, many individuals like to claim Gamergate is about misogyny and the desire for ethics is just a thin veil to harass women. They cite how the movement...

[thefineyoungcapitalists]

So many people are Tweeting TFYC and @TFYCapitalists at Crash Override Network, which is in their own words, is

Crash Override is a support network and assistance group for victims and targets of unique forms of online harassment,

The criticism toward Crash Override Network seems to be that...

[plebcomics]

basically every post ever made in movethefuckoverbros blog 

[videogameschmideogame-blog]

This past summer my wife and I visited the Denver museum of art, and while we were there, walked through their modern art section. The most creative piece of “art” in the modern art wing was essentially a pile of dirty laundry.

Before you crucify me for being some kind of anti-art snob, I’ll let...

[kazerad]

This excerpt from a 4chan post really sums up what bothers me most about this whole GamerGate situation.

Like, I keep seeing people pushing the idea that GamerGate is some kind of attack against female developers, or that it’s driven by a bunch of sexists or racists trying to push a secret...

[gamergateharassment-blog-blog]

For the record, Redzos is a ten-year old, and these people were making fun of him and threatening him with physical violence, all because he had different standards in comedy.

[gamergateharassment-blog-blog]

I remember this, I saw it on KYM: http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/819615-quinnspiracy 

He’s 10? Shit! If I had known that, I would have posted it sooner. Keep up the good work!

[j-k-degoya]

How the Well-Educated Gaming Industry Stole Feminism

I talk about the patriarchy, maleness, femaleness, and all kinds of academically feminist stuff in this essay.  You know what maleness is; it’s that currency that makes you more dude-like.  And you know what femaleness is; it’s the currency that makes you lady-like.  The patriarchy is the system of oppression that maintains this mess.

I also bad-mouth so-called feminists, like Anita and Zoe, and use some examples of some stuff Twitter’s own PennyRed has had to say today.  Am I your ally?  Am I your enemy?  I’m a third wave feminist, but I take all the feminists you dislike to task.  What’s the goddamn deal?!  Welp, I’m trying to fix feminism and deliver it to gamers.

Read on.

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[theangriestfeminist-blog]

Remember, fellas! Sexual harassment is bad. 

But assault with a deadly weapon is A-okay as long as you’re defending the honor of a fair maiden. As you know, women are incapable of defending themselves and they need you to stand up for them. Don’t give her the chance to stand up for herself. Just dive right in and beat the guy to death and then maybe she’ll reward you for your bravery. You’re a BIG, STRONG MAN and she’s a WEAK, EASILY BULLIED WOMAN and SHE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT YOU FIGHTING HER BATTLES FOR HER! There’s just no way any woman could defend themselves from threats such as some guy taking photographs. 

All of her problems can be solved with you being violent. Yes, that’s exactly what women need. More violent men around them. 

[theneedledrop-deactivated202304]

I don't think Anita Sarkeesian's videos should be treated as an extension of the PMRC mindset. She's pointing out misogynistic tropes in video games, not advocating censorship. I mean hell, she starts her first video in the series saying that even though she's pointing out problematic aspects of games, that doesn't mean those games shouldn't be played or enjoyed. I don't understand why she's getting as much flack as she is.

Anita is getting flack because she’s an ignorant outsider. I’m not even a gamer, and this is apparent to me.

Whether you agree the content Anita showcases is misogynistic, offensive or not, most of her videos function on the same, flawed premise: That the negative gender stereotypes she finds in these games are harmful to the gamers that play them. She argues that these games somehow ingrain negative gender stereotypes in the individuals that play. They hurt women via perpetuating these stereotypes, essentially.

This is pure, unsubstantiated BS. Anita would never fund an actual study with the tens of thousands of dollars she’s raised, because she knows any such study wouldn’t work in her favor. It’s easier to buy a bunch of video games, cherrypick the most offensive parts for ignorant viewers, and then keep the rest of the money for yourself and your organization, right?

You’ve gotta wake up to the truth: Anita’s videos are about as effective and as enlightening as an elementary school screening of Reefer Madness. 

Media—especially popular media—reflects already-existing norms, ideas, concepts, and sentiments in a society, it doesn’t dictate them to consumers. Slasher flicks don’t make serial killers. Grand Theft Auto doesn’t increase the probability of shooting sprees. Gangsta rap doesn’t create gangs. The game Bully doesn’t create bullies. Reading 50 Shades of Grey probably doesn’t increase the likelihood of the reader getting tied up and whipped for sexual pleasure either.

If EA Games were to somehow create and sell a video game titled Mysogyny: Women Suck, the only people who would buy and enjoy such a game would be individuals who already agreed with the game’s clearly stated ideology. Anyone else buying and enjoying the game probably just dabbles in whatever fantasy the game presents during gameplay only. 

The probability of this game somehow CREATING a misogynist is about as likely as your local library’s copy of Mein Kampf creating a Nazi. Any such result would be minuscule if charted in a study of any sort.

As a kid, teen, and adult, I’ve been exposed to TONS of media that has displayed women as the weaker, more submissive, and more sexually desirable gender. However, this is not something I feel is reality. Why? Strong female role models, good upbringing, friends, family, amazing wife, and plenty of real-life interactions with women. FUCK A VIDEO GAME! A healthy reality ALWAYS trumps a fantasy. 

If you really want to change hearts and minds when it comes to gender roles in society, you’ve got to work on changing that society’s reality, not its media—especially media that so explicitly deals in fantasy. I know we tend to blame the media for a lot of our ills, but your real-life interactions and role models play a larger role in guiding your moral and social outlook than any music, movie, game, or book you’ll ever consume.

Anita is on the most foolish of errands, but y’all are eating it up like a hot pizza. Looking for positive gender roles in a game like Hitman is like looking for positive gender roles in any of the three Expendables films. There’s nothing applicable to real life in Hitman because the game’s not meant to guide anyone through real life. It’s a violent video game, not a dating advice show. There aren’t a whole lotta healthy social norms in the game because it’s not meant to portray any sort of normality.

NOW DON’T GET IT TWISTED: I do understand that violent, male-pandering video games persist in the video game industry. They make a lot of money, yes. And I completely acknowledge that a lot of what’s in games like Hitman, Manhunt, and Grand Theft Auto isn’t exactly, uh, healthy when it comes to the gender roles displayed. There’s a definitely a lack of female leading roles in many games, too.

However, it’s not like there aren’t alternatives here. There are plenty of non-violent, positive indie and mainstream games out there that would love more customers. And there could be MORE if we supported this sect of the industry. If Anita really cared about the future of the video game industry in relation to her cause, well, then she’d encourage all of her fans to purchase video games that work outside the negative gender stereotypes and violence of games like Hitman. It’s that simple. Supply and demand might have created Hitman, but it can just as easily create games with positive messages and gender roles, and it already has. You just have to buy them and be willing to support future releases that fit in with your taste.

But Anita is no gamer, and most of her supporters aren’t either. They’re outsiders that want to see change in a market they don’t participate in. Anita’s lack of experience is plain as day, yet, she’s lauded as some kind of expert. What if we applied the same angle to me right here:

Would you take my metal reviews seriously if I owned no metal records? Didn’t listen to metal? Had no real history with metal? Disliked metal? Constantly criticized metal with surface-level complaints like it being too loud, satanic, violent, angry, and perpetuating dangerous, overly masculine gender stereotypes? No, you wouldn’t. No one—except people equally ignorant to metal—would take me seriously. I’d be an ignorant outsider, which Anita is when it comes to gaming.

And I still stand by my PMRC comparison, too. I see similarity in her determination to find social dangers where there really are none. Yeah, Anita has nowhere near the same level of power or political influence, and she probably never will. And she probably won’t try to pull off the same censorship stunts due to the inevitable failure of trying to enforce or legislate any such censorship. It would be more beneficial to her to stay on the sidelines and collect her fundraising bucks as she highlights games she deems misogynistic. I agree America’s got a long way to go when it comes to creating social equality between the genders, but video games are nowhere near the root of the issues we need to address. They’re just an easy target for the quick to complain.

All in all, it’s same shit, different decade. People have been whining and moaning over “harmful” media for generations. And it should be no surprise that those desperately seeking to be offended lose every time. You can be on that side if you want, but just be a good sport when you take your “L”.