For strong womyn everywhere: "Internet Plus Equality"

[Sterling]

I actually got some asshole here telling me to kill myself one time. Funnily enough, he's the only person I've ever put on my ignore list who doesn't get a second chance. I'm not a 100% positive, but I'm not a special snowflake because of it. And if I am, I wonder if I could get some cheese with my wine. Lord knows I need more cheese in my life.

EDIT: Completely unrelated: http://kotaku.com/who-the-hell-is-w..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

Not an article by Nathan Grayson.

 

[Veho]

*snip*

It's not about her this time, though, it's about the supporters' reaction to a perfectly valid question. Threats should be takes seriously (and I'm sick of the retarded "it's just internet"; it stopped being valid the moment my grandmother received her first e-mail), but with the tendency of some people (without whom this thread would not be possible ) to make mountains out of molehills, asking to actually see the threats is valid. There are several reasons against actually publishing the threats but none of them were listed by the aggressive, knee-jerking rabble replying to the question.

*teh 3DS is for porn*

Duh, 3D tits. The screen might be small but with the average quality of PornHub videos it's more than enough

 

[Gahars]

It's not about her this time, though, it's about the supporters' reaction to a perfectly valid question.

Considering that she's tried to leverage the threats for sympathy, support, and validation (and that Anita has consistently done this in the past), yeah, it still involves her.

Threats should be takes seriously (and I'm sick of the retarded "it's just internet"; it stopped being valid the moment my grandmother received her first e-mail),

Eh. Like I said, I'm against this behavior just as much as you; it's cowardly and craven, not to mention just dumb. However, it's something that almost comes inherently with the anonymity the internet provides. It's not "just the internet" in a "Boys will be boys!" way; it's just the internet because the internet enables this behavior without providing much of a way to counteract it. It's like trash talking on online games; sure, you can add community features to try and make a dent, but at the end of the day, if someone wants to call you a "faggot," they'll be able to call you a "faggot" ten times over.

You have to weed through and discern between the legitimate threats and the dickhead posturing. It sucks and it shouldn't have to be like that, but as long as there's any sort of anonymity, there's going to be dickheads. It's less about "accepting" it and more about just being pragmatic and realistic.

but with the tendency of some people (without whom this thread would not be possible ) to make mountains out of molehills, asking to actually see the threats is valid. There are several reasons against actually publishing the threats but none of them were listed by the aggressive, knee-jerking rabble replying to the question.

Of course.

On an interesting note, a lot of members of /v/ actually have been sending messages to the FBI regarding the threats in the hopes of spurring an investigation. On the one hand it gives them good press and disassociates them with whoever did it, and if Anita is just crying wolf, then it puts the ball in her court.

And while we're on the subject of Beatta Anita...

Spoiler: Financial Boondoggling

And now to diverge a bit...

Spoiler: You either die a hero, or live long enough to see yourself become the patriarchy

 

[Tom Bombadildo]

ayy lmao

 

[Sterling]

Fuck that noise. Quinn is just as responsible for this shit as the men.

 

[FAST6191]

I am drawn to wonder whether that was calculated ploy (you don't have to stop it, reducing helps though) to take the edge off or genuine incompetence/ineptitude. I am not sure if Hanlon's razor has a corollary here or stretches this far.

 

[Veho]

Date-rape-drug-detecting nail polish promotes rape culture.

 

[FAST6191]

I could almost see a flicker of logic working in the anti drugs quality tester lot, this... not so much.

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

Date-rape-drug-detecting nail polish promotes rape culture.

For rape?
RAPIST!!!!!!!!!
Against rape?
RAPIST!!!!!!!!!


Fuck these people, oh wait no because they'd consider that rape too.

 

[Veho]

EDIT:

Fuck these people, oh wait no because they'd consider that rape too.

Slightly off-topic here, but I find that "may you never fuck" is a far better curse than "fuck you".

 

[Gahars]

Date-rape-drug-detecting nail polish promotes rape culture.

I can't stand this mentality of "Telling women to be smart about rape is endorsing rape culture" or however else they try to spin it.

The common mantra always seems to be "Teach men not to rape" but the problem isn't that men don't know rape is wrong. It's ingrained in people pretty early on and rape is punished pretty harshly (justifiably so) by our penal system. The problem is that rapists know it's wrong and don't give a shit. That's what makes them rapists.

You can't just say "Teach murderers not to murder!" and expect that will somehow fix the problem.

There's always going to be rapists, like there's always going to be murderers, thieves, or just criminals in general. That doesn't excuse rape or murder or theft, but it means that you just have to be reasonably careful. You don't have to live your life in fear in order to take useful, critical precautions. You'd lock your doors at night; this is really no different.

Of course, the people complaining about an invention like this that could actually help people and potentially prevent rapes (or worse) seem more interested in perpetuating victimhood than actually making a difference.

 

[Lemmy Koopa]

Slightly off-topic here, but I find that "may you never fuck" is a far better curse than "fuck you".

Would rather fuck a bag of burning HIV.



Back on topic, I'm really, really sick of these people trying to bitch about every single thing as if "I sympathize with gay men who are abused when they come out" is somehow related to lesbians and not sympathizing with them.

Attention whores, all of them.

 

[Veho]

I am so triggered right now

While I feel for sufferers of trichotillomania, complaining about people pulling hair on TV is a bit too much. I suppose seeing people cough on TV triggers people with tuberculosis?

 

[FAST6191]

I would say something about a newspaper using the word triggered in that way, however it is only the daily mail so it would feel out of place...

Wait, I ruined (and in all likelihood will continue to ruin) most of my chances at a career and family by being a lazy bastard. Seeing fellow lazy bastards on TV, as well as a successful people, causes me anguish. My affliction is a very popular one as well.

Also as I forgot the video last time

 

[Veho]

 

[FAST6191]

Fortunately I do not have to justify my browser history, else having "effects of obesity upon menstruation" might be hard to explain.

Hold up, Foxi4 do we have a gender neutral term for menstruation?

 

[Foxi4]

Fortunately I do not have to justify my browser history, else having "effects of obesity upon menstruation" might be hard to explain.

Hold up, Foxi4 do we have a gender neutral term for menstruation?

Parting of the red sea? The Flood? The Monthly Dilemma?

 

[Veho]

menstruation?

Personstruation?

 

[Sterling]

Xerstration? Zenstration? Somethingstration?

 

[Veho]

It should be womynstruation in the first place ;O;