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George Kamitani (Vanillaware) vs Kotaku.
By Lye 2013-04-26 15:02:05
I bet Vanillaware is enjoying the free publicity!
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By Siren.Kalilla 2013-04-26 15:03:19
Leviathan.Comeatmebro said: »I'm not going to censor myself, we all know the two groups that rabidly champion these causes. It's the same in every thread. I'm just saying what a large portion of readers are thinking. That this thread is stupid and should die already? >.>
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By Leviathan.Comeatmebro 2013-04-26 15:04:47
That this thread is stupid and should die already? >.> actually, yes
this thread only exists because of the aforementioned groups trying to blow something that's at worst tasteless design into a huge social issue
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By Fenrir.Mariane 2013-04-26 15:08:05
Leviathan.Comeatmebro said: » I'm pretty sure the woman being objectified in this thread is an object, by most definitions. Just saying.
Made of zeros and ones and on top of it, by a guy who lives on the other side of the globe.
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By Fenrir.Sylow 2013-04-26 15:45:19
I would like to point out that I've mostly complained about the physics of her boobs more than champion anything.
I'm gay, that makes me an expert on boob physics.
By Lye 2013-04-26 15:46:12
Is her magic "in-line" with your understanding of physics?
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By Ragnarok.Ashman 2013-04-26 15:50:22
I would like to point out that I've mostly complained about the physics of her boobs more than champion anything.
I'm gay, that makes me an expert on boob physics.
You're less likely to get slapped for pinching them!
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By Ragnarok.Zohnax 2013-04-26 15:53:49
Magi-bras, man.
By ScaevolaBahamut 2013-04-26 15:58:16
Leviathan.Comeatmebro said: »I'm not going to censor myself, we all know the two groups that rabidly champion these causes. It's the same in every thread. I'm just saying what a large portion of readers are thinking.
no one is telling you to censor yourself
why do you think i am bothered by it when people say dumb things within earshot
quite the contrary, my friend
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By Fenrir.Camiie 2013-04-26 16:02:40
As my previous posts indicated, I'm far less offended by unrealistically-boobed game characters than I am by the white knights who don't realize how hypocritical they are.
Some objectify women as potential sex-toys. The white knights are objectifying women as fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls that require protection from society and ourselves. I'd like to think I'm more than just a victim waiting to be victimized. To either side that's all I seem to be. At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want.
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By Cerberus.Senkyuutai 2013-04-26 16:12:37
At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want. Worst part is, white knights are often perverts who try their best to reject this part of their personality, or at least hide it. They think that acting as a White Knight will redeem them and so on.
Then again, there is pervert and pervert.
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By Fenrir.Mariane 2013-04-26 16:32:15
By Lye 2013-04-26 16:40:18
Dear Mariane,
I understand that you like to read garbage like Kotaku.
Would you kindly stop posting links to it?
Sincerely,
Lye
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By Fenrir.Mariane 2013-04-26 16:43:50
Dear Mariane,
I understand that you like to read garbage like Kotaku.
Would you kindly stop posting links to it?
Sincerely,
Lye
No. :\
If a mod see it as not appropriated, the thread will be locked. Fair enough, huh ?
Edit: And no I don't like Kotaku. I am just linking this because I like the Vanillaware/Atlus stuff and they did mess with it.
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By Cerberus.Tikal 2013-04-26 16:44:05
As my previous posts indicated, I'm far less offended by unrealistically-boobed game characters than I am by the white knights who don't realize how hypocritical they are.
Some objectify women as potential sex-toys. The white knights are objectifying women as fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls that require protection from society and ourselves. I'd like to think I'm more than just a victim waiting to be victimized. To either side that's all I seem to be. At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want. So, women are sex-toys, or fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls, and men are perverts, or white knights who are only standing up for you to get into your pants?
That's what I'm gathering from both of your posts.
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By Cerberus.Eugene 2013-04-26 16:51:33
This thread was cancerous by page 2.
By Lye 2013-04-26 16:55:16
Dear Mariane,
I understand that you like to read garbage like Kotaku.
Would you kindly stop posting links to it?
Sincerely,
Lye
No. :\
If a mod see it as not appropriated, the thread will be locked. Fair enough, huh ?
Edit: And no I don't like Kotaku. I am just linking this because I like the Vanillaware/Atlus stuff and they did mess with it.
K. You're not invited to my birthday party anymore.
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By Fenrir.Camiie 2013-04-26 16:57:22
So, women are sex-toys, or fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls, and men are perverts, or white knights who are only standing up for you to get into your pants?
That's what I'm gathering from both of your posts.
Then you need to gather a little harder. White knights objectify women as helpless damsels (the empty headed porcelain doll) they need to save. What they seek to gain from doing so is largely irrelevant to me. Perverts objectify women as potential sex partners or eye candy (the sex-toy). Neither side really treats women as the complex human beings we really are. If you need it any clearer than that, then I don't know if I can help you
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By Cerberus.Eugene 2013-04-26 16:59:29
I'd just like to point out male feminists aren't white knights.
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By Cerberus.Tikal 2013-04-26 17:05:03
It was a parallel. You're upset that you're subjugated into two trite and inaccurate categories (one more than the other), and then you're doing the same thing to men. Consider how you compare the two extremes as "both sides," inferring a duality of black and white. That's hypocritical.
I can speak up about women being marginalized in video games as an over-sexualized and simplified demographic and not be a white knight. It's poor taste, shitty writing and a corner-cutting art pitch. It's got nothing to do with wanting to impress/save a woman.
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By Lye 2013-04-26 17:05:19
I'd just like to point out male feminists aren't white knights.
Cuz thats just racist!
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By Fenrir.Camiie 2013-04-26 17:13:59
It was a parallel. You're upset that you're subjugated into two trite and inaccurate categories, and then you're doing the same thing to men.
At no point did I do that. I said white knights and perverts. I didn't say "men." If I meant all men I would have said all men.
Quote: Consider how you compare the two extremes as "both sides," inferring a duality of black and white. That's hypocritical.
I never said there were only 2 sides. I was speaking about the particular extremes. I never said there weren't others. You can read between the lines all you want, but don't insert things that aren't there.
Quote: I can speak up about women being marginalized in video games as an over-sexualized and simplified demographic and not be a white knight. It's poor taste, shitty writing and a corner-cutting art pitch. It's got nothing to do with wanting to impress/save a woman.
Good for you then. I obviously wasn't speaking about you. Congratulations. You can stop being defensive now.
By ScaevolaBahamut 2013-04-26 17:14:28
As my previous posts indicated, I'm far less offended by unrealistically-boobed game characters than I am by the white knights who don't realize how hypocritical they are.
Some objectify women as potential sex-toys. The white knights are objectifying women as fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls that require protection from society and ourselves. I'd like to think I'm more than just a victim waiting to be victimized. To either side that's all I seem to be. At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want.
i really just do not get a frame of mind that assumes an ulterior motive every time somebody stands up for justice
what a hateful world you must live in
Quote: I never said there were only 2 sides. I was speaking about the particular extremes. I never said there weren't others. You can read between the lines all you want, but don't insert things that aren't there.
so if you aren't applying this label to anyone actually taking the position in question in the current discussion, why even mention it at all
stop being such a coward
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By Ragnarok.Zohnax 2013-04-26 17:19:05
As my previous posts indicated, I'm far less offended by unrealistically-boobed game characters than I am by the white knights who don't realize how hypocritical they are.
Some objectify women as potential sex-toys. The white knights are objectifying women as fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls that require protection from society and ourselves. I'd like to think I'm more than just a victim waiting to be victimized. To either side that's all I seem to be. At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want.
i really just do not get a frame of mind that assumes an ulterior motive every time somebody stands up for justice
what a hateful world you must live in One twisted thing I learned growing up, not every one is who they say they are. Some people can walk the walk, talk the talk, and play the game with an ulterior motive waiting for the moment to strike. The reality is, there are some cunning people in the world, and not everyone who stands up for "justice" does so with the best intentions for everyone else.
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By Cerberus.Tikal 2013-04-26 17:21:12
@Cam: Reading Eugene and Scaevola's posts, they're using the same context that I am about you drawing a two-sided, dualistic scenario. If that wasn't your intended inflection, fine, that kind of thing happens, but I'd suggest conceding or clarifying your points more carefully in the future.
By ScaevolaBahamut 2013-04-26 17:23:23
Quote: One twisted thing I learned growing up, not every one is who they say they are. Some people can walk the walk, talk the talk, and play the game with an ulterior motive waiting for the moment to strike. The reality is, there are some cunning people in the world, and not everyone who stands up for "justice" does so with the best intentions for everyone else.
leaving aside the abject social worthlessness such a profound inability to trust in another's good faith sets you up for a lifetime of, it does not necessarily follow that this skepticism of motive must be expressed in a way that perfectly reinforces the sexism the alleged white knight is railing against
like, you could accuse me of railing against sexism because i hope to get paid to write anti-sexism articles for kotaku, and that would be quite a bit more realistic than the logic of white knighting
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By Ragnarok.Zohnax 2013-04-26 17:35:36
Quote: One twisted thing I learned growing up, not every one is who they say they are. Some people can walk the walk, talk the talk, and play the game with an ulterior motive waiting for the moment to strike. The reality is, there are some cunning people in the world, and not everyone who stands up for "justice" does so with the best intentions for everyone else.
leaving aside the abject social worthlessness such a profound inability to trust in another's good faith sets you up for a lifetime of, it does not necessarily follow that this skepticism of motive must be expressed in a way that perfectly reinforces the sexism the alleged white knight is railing against
like, you could accuse me of railing against sexism because i hope to get paid to write anti-sexism articles for kotaku, and that would be quite a bit more realistic than the logic of white knighting Presumptuoussssss.
Quote: i am just saying the unexamined life is not worth living I don't think it was ever point-blank said he was a white-knight, but rather that could be a reason behind his tangents. No one will truly know except the author what their objectives are. You can take what he says, sure, but this is the internet and to believe everyone is 100% truthful on it is folly.
By ScaevolaBahamut 2013-04-26 17:42:55
Quote: Presumptuoussssss.
in what way?
somebody who thinks i only do what i think is right because i am trying to stick my dirty *** in them does not strike me as "likable"
Quote: I don't think it was ever point-blank said he was a white-knight, but rather that could be a reason behind his tangents. No one will truly know except the author what their objectives are. You can take what he says, sure, but this is the internet and to believe everyone is 100% truthful on it is folly.
no, you take a person's arguments at face value and argue them on the merits
doing what you suggest is a good way to make sure nobody takes you seriously, ever
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By Bahamut.Jetacku 2013-04-26 17:48:00
So, women are sex-toys, or fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls, and men are perverts, or white knights who are only standing up for you to get into your pants?
That's what I'm gathering from both of your posts.
Then you need to gather a little harder. White knights objectify women as helpless damsels (the empty headed porcelain doll) they need to save. What they seek to gain from doing so is largely irrelevant to me. Perverts objectify women as potential sex partners or eye candy (the sex-toy). Neither side really treats women as the complex human beings we really are. If you need it any clearer than that, then I don't know if I can help you
I understand what you're saying and how you're talking about a sub set of people.
I wouldn't say all perverts objectify women, but I guess that depends on what one defines as a pervert.
Not to mention there's a lot of other things to be said, but I just woke up, and I need to run and get formula...
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By Bahamut.Jetacku 2013-04-26 17:50:26
As my previous posts indicated, I'm far less offended by unrealistically-boobed game characters than I am by the white knights who don't realize how hypocritical they are.
Some objectify women as potential sex-toys. The white knights are objectifying women as fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls that require protection from society and ourselves. I'd like to think I'm more than just a victim waiting to be victimized. To either side that's all I seem to be. At least the perverts are a little more honest about what they are and what they want. So, women are sex-toys, or fragile, empty-headed porcelain baby dolls, and men are perverts, or white knights who are only standing up for you to get into your pants?
That's what I'm gathering from both of your posts. nowhere in that post did she say anything about all men...
I don't know where you draw that conclusion from.
04/12 Kotaku posts this piece of "feminist criticism":
http://kotaku.com/game-developers-really-need-to-stop-letting-teenage-boy-472724616
George Kamitani replies half assed gaming journalism with this:(twitter screenshot from a third party)
https://twitter.com/HokutoAndy/status/326548474772484098/photo/1
Actually the picture is from the dwarves that are another selectable character on the same game the journalist was criticizing. A tongue in cheek joke which was interpreted as a homophobic insult.
04/16 Kotaku "journalist" replies with another article :
http://kotaku.com/the-real-problem-with-that-controversial-sexy-video-ga-478120280
Then after all that frigging flame throwing they toss this: (today, 04/25)
http://kotaku.com/beyond-the-bosoms-this-art-is-some-of-the-best-in-the-480270975
Seriously WTF is going at Gawker ?
Not satisfied with stupid gossip now they're trying to attack game makers ?
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