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Actually no. This is a specious argument that make men the victim. He specifically called out three instances where women were "empowered to speak out by her
by Qworg 13y ago
Actually no. This is a specious argument that make men the victim. He specifically called out three instances where women were "empowered to speak out by her gender" and had the roiling mass of manchildren strike back, specifically with more sexual harassment (as well as some of the more mundane harassment).
A guy who tells a girl he's going to do some sexual act to her over an XBox Live chat isn't doing it to rattle his opponent. He's doing it to drive her away.
- ps4fanboy 13y agoI think hes saying people who are lashing out are trying to choose the most effective tool at their disposal, I have received many xbox live taunts, "you are gay", "fagget" etc. Because that is what they believe to be the best way to hurt my feelings, it isnt an inherit desire to be homophobic, or in the case of women sexist, but the desire to be hurtful in a way tailored for the intended target.
- sockypuppy 13y ago> "you are gay", "fagget" etc. > Because that is what they believe to be the best way to hurt my feelings TLDR: These people probably aren't trying to hurt your feelings, their language -- while shocking to you -- is a product of a different culture. I think this is a cultural difference between you and them. You must realize that much of HN -- I'm assuming this includes you -- lives in a bubble of left-leaning people from left-leaning urban areas. Growing up in a different time and place, in middle and high school I always thought calling someone "faggot" or "gay" was roughly the same as "idiot", "jerk" or "asshole" -- a generic insult not meant to be taken literally. And in the context of a multiplayer game, especially online, such a word is typically used to express momentary anger at the in-game situation, not trying to attack you personally. It was quite a culture shock to me when I got to college and discovered that most people on campus viewed insulting someone by calling them a "faggot" to be political incorrectness of the same order as calling someone a "nigger" or "retard".
- ps4fanboy 13y agoI understand what you are saying but I can assure you this isnt delivered in the same way you are describing, its not hard to misinterpret the intent of someone sending you all caps messages and screaming down their mic.
- PaulHoule 13y agoWell, if you're seriously left-leaning you might think calling somebody a "faggot" is praise...
- transitionality 13y agoFemale privilege allows you to frame a man for rape or sexual harassment even if the man did absolutely nothing.
- rfnslyr 13y agoWhy must the entirety of society watch their tongues just to make sure poor little victim you doesn't get mildly offended? Ignore it, tell them to fuck off, and move on. It's a fairly simple concept really. You are WEAK if some randoms comments in an online video game get you this rattled.
- ceol 13y agoThis isn't about watching your tongue. This is about not harassing someone. I actually recognized your name from the other thread on the front page right now about a woman being harassed due to her having a rare skin disorder.[0] In it, you post a comment[1] clearly contradicting your opinions here, including such things as: > I truly believe after spending so much time on Reddit I became a worse person [...] It's taken me quite awhile to get back to being a normal, nice, human being What caused you to do such a 180? [0]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6937945 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6937945 [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6938146 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6938146