Anita Sarkeesian faces backlash for disabling Youtube comments.
In celebration of International Women’s Day, people are taking to the Internet to complain about Anita Sarkeesian. The first installment of her long-awaited video series about sexism in video games was released yesterday, inspiring an inevitable torrent of backlash. Aside from suggestions that she “stole” the Kickstarter funding for the Women vs. Tropes in Video Games series, much of the criticism is because she disabled comments on the YouTube video.
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Leading the charge against Sarkeesian’s decision is Tumblr user amazingatheist, who posted a ten-minute video entitled “Who’s The Damsel Now?“ Arguing that Sarkeesian’s “censorship” of YouTube comments counteracts her message about strong women, and that her TED talk about online harassment amounts to “whining,” amazingatheist says:
“What are you afraid of, Anita? Why can’t people have a discourse about your material? Why can’t people make their opinions towards your content known? I understand that some comments will be abusive in nature — probably most will — but so what?”
Ironically, the existence of this response means by definition that amazingatheist is making his opinion known, as well as participating in a discourse about Sarkeesian’s material. [READ MORE]
The amazingatheist destroyed his own chance at participating in these discussions by being a misogynistic MRA. Just in case, that link needs a trigger/content warning so TW: rape, misogyny, abusive language.
The woman got bombarded with rape and death threats when she talked about the idea of doing this series. And people are up in arms about her not wanting to deal with that during her actual work??
So aside from the misogyny aspect here (and that isn’t to downplay it at all, because holy fucking shit you ASSHOLES,) I would like to point out something that appears to be lost on 95% of the denizens of The Intertubes:
No one is required to let you air your opinion in their space.
This includes the comments section of anything they upload to YouTube.
Seriously, the number of people who think that they are somehow owed the right to comment on things boggles me. You want to bitch about someone’s videos, comment on news articles, disagree with someone’s Facebook post? Go do it in your space. No one owes you shit.
And in particular, no one you are abusive and violent toward owes you shit.Bolded for real talk.
SHEEE WON’T LET US DISRESPECT HER?!?!?! HOW FUCKING DARE SHE?!?!
I just can’t.
THE BOLDED IS 100% IMPORTANT AND INTEGRAL. No one is entitled to this EVER EVER EVER.
(Source: hellotailor)
Wickham is “misunderstood.” He is complicated and has layers and complex motivations. Nobody is all bad, right???
Caroline is “a bitch.”
Darcy is “overprotective.” He manipulates his best friend and hovers over his sister, but it’s for their own good. Swoon!
Caroline is “controlling.”
Lizzie is “opinionated.” She says what she thinks about people, regardless of who is listening! Kick ass.
Caroline is “catty.”
Really, fandom? Really?
Ha ha ha RAGELAFFING
Let’s also reflect on how when Darcy is controlling and domineering over his sibling it’s just because he loves her and cares about her and wants to protect her as he does for all those he cares about with his mighty white man powers and he gets to be congratulated and thanked by Gigi because he’s always right and he’s the BEST!! BROTHER!!! EVER!!!
But when Caroline does it she’s just pathetic and pitiable and ineptly scheming and desperate for every man in her life not to “leave” her for other women and needs to learn to let people live their own lives.
I SEE.
The Game of Thrones fandom is divided up into three groups:
- The people who have only seen the show.
- The group that has read the books and is dreading the Red Wedding.
- The group that has read the books and can’t freaking wait to enjoy the suffering of all the people who only watch the show and who haven’t read the books to experience the Red Wedding.
Asoiaf Characters: Sansa Stark
“Ser Jaime?…”I am grateful, but…you were well away. Why come back?”
A dozen quips came to mind, each crueler than the one before, but Jamie only shrugged. “I dreamed of you”, he said.
(Source: fearisforthewinter)
fancast meme: race swap (2/4)
gong li as cersei lannister, andy lau as jaime lannister.
Misty Knight
seriously how
does
someone
so
utterly
EMBARRASSING
EVEN DEAL WITH HIMSELF
(Source: minatosexual)
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