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  1. Comment on CD Projekt RED - Cyberpunk 2077 Gameplay Reveal - 48-minute walkthrough in ~games

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    I don't get it. Are you saying that a woman's breasts are sexist? Or that it's sexist for breasts to be seen? Is it only when seen by men? Do you think women should never show their breasts? Or is...

    I don't get it. Are you saying that a woman's breasts are sexist? Or that it's sexist for breasts to be seen? Is it only when seen by men? Do you think women should never show their breasts? Or is that only for videogames? Do you consider the display of breasts in TV/movies to be sexist as well?

    Or are you saying there is something sexist about showing a naked woman be rescued from a criminal gang who kidnapped her to steal her implants?

    I'm honestly quite confused. That was not a situation where the viewer was supposed to be gawking at the near-dead woman.

    2 votes

  2. Comment on Wil Wheaton (wilw): This admin is going to suspend my account in ~tech

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    I'll just quote from your post: I interpret that as follows: "Mobbing people online is bad, but trans people 'punching up' at cis white guys is good. I guess perhaps I can forgive the bad actions...

    I'll just quote from your post:

    I do feel for him for being reported unjustly, but at the same time, my face is stuck in a perpetual "unsure" expression at the idea that a mob of trans people is going after a poor innocent cis dude.

    I interpret that as follows: "Mobbing people online is bad, but trans people 'punching up' at cis white guys is good. I guess perhaps I can forgive the bad actions of these people as the target of their harassment is white, male and cis."

    You seem to be saying that your initial sympathy at being the recipient of an internet hate-mob fades away somewhat when faced with the fact that his harassers are trans and he is white, etc.

    12 votes

  3. Comment on Wil Wheaton (wilw): This admin is going to suspend my account in ~tech

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    Is it that hard to feel bad for a human being mobbed by people with an imagined grievance? The modern web get's so obsessed with labels these days, it's now becoming okay to endorse online...

    Is it that hard to feel bad for a human being mobbed by people with an imagined grievance? The modern web get's so obsessed with labels these days, it's now becoming okay to endorse online harassment campaigns when the victim is a white male. Really? Is that the kind of person you want to be?

    21 votes

  4. Comment on Amber Enderton on why Wil Wheaton got chased off Mastodon in ~tech

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    I honestly feel that people who try to be 'allies' to this kind of hyper-demanding feminist are the ones who get harassed the most by the very same people they're trying to join hands with....

    I honestly feel that people who try to be 'allies' to this kind of hyper-demanding feminist are the ones who get harassed the most by the very same people they're trying to join hands with.

    According to this article, Wil deserved to be harassed off mastodon for the following amazing crimes:

    Blocking a troll.
    Using the ggautoblocker.
    Being friends with Chris Hardwick.

    Really? Those are worth attacking and harassing and silencing someone? The author needs to take some time and examine themself and their actions.

    23 votes

  5. Comment on On NSFW Content Rules in ~tildes

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    IMO there's always going to be topics that some people are uncomfortable with, and a robust self-filtering system is better than censoring for everyone.

    IMO there's always going to be topics that some people are uncomfortable with, and a robust self-filtering system is better than censoring for everyone.

    40 votes