Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

there are so many instances of nerds actually being made fun of for their horrible fashion choices and this is what they've chosen to rally around

wait, the MAYOR OF LONDON weighed in on this and came up pro-"sexy" shirt?????/

for those of you not in the know, the author of that piece has aspirations to be next leader of the Conservative party and then Prime Minister thru a carefully developed "loveable eccentric of the people" shtick

where are the fedoras coming out to share their devastating crying fits? fedoras usually don't come with cartoon babes on them! they're worn with total moral innocence! i feel weird saying that

o lol i guess the thing no one's mentioning is that he was crying guilt tears not "i've been abused" tears

I watched that clip of Dr Taylor’s apology – at the moment of his supreme professional triumph – and I felt the red mist come down. It was like something from the show trials of Stalin, or from the sobbing testimony of the enemies of Kim Il-sung, before they were taken away and shot. It was like a scene from Mao’s cultural revolution when weeping intellectuals were forced to confess their crimes against the people.

I mean, on the one hand this is sort of true in the broadest, most-credibility-stretching way but on the other hand, did you not actually see the shirt in question?

As for the design of the garment, I have studied it as closely as the photos will allow, and I can’t see what all the fuss is about. I suppose there are women with long flowing hair and a certain amount of décolletage. But let’s not mince our words: there are no nipples; there are no buttocks; there is not even an exposed midriff, as far as I can see.

question answered DJP

I think his critics should go to the National Gallery and look at the Rokeby Venus by Velázquez. Or look at the stuff by Rubens. Are we saying that these glorious images should be torn from the walls?

he's playing to his core constituency in its core paper, the message is probably about rowing back a ways from David Cameron's perceived political correctness, just letting the faithful know there'll be none of this SJW shit once Boris is in charge

This is clearly political correctness gone mad -- it used to be perfectly acceptable, normal and commonplace to wear sexy lady print shirts on national television.

no clam?

no clam.

there are no nipples; there are no buttocks

^new slogan

There must be room in our world for eccentricity, even if it offends the prudes, and room for the vague other-worldliness that often goes with genius. Dr Taylor deserves the applause of our country, and those who bash him should hang their own heads and apologise.

pro tip: he's not really talking about Taylor at the end here

It’s the hypocrisy of it all that irritates me. Here is Kim Kardashian – a heroine and idol to some members of my family – deciding to bust out all over the place, and good for her. No one seeks to engulf her in a tweetstorm of rage. But why is she held to be noble and pure, while Dr Taylor is attacked for being vulgar and tasteless?

lol come on now, at least try with your trolling

I'm all in favor of a casual workplace and wearing clothing that you feel comfortable in, but jesus christ have some decorum if you're going to be on tv

Kim Kardashian didn't show up naked and oiled to give a press conference about space exploration, but that would be an interesting world

kim all about exploring dat moon

folks

Jack Thompson LOL

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B2wM38aCAAAlnyX.jpg

jesus jones what a fucking creep

Cosplay at being an adult/grant moe is sooooooooooooo fucking otm, thank you this thread, thinking of all such dudes like this from now on

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Oh shit is that J Tunney on the left

Yep

Dammit: https://twitter.com/justinetunney/status/521768604346642432

those three are all terrible people. terrible.

they're like the kevin smith version of fox news.

C) Rising Tension: in addition to being a cynical faux-representative of women, Sarkeesian and her fellow travellers infiltrate and destroy the movements they attach themselves to (this is where we introduce J******* T***** and 0ccupy W4llstreet).

D) Twist: the actions of these SJWs are so insanely destructive and self-defeating that it’s hard to believe that they exist… that's because they are insane.

oh so this is not "women be crazy, just like infiltrating 0ccupy-destroyer JT!" as I originally read it but actually "women be crazy, here is level-headed bullshit detector JT with the latest! J, tell us how everyone in 0ccupy except you is destroying the movement."

that's nice

breaking! davis aurini posts admiring interview with noted rabid anti-videogame campaigner and disbarred lawyer jack thompson, claims 'reporting on him has been one-sided'!

gamergaters confused as their former worst enemy speaks out against anita sarkeesian!

'If Jack Thompson was really with #GamerGate that would show just how inclusive we are'!

here's a storify following the whole sorry affair (from which i also learned that a prominent gamergater goes by @farttocontinue): https://storify.com/a_man_in_black/gamergate-supports-jack-thompson

In reference to picture above:

Whar iz cül skulz?

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B20LW_uCIAEoAd0.png

why does her skin colour and hair colour change after she dunks the girl in the keg?

that's supposed to be a third character, he just draws them all to look the same

was thinking it was some sort of pokeman situation

Kind of amazing how eagerly picked-upon nerds want to imagine themselves deploying the tactics of high school bullies. And by "amazing" I guess I mean "not really surprising at all."

Unless that comic's a parody...I really can't tell.

also funny to me b/c "Wrathborne" was the name of the evil principal in my own high-school era comic

i cannot tell what point that strip is trying to make

Also what is she being dunked in, a barrel of water?

These guys love using imaginary woman sockpuppets to support their beliefs. Of course they're already used to pretending socks are real women.

lol can't even be bothered to spell #notyourshield properly

The shield thing still makes no sense to me. If gamergaters are the ones being attacked, wouldn't the women and people of minority status they're claiming to represent be their weapon, not their shield?

I know this is completely trivial and not really an issue to anyone but me, but it still bugs me.

covered upthread, but yeah

i think the tortured logic might be that nefarious white male sjws are using women and people of colour as THEIR shields by claiming to be offended by shitty representations of women and people of colour in videogames, when actually guys some of them love that stuff honest

yeah they were really looking for #notyourstrawman

#you'reOURshieldgetoverhere(scorpionvoice)

I don't think they believe white male SJWs are behind it all though -- I mean there's no way that they don't think women are the ultimate villains here

to these people racism and sexism don't actually exist, they're just "-isms" to deflect "criticism"
so naturally any non-minority SJW is just using all minorities are a "shield" to "stifle" "criticism" when they point out the painfully obvious sexism and racism in video games
sorry i'm out of scare quotes

xp #not all women, just the evil SJW, the deluded ones on the #gg are A-OK