I know this is well-tread ground at this point, but I feel like I need to add my $0.02
I wonder if Aris would feel the same way if he were the target?
Not in the sense of "oh you play vidjagames, your a virgin in your moms basement LOL." But in a sexual harassment sense...
I would have love to have seen super yan or anybody else in a match with Aris and pull out the old "Dude, why is your dick so small? No really, WHY is your dick so small? Do you know how tiny your dick is?" for a good ten minuets.
Maybe he would laugh it off, maybe he would be kinder to super yan. But something tells me, he would not just "accept it as a part of the scene..."
my point is that I think it is ok to make crude sexual jokes and comments about women, around women. I also think women should be allowed to make crude sexual jokes and comments about men, around men. I don't think it's ok to be personal in those attacks (which is absolutely the case in this instance.) Nothing should ever be off limits in terms of humor. But attacking someone personally is not about humor, it's about establishing superiority over someone else.
The notion that "fighting games are a place for men to be men" is perfectly reasonable. The notion that its ok for men to personally sexually insult a women because "thats what men do when nobody's looking" however, is disgusting.
Strip clubs are also a place for men to be men, and make crude sexual comments. But try "joking" with one of the dancers that "Jeez, with skills like that I can see why your daddy liked to touch you..." and see how long it takes for you to get thrown out.
just my thoughts
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