kalparun

It sure is nice when #1reasonwhy complains about instances of women getting hit on, or passed of as "receptionists".

That is SEXISM and so horrible.

Threads were filled with people shouting EQUALITY.

When men get actual discrimination and I make a thread for that, apparently it's not a big deal.

I mean really, "loud language"? What kind of criticism is that?

This is hypocrisy at it's finest.

@Chaser324 said:

The Kickstarter was for a film chronicling his story, and it made its goal.

There's certainly a lot of conversations worth having about the circumstances that put Brian Banks behind bars, but a lot of what's in the OP seems pretty far off base. If you want to have a discussion about people getting a ton of money on Kickstarter and not delivering, that's a totally different conversation that has nothing to do with gender or race.

I wanted to point out how people underestimate or even not recognise that males actually get discriminated too.

How many times have you seen people rejecting the concept of misandry? I've seen many.

@hawkinson76 said:

Straw man argument, and silly.

On the whole there is no justification for bitching based on systemic bias against men, all other things being equal a man has a better chance in almost every circumstance, systemic bias is almost always in our favor.

Also, please don't post this on a video game website. Or any other site, because it is dumb.

Even if that's not true, does it mean that we should turn a blind eye?

Also, this is off-topic, it's not about video games.

@Animasta said:

what exactly was the guy's kickstarter FOR? just to give him money? you were not very clear about it

He wants to make an autobiographical account (ie film, documentary) to raise awareness and I guess, clear out his name.

"I hope my story can serve as a catalyst for change." as he says.

@JasonR86 said:

@kalparun said:

@JasonR86 said:

I can't flag this shit. Someone flag it before we have a clusterfuck.

A call for equality apparently IS something that causes clusterfucks, I guess.

Pretending is easier.

Go away.

No.

@JasonR86 said:

I can't flag this shit. Someone flag it before we have a clusterfuck.

A call for equality apparently IS something that causes clusterfucks, I guess.

Pretending is easier.

@Spuirrel said:

It makes me feel like calling you a damned fool.

Why is that?

@Zekhariah said:

No context on what the projects are, so I'm not sure what the point of the posting is.

Anita wanted to make a vlog about oversexualisation in video games.

Got 160k. Hasn't delivered yet.

Brian wanted to raise money to get his life back after wrongfully being accused of rape. He got 40k.

The girl who accused him remains unpunished and quite richer.

@PeasantAbuse said:

Brian Banks plays in the UFL now.

Not before he wasted 5 years of his life.

Many women face undeserved sexism, that's a given.

The point of creating this thread is not to doubt that in any way.

However, In our righteous effort to prevent this discrimination, it seems that there's a number of people who have different roles to play in this. I'll explain.

Among the users who truly believe in equality, there are some who, with a self proclaimed title (such as feminists etc) or not, forward various beliefs. To my surprise such beliefs sometimes go through without any resistance or reaction. Often, they even find ground of agreement.

I'm talking about comments such as "misandry doesn't exist" and "only men rape" or perhaps unfair generalisations such as "males are privileged" and many, many more.

Having said that, I'm afraid that the image above showcases one instance where to the eye of the general public AND/OR the judiciary system, a victim is judged differently according to their gender.

He got sent to jail, as you can read, without any proof whatsoever. (to this day, even if Brian got accepted back in his school and the project barely hit its target, the girl remains unpunished and has even KEPT THE 3 MILLION dollars given to her. On the other side, Anita still hasn't delivered with her promises, being many months late. Her project got 26 times the amount needed.)

I'm sure you know the story by know so I won't analyze it any further.

Let me ask you a question, however: Is this the kind of equality we want in our society?

Let me end my post by pointing out some seemingly "known" or "obvious" statements which on the other hand seem to need a refreshment, a reminiscence if you will:

-Sexism goes both ways.

-Human beings are ***holes and lie to protect their own selves or harm others and this goes to both males and females.

-Human beings are also supportive and choose to help each other in times of need. Gender doesn't limit this.

-Any kind of gender discrimination, should that be misandry or misogyny, is equally bad, hurts our society, is unwanted and we should demand it to be judged and punished. At the end of the day, an innocent human being finding redemption is what matters the most.

-We're equal, yes but we're not the same. Men and women ARE different and that's exactly what we like most about each other.

I only speak common sense.

Cheers.

[Mod edit: Beyond the inaccurate picture above to support a weak point, the language of the OP's posts reek of intentional trolling or otherwise attempting to rile the community up into petty squabbling. Given the number of times this has been flagged and thoroughly picked apart by the userbase, I see no reason for this topic to remain open. -PsEG]