Comments on: You Really Got Me

By: Cara

Cara — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:45:10 +0000

Because I’m tired of dealing with deleting several insulting comments a day on this entry — particularly the latest round, which includes lots of calling Judy Nails “slutty” and saying that I shouldn’t be upset that she’s a “slut” because some real women are “sluts,” too, as if I would ever base an argument off of the word slut that wasn’t about how anyone who uses it needs a giant smack upside the head and some major non-misogynist social reconditioning, and would instead base an argument on how all women in this universe don’t wear revealing clothing, particularly while leaning and dancing and bouncing suggestively on stage, because we don’t all live to represent some bizarre caricature of a manufactured, childish male fantasy, or to have psychotic idiot video game fans decide whether or not we’re “sluts” — I’m finally going to turn off the comments on this post. I think that two months, 81 comments that stayed, probably another 81 that I’ve deleted, and swarms of trolls coming in from literally dozens of different video game forums is enough. This is a post that just won’t die, and it stopped being worth the constant, misogynist berating a while ago.

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By: Max

Max — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:38:09 +0000

I guess I'll hope and pray for a speedy Wii release for Rock Band, then, since the PS2 version seems to have the short end of the stick, and I'm not shelling out for either of the other 'next-gen' consoles.

On another note, I linked to this article in a blog post of my own regarding this same Ms. Nails phenom, I hope you don't mind.

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:25:23 +0000

Personally, Max, I have Rock Band and think that it’s great. It’s definitely more fun to play with others, but I find single player mode to be just about as enjoyable as in Guitar Hero I and II (besides what I’ve included in this post, I didn’t like some of the general game play changes that they made). Drums especially are fun to play alone, and you can set up bands to complete the game solo for each instrument.

By: Max

Max — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 23:06:19 +0000

I’m a male Judy Nails player (since GH2, mind) and even I was… well, a little taken aback by the new direction they’ve taken the character in.

Frankly GH3 seems to have generally gone the way of all great franchises… that is, getting dragged into the machine in order to spit out basic replicas of the formula. I’m looking into Rock Band but it, well, doesn’t strike me as single player friendly as the GH games have been so far.

And yeah, seems the first casualty when a franchise lays down its values in favour of being milked is whatever value it had at mass market appeal. The ‘gamer demographic’, however wrong it may be, has been identified as predominantly 16-32 males (or so) and so that’s what it seems the big companies try and push things out to. In which case, unfortunately, sex does sell.

Though honestly, the stigma of playing as Judy because the physics engine lets her ‘bounce’ (I kid you not) is making me consider switching permenantly.

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:14:23 +0000

Oh, and p.s. he’s already banned.

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 22:10:56 +0000

You know . . . whether or not I let the most hateful comments through is almost entirely based on my mood. Often, I’ll just delete them. Sometimes, I’ll approve them just so I can mock them. And sometimes, the misogyny is just so astonishing that I can’t keep the horrible truth about what we’re up against all to myself. Thanks, dude who thought it was funny to use the email address Fuckyoudykes@iloveskanks.com. I’m pretty sure that you don’t have a girlfriend, but if you do, I strongly encourage her to call a DV line.

Also, is it just me who finds it very telling that almost all “criticism” of this post is something along the lines of “just play the game (bitch) . . . god, why are you, you know, looking at stuff? You’re meant to play it, how can you do that when you’re watching the screen???” Apparently, I misunderstand video games. It probably has something to do with my bloody vagina.

By: Fuck You

Fuck You — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 21:56:31 +0000

Your all a bunch of fucking pussy bleeding cry babys. Have you nothing better to do then slam a perfectly well made game? WHO the FUCK cares what the characters are wearing in the game? I hardly even watch anything besides the dam notes i’m suposed to hit. This has got to be the biggest waste of bull shit i’v EVER read. GO check your FUCKING kotex bitches… Meanwhile i’m going to go have sex with my girl friend whom I bought an identical outfit from one of those ho’s on GH3.. fucking idiots…

By: BettyBoondoggle

BettyBoondoggle — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 20:38:56 +0000

Well, nothing screams “I have a teeny weeny” than threatening someone because they have some issues with a fucking video game.

What is it about a woman with an opinion that scares these boys so much?

By: Cara

Cara — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:45:22 +0000

I'm almost positive that this is where James came from. I don't think I've ever been called so many things in one place before. Except for, oops, a whole bunch of other comments I deleted on this same thread. The comments still here are the relatively polite ones. As someone with a gamer husband and gamer brothers and other gamer friends, I'd love to believe that gamers aren't overpopulated by hateful, misogynist assholes . . . but fucking hell, dudes. I get fewer threats on every rape thread combined than I have on this one. Including the rape post that ended up on an MRA blog. Congratulations, fuckwads. But thanks for the ad revenue, anyway.

By: BettyBoondoggle

BettyBoondoggle — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:03:29 +0000

james, shove it up your privileged, cluessless, complacent ass.

And have a nice day.