It's not OK to call a gamer girl a slut. It is, however, acceptable to refer to an entire fanbase of a video game as "Autistic Neckbeards". Misandry at its finest.

Dolanduckaroo · 2012-06-30T13:25:15+00:00

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thelordpsy · 2012-06-30T12:30:40+00:00

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frostek · 2012-06-30T18:27:32+00:00

I'm not familiar with the lady in question, but if she was using her attractiveness to earn money in EVE somehow, technically that would make her a whore, not a slut.

Scott2508 · 2012-06-30T18:17:28+00:00

im loving the fact that there are people who are trying to justify her own name calling because she " did good elsewhere"

GREATBIGDICK · 2012-06-30T13:29:52+00:00

Is spergy a slur for autistic?

ArchangelleVader · 2012-06-30T13:59:06+00:00

This is stupid, PC is a terrible idea. We should be wanting to get rid of it, not trying to create our own version of it. Who cares about name calling, it is stupid to get worked up about this.

2012-06-30T16:33:26+00:00

While I agree with what the guy was saying I am inclined to agree that he came off as a total A$$HOLE but her handling of the situation was just as bad. You can't shame an entire group like that and then use your gender to extort them. That's just unfair.

In other news: this is one reason why I don't play online games. Single player 4 lyf.

And who said there's anything wrong with neckbeards? I likey my fuzzy.

CrawdaddyJoe · 2012-07-01T08:51:18+00:00

Also, straight up ableist bullshit. I'm autistic, and I don't appreciate my mind being used as an insult to cast on other people. I like my mind. My mind kick ass.

nplant · 2012-06-30T12:02:52+00:00

Eh, I think it's a mistake to get offended by this. She said the EVE scene is dominated by those types, and I don't know if that's an accurate assessment, but "dominated" doesn't imply that everyone, or even the majority is like that. It could be a small group ruining it for everyone, and using nasty words to describe nasty people is commonplace.

I agree with wanderlust712 from that thread:

"She talked someone out of a woman-hating stance and everyone is hating on her because she used a non-PC word? Haven't we all done that? And shouldn't we focus on the point of the post, which is about someone who was successfully able to speak some sense to someone?"

Jahonay · 2012-07-01T05:41:45+00:00

The use of spergy and neckbeard doesn't bother me. I hope r/mensrights doesn't participate in the idiotic game of who's the most politically correct.

The key thing to notice about this thread is how she is upset about women being called sluts, but she has no shame in calling men spergy neckbeards. She is like SRS, she is like the politically correct hivemind that we SHOULD dislike. They talk about political correctness, but spew just as much vile hate as the people they're correcting.

The solution isn't political correctness, it's not stopping people from using certain words. It's about caring about people's feelings, and treating everyone as equals. Words aren't the problem, the problem is that people act like total jerks, and the words are attributed meaning from the people hurt by them. Instead of getting rid of the word, just be a good person and use the word in good humor.

This person used spergy neckbeards to mock and talk down to men she plays video games with. The problem here isn't the word spergy or neckbeard, it's the fact that she wanted to mock and talk down to people because they're nerdy men. No one should have that kind of shitty attitude toward people just because they're nerdy men.

It's not cool that the men were slut shaming, but she's no better when she nerd shames men. I hope she comes to her senses.

MamiTomoe · 2012-06-30T12:49:20+00:00

You do realize that the vast majority of people who call gamer girls "sluts" also freely spam autistic/neckbeard around as insults too, right? Right? Her reluctance to use slut/willingness to use ableist language isn't the general norm here.

Also yeah 2X called her out on the autism line pretty fast.

Still MRA's, you have successfully made 2X despise you because of this invasion shit. They don't do the same to you at all. So please stop it.

accountabilityishard · 2012-07-01T04:15:52+00:00

People like the OP of that need psychiatric help.

2012-07-01T18:17:38+00:00

This... is an actual invasion of another sub, Crossposting and all.

aspmaster · 2012-06-30T22:42:14+00:00

And this subreddit pretends to not be a downvote brigade?

Lol.

Title	It's not OK to call a gamer girl a slut. It is, however, acceptable to refer to an entire fanbase of a video game as "Autistic Neckbeards". Misandry at its finest.
Author	NorahJones
Upvotes	183
Comments	102
Date	June 30, 2012 9:23 AM UTC (14 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
Original Link	https://old.reddit.com/r/MensRights/comments/vu47f/its_not_ok_to_call_a_gamer_girl_a_slut_it_is/
Archive Link	https://theredarchive.com/r/MensRights/its-not-ok-to-call-a-gamer-girl-a-slut-it-is.1018830 https://theredarchive.com/post/1018830

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