A Kickstarter comparison

EvilPundit · 2013-02-24T00:00:53+00:00

There really was a big difference between the responses to those two kickstarters.

However, the screencap is out of date, and may be considered misleading by some.

The Brian Banks kickstarter made its goal eventually. I know, because I was one of the donors.

It received a lot less money than the Sarkeesian rubbish, but implying that it didn't make the goal leaves you open to criticism.

PierceHarlan · 2013-02-24T03:00:50+00:00

They forgot something. Brian's accuser got hundreds of thousands of dollars from the school district that she didn't have to pay back even after Brian was cleared. Brian's mother, on the other hand, mortgaged her home to pay for the lawyer who convinced Brian to take a lousy plea deal because, she told him, the jury will not believe a black teenage male.

My piece on it: http://www.cotwa.info/2012/06/bygones-be-bygones-unspeakable.html

imagine_me_naked · 2013-02-24T00:25:28+00:00

Now I feel bad because I missed donating for Brian Banks...

calicali · 2013-02-24T03:19:23+00:00

what were the actual kickstarter ideas?

whiteguycash · 2013-02-24T07:24:10+00:00

Luckily, due to prior cases, kick-starter is not classified as donations, per se, rather it is considered an investment or actual (pre)purchase. This, of course, is dependent on what is promised for your dollar amount sent, where the donor is allowed to expect some sort of content or product, and is able to pursue damages if that expectation is not reasonably met. That said, if you gave even as little as one dollar, if the project is scrapped, you would be legally able to file a lawsuit, class action or otherwise, against whoever or whatever promised the product in question.

see: Related Article

TL;DR She better produce her shit, otherwise "donors" will be entitled to pursue legal action.

JamesRyder · 2013-02-24T16:07:47+00:00

I've said this before and I've said it again, Anita Sarkeesian is a conwoman pure and simple. She's still not released her promised videos yet and it's been what 7 or 8 months?

Semi-professional casters like Totalbiscuit or LvLcap, who receive far less money than she has manage to crank out at least one video a week. Here's a image showing one of the tricks she attempted:

http://i.imgur.com/xxr3j.jpg

Basically she tried to get her backers to do her research for her, disguised as a survey. She was 1 month past the due date then and it's still not been done.

Now the internet is a silly place, and having pissed people off she should have damn well expected a pretty hateful and trollish response. Hell, I get equally as bad threats for just killing people on Call of Duty. Then there's games like League of Legends where oh my fuck if you so much as click in the wrong spot someone is going to demand you immediately die of cancer.

2013-02-24T11:06:46+00:00

What is this supposed to prove? I think it proves that there isn't a bunch of people on the internet calling brain banks a rapist, and so he hasn't had the media exposure that she had, when a ton of people came out and harassed her.

StephenJR · 2013-02-24T04:10:17+00:00

Wow your saying the person with a large fan base can more easily get fan support!? Stop the presses!!

dakdego · 2013-02-24T09:12:52+00:00

I went to donate and was thrilled to see it had made its goal. Sadly I was too late to donate.

koeselitzz · 2013-02-24T15:34:58+00:00

In addition to being misspelled, this doesn't make sense. By this logic, there is no white-against-black racism in society because I can give an example of one black person who's better off than one white person.

baskandpurr · 2013-02-24T16:55:58+00:00

That snarky bitch is such a scam artist. She doesn't even know how to fucking play pong.

2013-02-24T09:03:04+00:00

Yeah it's because she's female. I don't really see the parallels here.

2013-02-24T14:36:31+00:00

What the fuck, people?

NorthstarMeatball · 2013-02-25T14:11:17+00:00

An update on the numbers:

The Anita Sarkeesian kickstarter ended with 6,968 supporters raising $158,922.

The average pledge of a supporter of Anita Sarkeesian was $22.81.

The Brian Banks kickstarter ended with 1,430 supporters raising $47,264.

The average pledge of a supporter of Brian Banks was $33.05.

antihostile · 2013-02-24T09:18:45+00:00

Okay, if you haven't read the wiki entry, you're only getting the half of it. This is one of the most pathetic things I've read yet:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Sarkeesian#Kickstarter_campaign.2C_subsequent_harassment

willmaster123 · 2013-02-24T17:22:47+00:00

How do we know he was wrongfully accused?

It would be nice for some proof before we donate to someone who actually did commit the crime.

stringerbell · 2013-02-24T05:22:52+00:00

Now, to be fair, a documentary about someone who was falsely imprisoned then released isn't very entertaining (and doesn't relate to a general audience - what percentage of the audience truly cares about false-imprisonment?). However, a documentary on big-breasted women in video games plays to a much higher percentage of the audience (video game fans, teenage boys, feminists, etc...).

IHaveALargePenis · 2013-02-24T01:21:42+00:00

I wouldn't make this comparison. You could just as well say that women care about each other more than men do, and they're more charitable, hence the disparity.

Strawberry19 · 2013-02-24T03:46:19+00:00

Maybe people gave her money because they enjoyed the entertainment she provided? These are two completely different kickstarter campaigns and two completely different ideas. This comparison is most definitely a stretch. I guarantee you that if a successful male youtuber created a kickstarter campaign he would receive just as much support. I feel like the story of Brian Banks alone would have served your purpose.

grantmoore3d · 2013-02-24T06:09:56+00:00

Downvote because this is retarded. The success or failure of a Kickstarter has more to do with the audience and marketing than any "societal trend". This post reeks of whiney blame-game and only serves to attack groups that are not MR. Not productive at all.

edit: I'm disappointed in you MR, this subreddit is slowly turning into the same bullshit you are fighting against.

huisme · 2013-02-24T05:56:07+00:00

Why is everyone so outraged about Anita Sarkeesian? She didn't steal your money. People donated to her. A lot of people think she's ripping people off. Since when are MRA's concerned about a woman ripping off some feminists? Is there something I'm missing here?

Title	A Kickstarter comparison
Author	Uncap
Upvotes	459
Comments	117
Date	February 23, 2013 11:40 PM UTC (13 years ago)
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