"Feminists" are accusing Microsoft for making a "rape" joke on their E3 presentation, when there isn't one.

ChunLiSBK · 2013-06-11T00:19:55+00:00

I saw this presentation on the stream. Before the fight she said she was going to "own" him (he is a dark skinned male). I think it's disgusting that she would make an oppressive joke about slavery in our modern society. This woman should be held accountable for her words.

calvingarner · 2013-06-10T21:35:21+00:00

I didn't realize that feminists had the authority to tell me that a phrase is always used as a rape joke.

They think about rape a lot.

89733 · 2013-06-11T00:45:05+00:00

Sounds more like a murder joke than a rape joke.

And seeing as though they're playing a game where you fight to the death... hmmm....

SwanOfAvon22 · 2013-06-10T21:12:58+00:00

Best comment from YouTube:

Trash talking between guys = lol grow a pair

Trash talking between guy and girl = omg he's talking about rape, he's raping about rape, rape's raping rape

literallyschmiteraly · 2013-06-10T20:36:55+00:00

Un-fucking-believable. I think Freud would have a thing or two to say about people who see rape EVERYWHERE.

AryoBarzan · 2013-06-10T21:52:16+00:00

Yet feminist leader Rebecca Watson makes an ACTUAL male genital mutilation joke and feminists do nothing.

The hypocrisy is incredible.

King_Turnip · 2013-06-11T06:05:59+00:00

"Just let it happen. It'll be over soon" I remember this from Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang. It was about strangulation. The only times I've heard this line was about choking someone to death.

MechPlasma · 2013-06-10T20:38:38+00:00

That...

Is an awful lot of people.

Goddamnit.

2013-06-10T23:01:22+00:00

How do you reconcile demanding to be treated like an equal while demanding to be given special treatment?

Be a feminist.

frehop · 2013-06-10T22:35:24+00:00

How fucking dare he say something in a completely non sexual context that unintentionally sounds vaguely like something a rapist might say.

eggertstwart · 2013-06-11T02:25:41+00:00

confirmation bias as usual from the feminists.

Mikeychan · 2013-06-10T21:07:22+00:00

figured this would end up in here sooner or later. I guess it was sexist to have a male beating a female in a fighting? That's nothing short from promoting violence and/or sexual harassment. On a more serious note: The guy just cracked a good joke while the woman was not really performing too well against him. That's what everybody does.

fukuaneveryoneuknow · 2013-06-11T04:35:10+00:00

Why do feminists always insist on coming into male dominates spaces and shitting up anything fun with their contrived offense at stupid, inconsequential shit? So they can turn around once they gain a little notoriety and say they made it the "hard way?" Complaining and guilt tripping accomplished people into deferring to you so you don't have to do anything for what you have in life?

This comment from the /r/srssucks sub accurately sums it up.

ryuh90 · 2013-06-10T23:52:07+00:00

So when is the same outrage going to surface about all of the "#killallmen#" hashtags that have been posted by hundreds if not thousands all over twitter and tumblr for months? Also "Just let it happen. It will all be over soon" is something that a doctor might say before operating on a patient to comfort them for god's sake! Apparently that doctor would be a rapist according to this logic!

AtheistConservative · 2013-06-10T22:49:46+00:00

Feminists being stupid, easily offended and hateful? I would have never guessed.

Pecanpig · 2013-06-11T00:50:25+00:00

This is what real trashtalking and general shit-doing on online gaming sounds like

Laust17 · 2013-06-11T05:09:23+00:00

That's just their ''dirty mind'' who saw that as a rape joke. They're just trying to pick a fight.

ExpendableOne · 2013-06-11T15:01:28+00:00

Funny how depicting the murder of people(mostly men) in the most violent/painful way possible is completely acceptable but a joke that could maybe be construed as being about unwanted sex is simply an outrage.

rbcrusaders · 2013-06-11T05:29:05+00:00

Its funny. Women want to be treated equally as men in things like sports, games, military etc. However, when a little bit of smack talk occurs they whine and cry and accuse of horrible things. They cant take even the simplest things and try to change mens nature of competition.

Bernard Chapin had a great video about this, ill try to find it.

KingOfEggsAndBacon · 2013-06-11T05:55:33+00:00

YouTube-Comment by ThatBakedPotato:

Of course I understand what a joke is??? I can joke around with people but never about something as sensitive as rape. My friend was raped and she just relives the pain every time someone makes a rape joke. That's the problem. Making light of something makes it less of an issue when it deserves serious attention.

Since when is telling a joke making a light of something? She does not understand the nature of humor.

Based on her logic we shouldn't do anything, since it can trigger bad memories of people.

Cookie · 2013-06-11T00:21:12+00:00

The last time I heard this spoken I was getting a shot. That's the first thing that came to my mind. An unpleasant visit to the doctor's office.

2013-06-11T05:40:10+00:00

Although controlling my emotions sounds like hard work since emotions are so powerful. I have a harder time thinking rationally and not getting personally involved in things.

Reminds me of the little picture they have over in r/tumblrInAction "I can't! The feels!!"

pauldustllah · 2013-06-11T13:15:18+00:00

Is this going to be the new donglegate?

Nutz76 · 2013-06-11T14:14:42+00:00

When I say feminism is a shit test, this exactly the sort of thing I'm referring to.

2013-06-10T21:29:00+00:00

Everyone here should retweet it with #killallmen attached

ShishouMatt · 2013-06-10T22:41:30+00:00

If she was good at Killer Instinct she could have responded in game to his trash talk with...

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!

anthemlog · 2013-06-10T23:33:33+00:00

Okay okay. Here's how the next one will turn out; "If any man suddenly speaks to you, without your consent, that counts asa form of rape." YOU WILL SEE.

mbjhug · 2013-06-11T13:34:52+00:00

How did I know some sort of controversy was going to come out of E3? Just HOW did I know?

These people are raping my gaming experience.

2013-06-11T13:56:09+00:00

Is "resistance is futile" a rapist's charter then?

The Borg are even worse than I thought...

2013-06-11T17:17:22+00:00

Probably not the best words to pick in a presentation at E3. But yeah, 'feminists' (I use the term lightly, because not all feminists are like this.) have taken the casual gaming quips way out of context.

Up2Eleven · 2013-06-11T04:09:25+00:00

You know what...even if he had said "Oooh! I just raped you!" he didn't actually rape her. Therefore, non-issue. After all, if she'd said the same thing to him "Just let it happen, it'll be over soon" she'd be seen as witty and clever and the same people who are currently offended wouldn't be. Fuck hypersensitive people. With their consent, of course.

Super_delicious · 2013-06-11T01:17:18+00:00

It could be taken like a rape joke but since it wasn't a conversation between old friends it was taken out of context.

DerekAcorah · 2013-06-11T13:57:03+00:00

They really are cheapening the word "Rape" with this crap. They complain about people genuinely joking about rape (I know that's not the case in this video) but that seems to be a natural reaction to stupid accusations like this. You know how ethnic minorities sometimes take ownership of racial slurs directed against them? I can see the same thing happening with rape. I don't want to see that happen, because rape is a real issue and we shouldn't become desensitised to it, but I think it's inevitable if this "rape is everywhere" stuff doesn't stop.

Omni314 · 2013-06-11T16:26:52+00:00

It'll be over soon kinda makes me think of this Trigger warning if you've ever been stabbed

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TheCameraLady · 2013-06-11T02:34:08+00:00

OH no. It was a rape joke, there's no doubt about it.

However the fallacy here is that a rape joke is somehow equal in evil to actually raping the girl. It's not. It's a joke. It was a poor joke that didn't make me laugh, but nobody was harmed.

Rape culture doesn't fucking exist.

thereal_me · 2013-06-11T04:50:36+00:00

Even i got a rape-vibe from that one. I play lots of fps and fighting games to i'm privy to a lot of rape jokes. That sure felt like a veiled rape joke (even though it wasn't intended that way).

BillC618 · 2013-06-11T02:48:24+00:00

I'm gonna be honest--it sounded pretty rape-y to me. It may not have even been something he was conscious of, since rape jokes are so common among gamers, but I think there's some pretty obvious subtext.

Edit: I guess, upon further reflection, that it's possible that I and others who got the rape vibe are biased because we know that rape jokes are common among gamers. But still. Rape jokes are common among gamers. And whether or not this particular instance was an actual rape joke, it's not cool to make rape victims the butt of jokes.

Random_Tangent · 2013-06-10T21:12:24+00:00

What does "just let it happen, it'll be over soon," mean, then?

zeroexe43 · 2013-06-10T21:49:35+00:00

I wasn't a fan of that conference either but they are really just bitching about anything. Same thing happened at the PS4 conference.

literallyschmiteraly · 2013-06-10T23:51:03+00:00

Ugh men.

workerdaemon · 2013-06-11T06:36:05+00:00

I was totally agreeing with the sentiment here that this accusation is coming out of left field and totally unfounded... But then I watched the video. I have to say, the comment did actually trigger an intense anxiety burst in me. So, in that regard, I can understand why these people think that something inappropriate occurred.

However, I don't think it was as wrong as they are making it out to be. It really just simply warrants discussion: why is it triggering? What is the meaning of this phrase? What can we do to try to not make it powerful any longer?

Title	"Feminists" are accusing Microsoft for making a "rape" joke on their E3 presentation, when there isn't one.
Author	angrycommie
Upvotes	150
Comments	173
Date	June 10, 2013 7:15 PM UTC (13 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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