"Rape" and Game Culture - Page 10

On August 14 2010 05:03 Megalisk wrote:
inb4 kids agree with nony solely because he is nony without actually reading the thread

On August 14 2010 04:54 Osmoses wrote:

Morals are not debatable. There are no simple answers.

Don't worry son, you'll grow out of it.

On August 14 2010 05:03 atrain117 wrote:


I believe you are talking about ethics. Morals are the values embedded in you since day 1. They are almost impossible to change let alone debate. Argue maybe, but a moral debate for the sake of changing the other person's views is pointless and won't work. Ethic on the other hand encompass the gray area and were probably what you were thinking about. They are regularly debated and usually revolve around dilemmas where there is no 100% correct answer.

On the matter of rape, I think we should create a rhyming word to express the gaming version.

On August 14 2010 05:01 Liquid`Tyler wrote:
I agree with the OP but I'm losing my will to provide good arguments for my opinions because they hardly ever make a difference amongst this crowd. I suppose most gamers have a strong enough combination of feebleness and selfishness that improving their vocabulary for this cause is an insurmountable task. But they feel a bit of guilt so they must repel it with embarrassingly stupid rationalizations and that's the purpose this thread now seems to serve.

On August 14 2010 05:00 neohero9 wrote:


The degree of pleasure gained by gamers using the word "rape" is nearly zero; they can substitute another word, with approximately the same meaning, without the vile connotation that rape has. It's actual definition doesn't matter; the immediate thought that comes to mind when someone says the word to another normal person is the issue.

However, the amount of pain dredged up from someone being reminded of this thing that happened to them is incredible. I will never know what it's like to have endured this kind of trauma-- my girlfriend does. I can see the pain she goes thru when a rape scene happens in a movie, or when my brother and his friend make rape jokes. It's something I will never feel, but it is something that is worse than anything I could ever gain by employing this word.

Even if it were a million people tossing this word around, against one lone person on the planet who had been raped, we ought to change it because the degrees are in favor of doing so.

On August 14 2010 05:02 choboPEon wrote:


This really has nothing to do with anything.

On August 14 2010 03:56 SpicyCrab wrote:
And we wonder why women don't want to join our communities and play us?

On August 14 2010 05:06 keV. wrote:


It does say a lot about me, you're right. I like reading and I'm an adult. No one in the entire thread ever said anything about rape being the victim's fault or that its not a big deal. The post that I quoted is either:

a) An idiot posting something stupid.
b) A troll, straw-maning and trying to fish for more responses.

I don't have a problem with casters omitting the word rape if they want. That is their choice. The idea that, if they don't, they are being small-minded or hurtful is something I don't agree with. It's just a word being used in the correct context. There are lots of spoken words that will cause someones ears to perk up. Niggardly is a good example. You can't omit words from the english language because they are hurtful to some individuals.

On August 14 2010 05:06 choboPEon wrote:


you read the thread. it's full of bizarre hypothetical defenses and chest-thumping selfishness. "I won't change my vocabulary if it hurts someone! THAT'S FREEDOM BABY!"

On August 14 2010 05:06 choboPEon wrote:


you read the thread. it's full of bizarre hypothetical defenses and chest-thumping selfishness. "I won't change my vocabulary if it hurts someone! THAT'S FREEDOM BABY!"

On August 14 2010 05:00 SpicyCrab wrote:
Why should we even force them to deal with that? Why should we push this in their faces?

Because it's fun for us? Because it's easier? Because we enjoy using the word?

Really?

On August 14 2010 05:06 keV. wrote:


It does say a lot about me, you're right. I like reading and I'm an adult. No one in the entire thread ever said anything about rape being the victim's fault or that its not a big deal. The post that I quoted is either:

a) An idiot posting something stupid.
b) A troll, straw-maning and trying to fish for more responses.

I don't have a problem with casters omitting the word rape if they want. That is their choice. The idea that, if they don't, they are being small-minded or hurtful is something I don't agree with. It's just a word being used in the correct context. There are lots of spoken words that will cause someones ears to perk up. Niggardly is a good example. You can't omit words from the english language because they are hurtful to some individuals.

On August 14 2010 05:02 iSiN wrote:
If I say faggot it doesn't mean I'm homophobic, look at the meaning behind my yelling. If I look at a homosexual and snarl the word faggot and turn up my nose that's homophobic, BUT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WORD FAGGOT all of my actions tone and body language are what is offensive the word is just there to ensure they remember exactly what I was doing to them.