"Videogames Cause Rape" Author Gets Amazonbombed

[BioHazardMan]

This author is a total moron. I think this is a good thing so she doesn't keep shoveling shit into people.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I felt kinda bad cause as soon as I saw in another thread the source link they gave, my first thought was "well she's a woman" cause it was something about women and gaming and rape or something like that where if you are a woman, your view is going to be assumed skewed towards her side. her picture was there.

Then i thought the woman that wrote twilight died her hair and branched out to psychology. Which made me want to kill myself, cause I refuse to live in a world where that Meyers woman can help decide whats Sane.

But I look at this and think its quite funny, though not completely unexpected. What is unexpected is that some people actually made really educated posts.

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I hope not, cause I found that hysterically funny.

 

[AsianMafiaSin]

looks like someone isn't going to be a credible source for the rest of her life

 

[Fearzone]

I don't care what you guys say, I'd do her.

Awesome. I logged into my Amazon account so I could up vote the most sensible critiques of the book.

Hahahaha... good idea, I'm going to do the same!

EDIT: OMG LOL! Some of those comments were hilarious, best laugh I've had in awhile.

 

[azurine]

why do people who know nothing about video games say games are evil?

"hmm, I need to make up some bullshit to sound smart and important to a bunch of sheep. OOH! I got it! i'll say video games provok rape, school shootings, and the cannibalization of infants! I've never played video games, and i don't know the first thing about them, but I'll just SAY they're evil and shouldn't be made cause I'm smart. derp."

seriously, someone needs to give these people a nice cup of shut the fuck up.

 

[2fish]

I don't know if anyone here read the replies to the new reviews but they all read the same:

Fiona Volpe says:
Hi there,

It appears that you have recently read an article on Fox News in which Dr. Carole was misrepresented on her views on video game violence. I hope you understand that it was the publication that chose to represent Dr. Carole's views in this light, and that the statement was taken out of context. Please take this issue up with the author of the article. Dr. Carole's books make no mention of video games, and only aim to assist men in finding the right woman.

It is clear, however, that this statement has unintentionally caused you some deep emotional turmoil and we would like to rectify the situation.

Please contact [email protected] with your contact information, and we will be in touch to clear up any misunderstandings that may have been caused. It is important that we create a dialogue regarding this situation.

I'm sure you are a reasonable person and know we can approach this situation in a kinder and more civil manner. Please be aware that there are real people on the other end of your comments. Thank you.

Sincerely,

The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman

I cannot tell if this is damage control or an insult, maybe both mixed into one?

 

[katsumoto03]

Sometimes I just love Karma.

Also: Ignorant ***** is ignorant and deserves all the hate she gets, no, more.

 

[Wildcard5]

Anyone else recall a very similar phenomenon happening to Cooper Lawrence during the "Mass Effect controversy" when she went on Fox News and said horrorible things about a game that she had never played let alone seen played......

It is good to see that justice is not a rare thing that only works once.

 

[TeveshSzat]

All I read was Fox and then I lost interest.

 

[Cid Silverwing]

Q: Who is worse? Advertisers, Psychiatrists, Lawyers or Politicians?
A: Someone who wants to be all four.

But heaven forbid Amazon take public opinion into account in reviews.

Just a quick thought, Ms. Lieberman; If playing games increases rape, why are you telling women to sleep with bad boys and then leave them?

Could it be that you are the one that is advocating this?

The levels of low people will stoop to for cash. Gets proven every day.

 

[nifedj]

I read the response her "team" posted on the user reviews suggesting that we email her, so I've just sent something polite and respectful to her to see if she actually has an explanation (though I'm not getting my hopes up), and urged her to respond publicly so that we "create a dialogue".

Regardless of her views, as a celebrity psychiatrist I would expect her (or rather her team) to have the media/PR savvy to attempt to offer an explanation, even if it's just to try and get rid of some of the hate she's getting.

 

[jawakiller]

I thought it was funny, the amazon stunt. If you want to fuck with people who have no life and love games (aka, nerds), don't expect the internet to be nice to you. Thats like ticking poseiden off then going for a swim. Uhh, real smart.

Oh and I wasn't trying to make fun of the nerds responsible (saying they had no life), i'm one of them. put simply, Carole, fail. Nerds for the win!

 

[Javelk]

What was she thinking when she said that? "I'll just piss off an entire sub-culture, but people who agree with me will still agree with me." *Shakes head* The poor ignorant bigot. Although what do you expect from Faux News?

 

[Stilt-Man]

This isn't Karma; it's retaliation. It's also ridiculous. We should try to be above reproach, and show Dr. Carole, FOX News, and their respective viewers WHY they are wrong, in a rational manner; not just react and try to get her book a bad rating. My mind boggles at this "Amazonbombing" (cute term), and is further boggled that it's being celebrated. WHAT? We have no right to whine and lament about video games and its community never being taken seriously when we're pulling this kind of childish crap.

 

[Jonabob87]

Ah, when we nerds get pissed off we can do some awesome things every now and then.
Though they should've seen this coming, same thing happened when Mass Effect was called a "rape simulator" about 3 years ago.

Awesome? How about immature and embarassing.

Way to prove someone right.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

Anyone else recall a very similar phenomenon happening to Cooper Lawrence during the "Mass Effect controversy" when she went on Fox News and said horrorible things about a game that she had never played let alone seen played......

It is good to see that justice is not a rare thing that only works once.

What amused me, was looking her up, brings up a sea of 1 star books, then in the 'people who viewed this also viewed...' section, MAss Effect 1 and 2, 5 stars each.

I think it's partly a shame that the 'experts' get such a virtual beating when FOX gets off without so much as a slap.

However, they must KNOW what Fox are like, and decided it was worth warping the truth for a few easy soundbites and a mention of their books on prime time.

If this keeps happening, it WONT be worth spouting what Fox want to hear to get your book mentioned, if that book is a 1 star failure the day after.

 

[StrangerQ]

Funny thing (unless someone else noticed it earlier so in that case i apologize)

From Dr. Carole PR team
(found in most of bombers "comment this comment"
"It appears that you have recently read an article on Fox News in which Dr. Carole was misrepresented on her views on video game violence. I hope you understand that it was the publication that chose to represent Dr. Carole's views in this light, and that the statement was taken out of context."

Excelent shit from PR team who clearly cannot read when she clearly states the link between "oh so reliable bought fox news rape statistics" with games...

Seriously ...

 

[Ben Legend]

Haha, some of them reviews are funny to read. Good on the people who posted the 'reviews'.