"Videogames Cause Rape" Author Gets Amazonbombed
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"This is a poorly argued book filled with advise which has no real baring in the real world, it teaches young women that they should act sexually interested to advance in life, this is leading down a path I think is detrimental to the mental health of any woman looking for advise within these pages and frankly I would say that the behaviour this book encourages could well lead to rape."
TRUE, Ironic and Vengeful, the best kind of retribution.
TRUE, Ironic and Vengeful, the best kind of retribution.
I lol'd at this review of it:
"The entirety of this book is unfounded and not based in any fact or logic whatsoever. It is the kind of thing that spawns similarly unfounded and idiotic comments in news articles. The increase in real-world rapes can be attributed in large part to the production, sale and consumption of this book."
Not what it says, but because the reviewer is named "Grayson Hunt" after the main character of Bulletstorm!
"The entirety of this book is unfounded and not based in any fact or logic whatsoever. It is the kind of thing that spawns similarly unfounded and idiotic comments in news articles. The increase in real-world rapes can be attributed in large part to the production, sale and consumption of this book."
Not what it says, but because the reviewer is named "Grayson Hunt" after the main character of Bulletstorm!
Gee, I love when gamers get wound up by some "professional" and then, to prove how well-adjusted and mature we all are, turn around and do something uber-mature like vote down their product on Amazon and encourage others to do the same. And posting her address and phone number online? That is a sure recipe to make the world view gamers in a better light.
Who honestly cares what this woman says? Anyone encouraging people to bomb this woman are almost as bad as she. Grow up, people, and ignore her like we ought to.
EDIT: and before someone jumps in here, I don't give a fuck about the Democrats. We're not running for elections. Bombing her book won't change her mind or anyone else's, so acting like maligned children is only going to do more harm than good since it gives us all a terrible reputation. Besides, video games will never be outlawed since the industry makes too much dosh and is tied to too many powerful media companies already. Stop whining, stop bombing her book and stop wasting time that could be used to play Fallout 3 or something.
This is why I hate the term "gamer". Events like this paint us "gamers" as a bunch of overly-defensive crybabies. No one is out to take out media poison away from us. Well, maybe some are (*cough* Jack Thompson *cough*) but no one takes them seriously. Besides, anyone who is easily swayed enough by the likes of Fox is not someone we need on our side anyway. Ignoring the fools is the best possible thing we can do because giving them attention just spreads their argument to a wider audience and gives them more media attention they don't deserve.
Who honestly cares what this woman says? Anyone encouraging people to bomb this woman are almost as bad as she. Grow up, people, and ignore her like we ought to.
EDIT: and before someone jumps in here, I don't give a fuck about the Democrats. We're not running for elections. Bombing her book won't change her mind or anyone else's, so acting like maligned children is only going to do more harm than good since it gives us all a terrible reputation. Besides, video games will never be outlawed since the industry makes too much dosh and is tied to too many powerful media companies already. Stop whining, stop bombing her book and stop wasting time that could be used to play Fallout 3 or something.
This is why I hate the term "gamer". Events like this paint us "gamers" as a bunch of overly-defensive crybabies. No one is out to take out media poison away from us. Well, maybe some are (*cough* Jack Thompson *cough*) but no one takes them seriously. Besides, anyone who is easily swayed enough by the likes of Fox is not someone we need on our side anyway. Ignoring the fools is the best possible thing we can do because giving them attention just spreads their argument to a wider audience and gives them more media attention they don't deserve.
Woot!
Sweet, sweet justice.
*smug look on face*
EDIT:
Now that my initial lulz pride wore off, this was kind of a dick move to pull on her.
Shame on those of you did it, even if she had it coming.
Sweet, sweet justice.
*smug look on face*
EDIT:
Now that my initial lulz pride wore off, this was kind of a dick move to pull on her.
Shame on those of you did it, even if she had it coming.
Really? She might as well have chosen:Andy Chalk said:
"Carole Lieberman, bullshit farmer" as her title.
[sarcasm] Ya, forms of peaceful civil protests are bad. To hell with those people who took seats in restaurants when they wouldn't be served. I mean they were wasting those business's time that could have been used serving actual customers. Seriously these people are so immature, they should really just grow up and sit in their place while people treat them like second class citizens.[/sarcasm]chewbacca1010 said:
Honestly, no one is getting hurt aside from the people originally spewing the slander, and even then it is only an economic loss. Bitching about people who aren't complacent with slander and inequality are even worse than those using "Immature" means.
This was posted on all of the negative reviews of the book. What do you think guys have we been hating on the wrong person or is this just a sad attempt at defending herself?The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman said:
Right, I forgot how terrible it is to be a gamer these days, what with the lack of rights that we have and the whole being treated as second-class citizens and whatnot.Kamehapa said:
Please. People bombing her book aren't out there fighting for civil rights or anything, so don't try and make these tantrums out to be anything more then what they are. Comparing this to the actual civil rights movement is insulting as hell. Did you actually just compare that to this?
And I'm not saying people should be complacent. I'm saying they should approach this in a more mature manner by ignoring her (like we should to all IRL trolls). What good is all this going to do other than piss her and Amazon off and make us all look like a bunch of hyper-sensitive children? What grand change to the world will these bombings make? Here is a hint: not much.
One thing is most assuredly will do it give her and her messages more attention and justify in the minds of all those Fox viewers, just how childish us gamers really are.
Here is the response some people who gave her book bad reviews are getting,
"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. Her books also do not condemn the use of video games.
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 address and 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.
Please be aware that there are real people who are being affected by your comments. I would like to think that in knowing that, you will approach this situation in a kinder and more civil manner. Thank you.
Sincerely,
The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman"
"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. Her books also do not condemn the use of video games.
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 address and 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.
Please be aware that there are real people who are being affected by your comments. I would like to think that in knowing that, you will approach this situation in a kinder and more civil manner. Thank you.
Sincerely,
The Team at Dr. Carole Lieberman"
And there I was thinking Amazonbombing meant some kind of letterbomb...
Ah well, at least her books kinda sucks
Ah well, at least her books kinda sucks
Whatever happened to talking to people?
You know, what every single other group (or "group" in the case of gamers) does when they feel misunderstood.
Is it really that hard to just drop her an email and check if she wasn't just misquoted or try to argue your point?
What are video game journalists doing anyway? Oh that's right, fueling the controversy to rise traffic.
What a great and mature community gamers are.
Edit: I'm not neccessarily talking about the escapist here, but the entirety of video game journalism.
You know, what every single other group (or "group" in the case of gamers) does when they feel misunderstood.
Is it really that hard to just drop her an email and check if she wasn't just misquoted or try to argue your point?
What are video game journalists doing anyway? Oh that's right, fueling the controversy to rise traffic.
What a great and mature community gamers are.
Edit: I'm not neccessarily talking about the escapist here, but the entirety of video game journalism.
It's kinda funny I remember when the escapist posted this story and all I could think was when that will happen to her like it did to Cooper Lawrence when she spoke against Mass Effect with out playing it on Fox News. OH! Before I forget PWN'D *****!