Penny Arcade says, "Rape culture is hilarious!"
Has anyone else been following the Penny Arcade Dickwolf Controversy (as I've taken to calling it)? The whole thing started with this comic, posted in August, which many readers took offense to due to an unfunny rape joke. The argument was revived with new fervor recently, and it's still ongoing. Personally, I'm finding it really difficult to enjoy the comic lately, because of the way this whole thing has been handled.

A better and more thorough write-up than I could ever hope to put together has been posted here.

Edit: Via seiberwing: An interesting protest movement has arisen on Tumblr.
Edit again: A couple of comments have indicated that the Tumblr linked in the above post has malware, so tread lightly.

Edit 3: Via lady7jane: This isn't the first time that Mike has exhibited douchebaggy behavior. "I don't know, Love Systems doesn't seem so bad to me."

Edit 4: Via airawyn and alexa: Jerry responds.

Edit 5: Via number13baby, Mike calls for the discussion to end.

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eleutheria
2011-02-02 08:38 am UTC (link)

They took the shirt down because they got industry pressure to do so, not because they give the first fuck about anyone's "unease". If they did, they wouldn't be wearing the goddamned shirt themselves at the con. They also wouldn't be banning people who disagree from the con. I don't for the life of me get why you're white-knighting these people.

And it seems "bastardly" that people are trying to show these unrepentant assholes that actions have consequences by donating to a different charity? Nothing else has gotten through to them, perhaps this will. Perhaps nothing will. But people are perfectly in their rights to do whatever they please with their money-- including donate to a different children's charity because the founders of this one are triggering the living fuck out of people.

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	cyndra_falin 2011-02-02 09:00 am UTC (link)
	THIS. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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