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caitiedid ([info]caitiedid) wrote in [info]unfunny_fandom,
@ 2011-02-01 17:05:00


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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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[info]sandglass
2011-02-02 09:00 am UTC (link)
Also the amount they've reached out to fans with mental illnesses. It meant the world to me when I was doing the, "But taking meds is weak!" dance, and it continued to give me support right up until then knowing that people I respect are going through what I'm going through, and they can still be awesome.

Except now they suck. They worse than suck. And they don't give a shit at all about having me as a fan because I'm a woman and a feminist who doesn't want to toe the pro-rape (or neutral-rape) line.

And it's not just about them making the joke, it's about all the "You guys SUCK and are OVERSENSITIVE for disagreeing" that followed it. They didn't do this when they inevitably got e-mails for comics that could be read as homophobic, anti-religion, racist, etc, but they throw a hissy because people request they not make a rape joke that makes fun of the rape victim. And when I say that was the request and they got hissy about it, I mean I made that specific request and they got hissy with me. I could look past the rape joke like I did all the other jokes, but this? Is bullshit.

(Sorry, this comment kinda got away with me.)

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