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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]lady_jafaria
2011-02-02 04:57 pm UTC (link)
For some reason, it reminds me of the people saying "But The Last Airbender (and/or Prince of Persia) is a shitty movie anyway, why complain about the racebending?"

Why, of all things, would a work being bad protect it? You'd think people who thought the movie was bad for other reasons would just ignore the activist critiques.

Saying "but they've been doing tasteless jokes all along!" doesn't protect Penny Arcade either. There's a difference between "tasteless joke" and "rape joke you bend over backwards to defend while shitting on anyone who complains and half-assedly trying to make it look like you still care about women gamers."

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