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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	dottiness 2011-02-04 12:42 am UTC (link)
	I'm mostly bothered that he didn't give a shit until someone issued Mike a death threat, when those threats have been flung around with wild abandon on the other side. Also, yeah, super missing the point. Can someone tell ask him if he even read Courtney Stanton's blog? Mike is being a smug asshole as ever, too, why am I unsurprised. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

esorlehcar
2011-02-05 01:15 am UTC (link)

That's what floored me. Death and rape threats--hell, organized campaigns of death and rape threats--have been taking place for months against anyone who suggested PA could have been anything less than on the side of the angels, but when Mike/Gabe gets one--one!--death threat, he is so horrified and upset he just has to put a stop to all of this.

The tweet was gross, no question about it, but come the fuck on. "Oh, these fragile flowers, overreacting just because they're getting hundreds of direct threats from my fans... OH MY GOD SOMEONE THREATENED MY FAMILY! DO YOU PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT A HORRIBLE THING THAT IS?"

Fairly stunning display of egocentrism and a complete inability to see women as people.

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	dottiness 2011-02-05 01:59 am UTC (link)
	It's really like a gross example of tragedy vs. comedy. Comedy is him making a rape joke, grossly overreacting to criticism and backlash, and laughing off the terrible things his supporters are doing. But the instant someone does one, singular, terrible thing to him, that's a tragedy. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	eleutheria 2011-02-05 11:18 am UTC (link)
	What was the tweet in question? Is there verbatim on what it said anywhere out there? (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	airawyn 2011-02-05 04:54 pm UTC (link)
	It seems to be this one: @ghostpostin A Funney Joke: Go to Mike Krahulik / @cwgabriel 's house, Literally Murder His Wife and Child #jokes #funny #murderwolves (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	chikane 2011-02-05 10:00 pm UTC (link)
	Cute. That's significantly less gross than what the PA-defenders fired at some blogs daily. Perspective doesn't seem to be their thing. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	lauchlen 2011-02-05 11:26 pm UTC (link)
	THIS. Ten-million times over. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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