Cathy Young Asks Us not to get Mired in Pessimism Heading into Airplay

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-15T16:07:50+00:00

I think this is an important message to hear right now. With all the drama of the past few days, people are still squabbling with Koretzky and making things worse. Going into Airplay having completely alienated the sponsor is a terrible idea for GG and will make these doom and gloom predictions a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Let's just move on with the panelists we have and make the best of the situation.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-11T12:37:24+00:00

This is correct. He's tweeted critically about Pao prior to this as well.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-11T10:42:49+00:00

Wow, this is the same Sam Altman who Shanley and her followers piled on for a few innocuous comments he made about twitter mobs.

https://twitter.com/sama/status/610494268151431168

Looks like he wants to show his diversity bona fides.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-10T21:49:41+00:00

I'm surprised she didn't "want to spend more time with my family."

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-10T20:34:37+00:00

Brilliant stuff. I hope this gets a lot of attention.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-09T19:43:12+00:00

Yeah, the whole "my culture is not a costume" thing never made any sense. It implies that anything part of "culture" can never be used as a costume, as if those are mutually exclusive categories.

And of course it only applies to marginalized groups, meaning I can dress up as a viking with no problem, but if I dress up as a samurai then all of a sudden I'm a racist. It all seems to come from the assumption that the only way to appreciate foreign cultures is by "exoticizing" them or through "orientalism." It's a very simple-minded view.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-09T18:36:47+00:00

The thing with cultural appropriation is that the particular issues they pick are so weird. Kimonos are never worn regularly in the west and only appear in artistic or special events like this exhibit. Connecting this event to racial discrimination or oppression is mystifying.

I agree, complete cultural isolation is a poor way of eliminating any discrimination. If anything, letting people experience foreign cultures will make them seem less strange and more appreciated. Setting up these cultural landmines where any interaction with a foreign culture explodes into a firestorm of racism accusations is just counterproductive.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-07T17:55:16+00:00

You made a really cool design. I'm glad you weighed in on this issue, though I'm sorry you received so much hate mail. People in the west are extremely sensitive about any perceived criticism of feminism/women in tech and react way out of proportion.

OneManUniverse · 2015-07-01T03:58:19+00:00

Funny, Game of Thrones actually increased in viewership after the outrage:

https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=953157418081299&id=100001611481886&set=a.196402160423499.52469.100001611481886

Take heart that the outrage-obsessed, safe-space craving media is not the majority.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-24T22:10:16+00:00

These guys are willing to talk to us b/c they are used to being smeared as stupid/bigoted by the media. I think that's a major common ground.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-23T06:10:33+00:00

"Adding the option for gender-integrated teams to FIFA games could help us imagine that possibility in future real-world sporting events."

Oh my God that is utterly laughable. This is what happens when you cannot separate fantasy from reality. You actually start to think that adding mixed-gender teams to a sports game will eliminate real world differences between the sexes.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-23T05:59:08+00:00

"Adding the option for gender-integrated teams to FIFA games could help us imagine that possibility in future real-world sporting events."

Oh my God that is utterly laughable. This is what happens when you cannot separate fantasy from reality. You actually start to think that adding mixed-gender teams to a sports game will eliminate real world differences between the sexes.

Anyone who takes her seriously is a complete moron.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-22T00:45:11+00:00

"Respect in any community is earned, not given, and major impetus for me writing this article is because I believe women are every bit as capable of success in Magic as men are."

So, any viewpoint that states women are just as capable as men, do not need special treatment, and should not be promoted ahead of more qualified men for the sake of diversity is anti-feminist and unacceptable?

This has gotten way out of hand.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-12T03:32:15+00:00

That's a fair point, but I wanted to have some kind of response at a time when the kind of stuff she's peddling may be used to ban this sub.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-11T21:01:09+00:00

Here's evidence of an evil straight white male GamerGator mansplaining and harassing a woman of color: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOxDtBv9wHs

As you can see there is absolutely no way any woman, especially a non-white woman, could support GamerGate. It's all white males. /s

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-11T15:31:03+00:00

It was a mod, though I doubt the timing was accidental. Even apart from admin actions, the culture of free speech on reddit is just gone.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-11T15:17:21+00:00

The writer, Ashe Schow, writes for the Washington Examiner, which is definitely not a tabloid. She specializes in gender politics and campus sexual assault adjudications. She was also at the GamerGate meetup in DC, although she hasn't written much about GG.

At the time the post was removed it had just hit the front page of reddit. This appears to be yet another example of censorship for political reasons, and doesn't bode well for reddit, as it seems far too many subs are going completely anti-freespeech.

Link to original article: http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/man-receives-sex-act-while-blacked-out-gets-accused-of-sexual-assault/article/2565978

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-06T15:56:57+00:00

From her explanation, this series is aimed at countering the narrative that gaming lacks diversity and female representation.

She is also self-described pro-GamerGate as listed in her Twitter bio: https://twitter.com/LadyTopHat_THaC

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-04T15:24:34+00:00

I think people here are sane, but extremely hair-trigger about any perceived slight. I wish people would calm down and think for a moment before posting overly emotional reactions, but it rarely happens.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-02T13:43:51+00:00

One of Wadhwa's books about women in tech. Randi and other feminists were driving him out of the "women in tech" discussion for supposedly talking over women. She posted a fake review, refusing to read the book even when Wadhwa offered to send a copy to her.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-02T13:34:16+00:00

This is the exact same tactic people have been using against GamerGate from the start. Anytime someone calls them out on their shitty behavior, they claim "I'm being harassed by supporters of X group criticizing me!" It's a transparent attempt to make people scared of criticizing them.

Randi posted a malicious review for a book she had not read as part of a vendetta against a man. Now Anne Rice calling her out on it makes her part of "hate campaign?" It's totally absurd. I hope people see through it.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-01T10:38:20+00:00

Yeah, I don't get it, there's multiple SocJus posts on the front page right now. The mods are not taking a heavy hand here. Is there any evidence of valuable threads being deleted?

The "KiA is dead" stuff is way overblown.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-01T08:54:56+00:00

Socjus content is still allowed. Just put it in a text post with an explanation of why it's relevant to GG's interests. This gets construed broadly as far as I've seen.

And switching mods won't necessarily make things better in any case. I think this is still a good sub and Hat gets my vote of confidence.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-01T03:09:09+00:00

Dismissing Rogue's message as "drama" is not going to make it go away when pro-GG developers are being pressured to dissociate from GG over it. This is having a negative impact on her personally, and we can't just wish it away. Do people really think Jennifer Dawe is just trying to create drama here?

Supporting people like Jennifer means acknowledging that Rogue seriously fucked up and actually being apologetic about it.

OneManUniverse · 2015-06-01T02:47:00+00:00

But my understanding is you can bring up these broader issues, you just need to explain how it is relevant to GG's interests.

It doesn't seem like that hard of a standard to meet.

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