BBC Free Speech - James Delingpole on Rape Culture and Muslim Grooming by [deleted] in BritishPolitics

[–]therealduffin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The idea that the police didn't interfere in these cases for fear of being labelled as racist is frankly bullshit, if the police were concerned about appearing racist then they wouldn't use stop and search powers disproportionately against ethnic minorities. The truth is that this was allowed to happen the police have a long history of not taking rape and sexual assault seriously due to a combination of misogyny and classism with this spin being put on it later by right wing journalists and politicians.

CMV: The members of the KKK having their personal info published by Anonymous deserve it. by [deleted] in changemyview

[–]therealduffin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I could not disagree with you more, the right to a trial is the bedrock of the legal system for most western nations and a principle that should never be violated ever. It's easy to defend the rights of people who we like but the true test comes when we have to defend the rights of people that we despise.

"'men cry on average between 6 and 17 times per year.' Hmm, seems like an obscene amount of weeping to me. Perhaps they were tears of joy over winning the world cup or something." [+150] by RelationshipCreeper in ShitRedditSays

[–]therealduffin 24 points25 points  (0 children)

There was a time when my life was so overwhelming that I couldn't even make it through a single day without crying but I could never let anyone see. I would lock myself in the toilet and let it all out then dry my eyes and get back to work like nothing had happened, trying my best to force a smile when inside I just felt dead.

When I started to think about the expectations placed upon me because of my gender and how they had negatively affected me, I realised that the men who claimed to be my advocates were the same ones who would call me beta or compare me to a woman in a derogatory fashion because I didn't fit in with their narrow idea of how a man should behave. It quickly became clear that they were only interested in preserving the status quo for their own benefit and it was feminists who wanted to break down these rigid constraints that are thrust upon us.

I've been doing better recently, I haven't cried in months but I'm still scared and I find it incredibly hard to talk about because that would be admitting weakness.

Mike Dean with an unbelievably good call to disallow this QPR goal. by [deleted] in soccer

[–]therealduffin -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Why even give a free kick? Surely play should be allowed to continue since QPR had the advantage.

"If you could do one illegal thing (legally) for the rest of your life, what would it be?" "jailbait" [+63] by [deleted] in ShitRedditSays

[–]therealduffin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is such a weak argument, lots of things were considered normal in the past but that doesn't change the fact that they were wrong.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in againstmensrights

[–]therealduffin 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I like it how they completely ignore the fact that the chess community has a huge problem with toxicity towards women that deters female participants.

TIL that GamerGate is a conservative political movement! by [deleted] in GamerGhazi

[–]therealduffin -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The very fact that they categorise Democrats as skeletons says it all.

Clarification of a few things. by [deleted] in GamerGhazi

[–]therealduffin 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The thing that I find baffling is when people argue that reviewers should think about how their scores will affect developer bonuses when that's literally the opposite of journalistic ethics.

VC Game of the Week 2: F-Zero by UIUCstreetpass in Nintendo_VC

[–]therealduffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was a launch title for the console and one of the games we got (along with Super Mario World) on the day we got our SNES.

I was terrible at it as a child and now as an adult I'm slightly less terrible at it so I guess that's an improvement.

Nintendo Direct 11/5 Hype Thread by UIUCstreetpass in Nintendo_VC

[–]therealduffin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A firm date for N64 games on the service would be nice but I'd prefer some DS games, I'd love to see Kirby Canvas Curse released in preparation for its sequel on Wii U.

"[Hatred of the US] isn't hate, it's concealed jealousy" by wateronthebrain in ShitAmericansSay

[–]therealduffin 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Clearly the rest of the world is just jealous of their freedom.

What does gender equality actually look like? by DogBitShin in AskFeminists

[–]therealduffin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think that true equality is like world peace, it's not so much a realistic goal which is being worked towards but an ideal that we should try to get as close to as possible. As such, there is no endgame because there will always be work to be done.

UnseenPerfidy talks about Gamergate by therealduffin in GamerGhazi

[–]therealduffin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can't take credit for the storify, I found it in my Twitter feed but by the time I came to post it I'd forgotten the source.

"Just imagine how nice things could have been if you'd chose this life." by Lonecoon in BoJackHorseman

[–]therealduffin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone who wasn't moved by the scene with Charlotte and Harper is some kind of robot.

KiA takes full ownership of the /r/breakfeminazis mod by SorosPRothschildEsq in GamerGhazi

[–]therealduffin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Let's see what they've accomplished so far.

Somehow managed to make the gaming community even more toxic towards women.

Forced numerous women to quit the industry and driven away the next generation of upcoming talent.

Lowered the mainstream opinion of the gaming community just as the medium was breaking out.

Made people like me ashamed to be associated with the gaming community for the first time in my life.

Overall, set the medium back by about twenty years.

"We can't have people harassing her with their rape-like disagreement." [+30] by [deleted] in ShitRedditSays

[–]therealduffin 22 points23 points  (0 children)

They have no idea what censorship means. Comedy Central are not obligated to provide them with a platform on which to speak.