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Mon Nov 23
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08/04/09
...........oh....Gotta catch 'em all then use them for racing! :D -shot- *insider humor*
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But instead they tried to tell adults across an ocean what they cannot fantasize about.
Strange that it seems that "banning" it didn't make it go away.
but whatever.. Out of sight out of mind right?
Well at least until [WOMEN'S MAGAZINE] does some sort of expose on Thoroughbred games and how its destroying cartoon women's rights.
08/04/09
I know that Japanese people (older generations at least, my age and up) lead very strict and stringent lives... does that contribute? Does living a life of forced structure and strict tradition repress these urges to the point where rape simulators are something that require a plural description?!
08/04/09
But if you go past a block of wanted posters here--or, in the Japanese embassy/consulates over there--by and large, the people perpetrating these horrendous crimes are younger guys. The rape, the torture--it's those members of a generation largely bemoaned to be lacking "tradition" in any number of ways (work ethic, group orientation, reproduction, etc.) who are doing it. So I don't think that blaming a popular stereotyped view (not that it sounds like you meant it in harm, but it _is_ a stereotype) which in fact encompasses only a certain part of the culture--and not the part committing the crimes--for this fascination with brutality, works.
To be fair, it's getting attention because the international media got tired of the economy and swine flu turns out not to be the killer plague everyone thought it was. And we continue to hear about it after more popular media has turned away from it, because we read Kotaku. This particular instance of this particular sick cultural fascination just happens to fall into the gaming category, so we see it. But people are sick all over. It's not an excuse...but it is a perspective.
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A desire to feel desired is built into most of humanity. Someone desiring you so much that they simply won't take no as an answer is an intense, extreme example of desire. Rape is certainly not right, but if you throw in informed consent or fantasy and it stops being rape and starts being just fun.
Games are not reality. Games are fun. The sooner we realize that games are no more real than fictional TV shows like 24 or Doctor Who and stop trying to police them, the better.
08/04/09
Rape is a fairly more common thing than people realize. Roughly 1/4th of my female friends and former girlfriends have admitted to being raped, often from being drugged/fed too much alcohol or family members. Only one ever went to the police about it, and that's because they cut her throat afterwords.
So, this is no statistical analysis, but roughly 90% of rapes that I've personally heard of have never been reported. It's embarassing, and using a male's perspective of a friend who's been in prison, it's fairly dehumanizing and painful.
Of course, people will justify anything as long as they enjoy it. "Women have rape fantasies, so they must enjoy it." Brilliant. Go explain your theory to your female friends and see what they say. You'll be lucky if you have any afterward.
08/04/09
To reword a somewhat common saying amongst the less sexually repressed, "The willing can't be raped."
Rape means you're not willing. Rape is wrong.
FANTASY rape, ROLEPLAYing rape... those things are not rape, and therefore not wrong. A game is a fantasy, and therefore not wrong.
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Tentacle Bear Poking: Thoroughbred Trainer Edition
Cumming Holiday 2009
Are you ready to Dare the Bear?™
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07/27/09
Imagine if Conan won over all those sexy nekkid ladies not because of his battle prowess, but because of his flexing abilities?
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What Does happen when you win though?
07/27/09
If you win you get to stab her.
Definitely win-win.
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07/13/09
And yet, they still haven't made a game with women that don't creep me the fuck out. Look in their eyes...they're dead inside.
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07/14/09
* roughly translates to a circle of people sharing a common interest.
@Sooku: Yeah it's not too surprising. There's a lot of good comments being overlooked and plenty of inane ramblings from stars or being promoted by them. If it keeps up like this I'm personally going to leave in the near future.
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07/13/09
Let's pretend I'm making a puzzle game. It's about puzzles, so I want "puzzle" to be in there somehow. Now all I have to do is add a couple letters onto the end of it or something. "Puzzlay".
God that's such a dumb name.
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Well I seriously doubt the people who buy rape simulators are worried about what they're called.
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07/14/09
... fuck.
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07/13/09
You disappoint me, Japan. Rape is bad enough without you portraiting the rapist as a good guy.
07/13/09
Besides, I'm pretty sure the title is a Japanese play on words. I think. Maybe.
07/13/09
I know not all their games are rape centered, but come on... that title. Again, why would you need to escape from the hero of a hentai game, unless he was trying to rape you? Just deductive reasoning.
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Also, I accidentally read "knocking off other companies" as "knocking up other companies". @_@