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it requires delicate handling, i think, to make rape in fiction "work." even talented writers can very easily fumble it. it's not a matter of me thinking the people working on this game are "hacks" or bad writers or whatever, it's a matter of taking a super touchy issue like rape and handling it properly. like i said, that's difficult for anybody.

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snowy
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From: foolm0ron | #117
From: DSAutoResponder | #110

i just don't think it's the kind of thing most video games can wield effectively as a narrative device.

Oh so you're dismissing the story of a game you haven't played because it's unlikely to be good?
im very wary of it. i'd be perfectly fine to take back my criticism if they prove me wrong and handle it well.

but i dont expect them to.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

sorry about the gaps in my response times. i'm trying to make myself clear about what i'm trying to say.

i end up having to rewrite my posts a couple of times to get it right.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

We have seen action hero characters get tortured, beaten, and maimed. Being subjected to torture "completely removes one's agency and sense of empowerment" and yet is common fare for the action genre.

how often have those instances of torture been advertised so blatantly as this, though, as a crucial part of the development of the character? they're usually set up as another obstacle for that hero to overcome and boom it's back to fighting terrorists or sneaking through the enemy base or whatever.

i don't think rape and torture can be compared so easily. not to say that they're are not similar in some respects, but torture is most often about getting something, like information or cooperation. rape is mostly a power display through sexual violence.

i just don't think it's the kind of thing most video games can wield effectively as a narrative device.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

So I don't understand why the fact that this is something that happens all the time in real life and is completely believable is not fair grounds for a video game. Once again, obviously the character doesn't get raped because you can't put that in a video game and expect to sell it in stores.

it doesn't make sense to have your action hero get almost raped! rape is something that completely removes one's agency and sense of empowerment. using as one of a long list of "hardships" for your heroine is cheap and undermines the seriousness of it. the whole "well she's going to be broken down over and over again and you'll want to coddle her" angle is total garbage from word go. who wants to play as a character like that?

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

The Mana Sword posted...

nobody gets murdered by demons or eviscerated by alien monsters or anything.

speak for yourself

you know you're a special case

It doesn't need to be included, but why can't they include it if they want to? It's ok to constantly threaten our video game characters with painful gory and violent deaths, but not rape? Certainly rape isn't worse or is hardly worse than having your head ripped off or being impaled multiple times.

the kind of over the top violence that you're describing that occurs in video games isn't something that happens every day to lots of people, though. Sure, lots of people die in violent conflicts everyday, but nobody gets murdered by demons or eviscerated by alien monsters or anything.

also, why would you want to portray the attempted rape of your video game action hero? what purpose does it serve in the wider context of tomb raider and the story of lara croft? how does being trapped and fighting for her life on an island with a bunch of potential rapists translate into her becoming a globe trotting treasure hunter later in life?

sure, they can put it in their game, but i'm perfectly content and well within my own rights to mock them every step of the way for it.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: KingButz | #028
Are you saying that a bunch of savage men trapped on an island would NOT want to rape a young attractive woman?
are you saying that just because it could happen, it absolutely needs to be included in the game narrative

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

Mingus Big Band - Gunslinging Bird



Devin Townsend - Life



Jack Rose - Lick Mountain Ramble



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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

the feminist shadow cabal that rules the world deigned it so

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

well apparently there's going to be a television miniseries in 2013 but i'm not sure the image is related

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

why is feminist a perjorative

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

john coltrane

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: muddersmilk | #012
I'm so confused.

Earlier in the chapter she just saw a bird on Kat's head that spoke her thoughts, now she suddenly sees Kat as a giant robo-monster-goddess thing?

well she's also a bit further down the "creepy zimmy magic" rabbit hole than before, too

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

gamefaqs-chan........

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: MrGreenonion | #005
It's how Kat looks to Zimmy. Unless you mean what it is that she looks like, I have no idea about that.

Yeah, I meant what she looks like.

I want a poster of it

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

police questioned Darius’ mother for two hours while leaving his body on the sidewalk. Even after Darius was taken to the hospital, his mother was held in the police car. He was pronounced dead before she could get to him. Then police searched Darius’ home and found nothing. Instead, they arrested his older brother for having truancy tickets

amazing

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

what in the world is that supposed to be

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snowy
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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: Drakeryn | #093
This is the second indication we've gotten that uu may be blind. (Earlier he was referring to the kids' colors by taste.) Come to think of it, do chess players normally call out their moves while playing?

Though UU can apparently see just fine (wasn't she drawing Eridan fanart earlier?) so I have no clue how that works.
dirk fanart! you're just thinking of the poofy pants.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

i cannot be held responsible for the homestuck fanbase's fetishes

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: tereziWright | #085
Thank you.

How about the one in my sig.
http://littlereddish.tumblr.com/post/19822682788/awwww-yeah

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: tereziWright | #080
I really wish I knew who this artist was!




http://wunderscheisse.tumblr.com/


WHY DONT YOU BRING ME A REAL CHALLENGE

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

From: tereziWright | #071
From: HeroDelTiempo17 | #070

Oh wow I just noticed the track art for Jane Dargason


Black Jane is best Jane.

There's lots of good track art in general this time around.

There's a big s***storm on Tumblr right now because Halftruth basically said "these characters are white and drawing them not white is dumb".

I really thought we already dealt with this whole character race bulls*** like 6 months ago!


this is why the best fanart is homiestuck



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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

what a strange thread

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

i liked it. the ending was a bit silly but not all that offensive.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

homestuck volume four hundred and thirteen, released shortly after act 7 act 6 intermission 8

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snowy
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nobody can lift the big show you stupid IDIOT!!!!!!!

edit this post was mean im sorry

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snowy
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guysssssss

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snowy
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daniel bryanson

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snowy
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they're the first cody rhodes and the first daniel bryan!

comparing new guys to old guys always ends up in disappointment

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snowy
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i dont even know who that is

edit wait yes i do

im so happy

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snowy
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fabulous

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snowy
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just took a look at the new album

skipped directly to gamegrl

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snowy
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From: Ed Bellis | #020
I don't want the notifier. I'm fine with checking it throughout the day. This topic often serves as a notifier - if I see a spike in posts, odds are there's an update.

or a million troll rankings

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

i still havent listened to radiohead


chew on that, board 8

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snowy
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Duke Ellington and his Famous Orchestra - Ad Lib on Nippon

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snowy
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good posts all around

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snowy
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big show is like huge and really super strong!! and he's real mean

also they'll be in a cage even what is up with that it's metal and hurts real bad

its not looking good for the chain gang soldier

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

until next monday, IVPVideos is offering the 7th volume of their Misawa vs. Kawada DVD series for free as a download, or for a penny for the physical copy:

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the reason this is a thing is because the 6/3/94 match between Misawa and Kawada is considered by quite a few to be the best match in wrestling history.

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

Jeff Parker Trio - Swept Out to Sea

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snowy
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do we really want another generation of board 8ers

really

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snowy
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The Odd Trio - Raucous Bacchus

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snowy
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you could always be a ref

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

given that guys are usually billed with an extra couple of inches?

i'd say probably around 5'7"ish

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snowy
first name katana, last name swordsworth. also middle name katana

not that i personally would hold that against him, but

~wwe~

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snowy
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they didn't accept him for tough enough


he's also really short

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snowy
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yeah it's kinda stupid

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snowy
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oh man

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snowy
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feferi died and now we have meenah


everybody is better off

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snowy
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