Reading this made me feel physically ill. How absolutely oblivious some people are...and the deflection of " but but I kill men in it too" god.
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Motherboard: RDR2 Players Are Excited to Attack and Kill Feminists in the Game [update: re-instated]
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Youtubes algorithm seems to be based around commonality. It "polls" a selection of vids to users of a certain base (lets say the topic is RDR2), and identifies which ones led to the most clicks within the group and thus recommends it some more. I also don't think the groups are set either: if there's a subset of RDR2 viewers that are fans of lets say hunting in video games, then it my recommend popular RDR2 hunting videos to that subset.
Basically, technically the algorithm isn't at fault: the vid is getting lots of clicks from each "poll" results in it spreading. I believe viewer time is also taken into account now.
I should say, I could be wrong in how it works as I haven't seen the actual algorithm, I don't believe they've made it public.
Just in case anyone was confused on if the people who campaigned for Shirrako to be reinstated are misogynistic or "believers of free speech".
Such trash. Imagine being this much of a misogynistic loser? Like.. the amount of hangups you must have about women to do all this? Get a fucking grip...
I failed for following a link posted in the article? Why posting the link if it's a failure when the reader clicks?
I do take issue with algorithm. But the algorithm didn't make the video, nor did it write and post the article promoting said video. Both of those things were done by humans.
Because you have to provide the source.
Its up to you if you need to actually see it though.
Oh that's the dude.. I remember that fucking S logo, his vids showed up on my youtube with titles like "feeding a crocodile with a feminist". I also saw one of his clips featured on a "try not to laugh" RDR2 compilation where he just threw a molotov at her.
Honestly fuck the gaming outlets that reported this. It's sensationalist, doesn't fucking matter in a game where you can slap the shit out of everyone and now people who otherwise wouldn't of given two shits are now doing it to 'trigger' people.
IT'S NOT ABOUT THE GAME
IT'S ABOUT THE SEVERAL SEVERAL SEVERAL MISOGYNISTIC VIDEOS A MISOGYNIST MADE AND PUT ON YOUTUBE
User Banned (Permanent): Misogyny, Arguing in bad faith, History of similar behaviour
I dont like feminists either. Am I a misogynist?
Should I be banned. If we are going to have a game industry where free speech and free expression is celebrated then we are going to need to lighten up. Just because I disagree doesn't mean I hate. And WE HAVE KILLED hookers in GTA for 20+ years can hookers get love!
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Most frustrating part of these threads is when you think you've finally broken ground on a sub-topic and right when it starts to die down someone who hasn't read the thread pops in to start it all back up again
Promote: to give publicity to
Negative publicity is still publicity
Waiting for the #notallgamers folks to come in saying "I never killed a hooker"
Yes. You are.
Gaming side is such garbage when it comes to social issues.
No it doesnt, I dont think R* did anything wrong in this case. But making a video on killing a specific npc because they believe in an ideology (that is progressive) is disgusting, the channel should be banned
If you dont like people for wanting equality, yes you are being a misogynist. Trying to equate hookers to people wanting rights is not a good look either
You keep saying have the conversation but all I hear from you is don't talk about things.
You've shown no interest in actually having any conversation outside being mad at Motherboard.
Step 1: Proclaim stupid opinion
Step 2: Preemptively victimize yourself
Step 3: Double down and miss the point
Yea you are and you should be banned from here. No place on this site for mysogynist
While you mention context, you're still ignoring the context that these are fictional actions against fictional characters in a fictional world. You're right about wanting to *emulate* being an outlaw cowboy. But I don't have a predisposition to actually being a cowboy and committing crimes, do I? People don't play games strictly because they *want* to do those things *in real life*. Nobody played Burnout because they *wanted* to create a huge pileup crash in real life.
It's not normal to kill prostitutes or black people, not in real life. That would make you fucked up in the head. Wanting to do it in a video game? Where it's not real? No, that doesn't make you fucked up. Sorry. You're confusing real world morality with video game morality, which aren't the same thing.
It works the same way with consuming content. Some movies (like Saw or Hostel) can be called "torture porn". There are people that like those movies. Are they fucked up in the head? Do you think they're all predisposed to violence and secretly sociopaths? People that watch YouTube videos don't want to act out everything they see.
This is not a new accusation and it doesn't have any more merit now just because you feel strongly about the subject matter.
nobody is saying you're bad for driving around Vice City, Liberty City, or Los Santos and indiscriminately killing people.
You're probably a fucking weirdo if you go around looking to specifically kill prostitutes.
You fail to grasp the importance of context so I hope that failure does not creep into other areas of your life where you might otherwise need critical thinking.
You're probably a fucking weirdo if you go around looking to specifically kill prostitutes.
You fail to grasp the importance of context so I hope that failure does not creep into other areas of your life where you might otherwise need critical thinking.
I mean, like anything, there are radicals that take it to the extreme (aka naked white women with body liberation messages written on their breasts in red lipstick). These people tend to smear the feminist movement as a group of radical crazies with ear rings made from used tampons or something. but the message is pretty simple; equality.
To be anti feminism is to be anti equality.
However judging by the rest of your post, you defs seem like a raging misogynist who deep down thinks he's gods gift to women and they should be lucky to have you.
If you intentionally seek out black people and prostitutes, specifically because they are black and prostitutes, specifically to murder them, then yes you're fucked up.
why would you want to specifically kill women and black people in a fictional setting
edit: to elaborate on this, i'm kind of weirded out by people who play these games and go around murdering NPCs, but i can see that maybe it's cathartic or a way to let out steam for some people. i'm not super comfortable with it, but okay. but when you go out of your way to find a specific type of people to kill? then yeah, you've got issues.
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If you are specifically seeking out a certain type of person to kill them, yes you are fucked up. You are going out of your way at this point
1. Maybe not a misogynist, but it makes you a sexist.
2. This guy didn't make videos of "not liking feminists", he made videos of killing and abusing them in horrible ways. Is glorifying violence againts women.
3. Free speech/expression, dosn't shield you from negative opinions or reactions and certainly dosn't shield your accounts of privated owned sites.
4. The article dosn't blame the game because of it. So don't worry, your precious game is safe.
5. YOU have killed hookers in GTA, personally I never did. And yeah, that's was something that was brought and worth discussing maybe, but don't worry you still and will be able practice violence against women safely in your virtual world.
1.So wait what ever happened to I might not agree with what you say but I'll fight for your right to say it?
2. Me disliking feminists has more to do with the methods in which they do things rather than rights being excluded. Am I all for women's rights? Yes. Do I believe there are double standards? Yes.
3. Are there any YouTube videos With GTA 5 hooker killing. I'm sure some exists. Which basically makes this a sensationalist article at best. A huge **** stirring exercise at its worst.
See that's where you're wrong. The algorithm doesn't distinguish. It says "Oh you watched a RDR2 video, you probably want this video about killing feminists, just like you want videos of the ending."
Wow, never knew Shirrako is the kind of person who would post stuff like this. I usually just watched his/her channel for gameplay vids with no commentary.... what a shame.
When you say "I don't like feminists" you just seem confused as to the meaning of the word. That or you have spent too long on certain parts of the internet.
Please, tell me more, about those unnaceptable methods and 'double standards'.
Man, I must hang out with some of the most boring feminists ever. The worst they've done is engage in a series of lengthy, pleasant conversations with me where they explained to me their perspective and in return I actually kind of learnt something extremely valuable. Their methods, I tell you. It was unimaginable horror.
So to be clear, the issue wasnt that he killed a feminist character in the game, but it was because he glorified it and shit on the feminist movement with his video titles and shit he said in the video?
If that is the case he deserves every shitty thing coming his way.
If that is the case he deserves every shitty thing coming his way.
i don't like it when the mean feminists take their boobs out, they should only do that in porn