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stupid groupie: "if a key opens many locks, it is a master key. if a lock is opened by many keys, it's a shitty lock."
http://stupidgroupie.tumblr.com/post/11047953809i would like to update this analogy.
let’s use a database an an example. this database (the lock) as it were, can be opened by one master key, a administrative user. the administrator has control of the database and can make changes.
the administrator may administrate other databases, that’s the administrator’s business. but this lock (the database) only opens to one user.
now let’s have a more complex database, one that reaches out across a social spectrum. this database has a number of different parts, and you have a number of users (keys), but they’ve been granted different levels of access based on a complex security module. some may have access to the entire database, others only parts of it. one user may have administrative (master key) control, but only in a certain area of the database.
so which database is more technologically complex, and has the ability to share information and connect others, but also to keep things secure and organized?
the slutty database.
this has been stupidgroupie on klonopin, signing out.
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Stop Judging Me! The ‘Sexy Gamer Girl’ Hate Phenomenon
I am a women, I am a feminist and I am a gamer.
I am also incidentally working in the pornography industry.Lately I’ve noticed something that I believe has become a phenomenon; and that is the intense hatred, dismissal and disregard for ‘sexy gamer girls’ (Who are often referred too as fake gamer girls) and decided to write a post about it.
Here are some excerpts. You can read the full thing on my blog HERE.
(NSFW! Adult Content Warning 18+ ONLY!)
(NOTE: I’d SUPER appreciate people commenting at the post on my actual blog! But I understand if you can’t as it’s NSFW)
“As a woman I get ranked on the scale of what a ‘real’ gamer is and my interests and skill are constantly in question simply because of my gender. I am also judged to a much harsher degree. So what if I don’t like shooters, or once in a while I like to play ‘feminine’ games? To suggest I am not a ‘real’ gamer because I don’t only play games which are ‘men’s games’ like CoD, Starcraft, Halo etc is sexist and ignorant. I am not any less of a gamer for those things, nor am I any less of a gamer because my career and my sexuality are linked.”
“There are so many offensive stereotypes and perceptions about female gamers and even more about adult workers like me who make their hobbies like gaming openly part of their lives or career. The assumption is generally that I’m just some airhead trying to make money off a niche I know nothing about. Except that of course I’m not an airhead and I know exactly what I’m talking about when it comes to things that I enjoy like gaming. “
“Being told that because I’m an adult worker, I should conform to the depthless bimbo stereotype and not discuss, enjoy or include my legitimate passions like gaming into my work because together they are too offensive; is in itself completely offensive. I should not be expected to not follow my dreams, which are inherently linked my sexuality and sexual identity as a respectful exhibitionist, erotica lover and a sexually healthy and liberated person. My work, sexuality, personality, interests and my pursuits are not all mutually exclusive and nor should they have to be.”“I don’t assume that you are a prude, an elitist, fat, ugly, old, a dyke or any other rude or offensive stereotype because games, sex and the sex industry aren’t you’re cup of tea.
So please don’t assume that I’m some air-headed, disease ridden, talentless (in any way), poser simply because my sexuality, my business and my hobbies interconnect. I am no less of a gamer for being a porn performer than than I am any less of a feminist for liking pink things and unicorns. Slut-shaming, whorephobia and elitism is never ok. Stereotypes hurt all of us.”
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A brief guide to being a feminist boy.
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‘Not Ever’ - Rape Crisis Scotland Ad
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Porn User / Performers =/= Feminists
http://singingitfortumblr.tumblr.com/post/10974808358msandrogynous:
“That Awkward Moment When You Make a Feminist Post and a Porn User Reblogs It”
The Fucking Irony
Many replies to this are so black and white, it’s beyond stupid. So in reply:
“That Awkward Moment another feminist assumes all porn is evil and you’re a rapist or child sex victim or like being degraded because you are in porn”
The fucking ignorance
The world is not Black and White; don’t you DARE:
Tell me what or who I am/was/could be/should be
Tell me what I think/feel consciously or unconsciously
Tell me that I am being inherently abused / raped /degraded
Make assumptions about why I do what I do or how I got hereAssume that I enjoy being abused/raped degraded and telling me it’s ok if I like those things. I don’t need your approval. And no, I don’t “like” being “degraded”. That’s not whats fucking going on. A lot of porn is awful but don’t make stupid sweeping generalizations about something you are obviously uneducated on. Just because YOU think it’s degrading doesn’t mean that I do. I am not inherently being degraded because I am a sexual exhibitionist.
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Like porn =/= feminist?
msandrogynous:
“That Awkward Moment When You Make a Feminist Post and a Porn User Reblogs It”The Fucking Irony
Because people who like or are in porn can’t be feminists?
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For those of you not in the know, Kevin Dent is the IGDA Head Mobile SIG and founder/ceo of Tizwas Entertainment. Kevin decided to attack me out of nowhere in reference to this tweet, stating I and the show I work for were ‘racist’ for use of ‘ebonics.’ I haven’t heard that word outside of movies from the 1970s, but whatever.
Instead of acting like a professional CEO, he then proceeded to attack me based on my gender (bimbo,) talk about my ‘fun bags’ and compare me to a ‘malignant Rhianna.’ He then called an openly gay follower of mine ‘Lady gag.’ He also used ‘tranny’ as a derogatory insult. So that’s sexism, some racism of his own and transphobia.
This result in a bit of back and forth which I would have never expected such a so-called professional to enter into. He attacked everything from my pay rate to Australia’s worth in the games industry to my makeup. Yes. A man who has been in the industry for 10 years insinuated that he’d be ‘embarrassed if any devs wore that much eye makeup.’ Because that would effect a woman’s ability to produce quality work.
It really came to a head though when he began to blackmail the head programmer of Big Ant Studios, saying that his partners and himself wouldn’t be working with them anymore. He was threatening to cut their funding over a tweet asking him to act like a mature adult.
Eventually, Kevin caved in and removed all references to the IGDA from his profile. However, he still holds his position there. Kevin stresses his work with the IGDA is voluntary, which he apparently thinks absolves him of being a good example. I’ve worked and been involved with a lot of people at the IGDA and despite my complete disgust at this behavior displayed by a man who could have just walked away from the situation, I’m actually embarrassed for them, to have to be associated with that at all. The IGDA are a delightful bunch who do some fantastic work. Seems this Kevin thinks that giving people money gives him a license to act like a child.
No wonder there aren’t enough women in games development when greeted to attitudes like this.
Kevin Dent also made comments to me; just to let me know that the only reason anyone would listen to me is because my job involves being naked. Because of corurse women who work in adult entertainment are ONLY ever liked, listened too or respected for that reason. I replied “Actually, most of my followers are from my feminist blog, IRL friends and associates. But, THANKS FOR PLAYING! #fuckoffforever”
He also let me know that saying you are going to try and get someone fired because they are asking you maturely to stop being a douchewad isn’t about blackmail or about threatening people- it’s about commerce!
(Source: elizabethbanner)
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The correct term is “Ms.” And I already have a name, thank you.
We’ve all seen the shirts that say, “Future Mrs. Timberlake,” “Future Mrs. Pitt,” “Future Mrs. Pattinson,” etc. Young boys aren’t taught that their entire identities and happiness center around a relationship with a woman. Why do we teach young women that their identities and worth are so tentative and conditional, and dependent upon the validation of a man? Why must the markers of a woman’s identity change so drastically in response to her relationship status? Why is a woman defined by her relationships, and how society views those relationships?
