
Feminist Video Game Where Women Get To Kill 'Sexist' Men
Submitted by Broadsword on Wed, 2010-06-16 22:31
There's a new Video game out called 'Hey Baby'. You play a female and walk around the street killing men who make 'sexist' comments. Video here. Excerpt from their website:
"Ladies, are you sick and tired of catcalling, hollering, obnoxious one-liners and creepy street encounters? Tired of changing your route home to avoid uncomfortable situations?
IT'S PAYBACK TIME, BOYS....."
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And what of women who flaunt
And what of women who flaunt their bodies and sexuality at men (and sometimes consequently kids). Or can we only call men pigs but not call women sluts...
Game?
Looks like a half-life 1 disk was thrown into a meat grinder and then stuck into a floppy drive. Game that is not.
Of course not to ignore the
Of course not to ignore the grossness of a game about killing a gender, especially in casual settings. Imagine the response to a game doing the reverse.
Unbelieveable
Just when I thought misandry in the media was cooling down,it heats right back up again!
For some men, it's the opposite situation
Some men seem to go out of their way to avoid making women passing them on the street feel uncomfortable by looking down and given them a wide berth. I know that sometimes I've taken a slightly different path to avoid walking past an unknown woman on the street, just because I don't enjoy the tension of passing someone who may be uncomfortable with my proximity.
Does anyone else feel this way? Has anyone else gotten tired of women on the street acting afraid of them just because they're guilty of "walking while male" in their vicinity?
And BTW, is anyone else tired of the liberal use of the word "creepy" in reference to the male gender?
No surprise the game was made
What really will tell the story is how well the game sells. Does it become a run-away bestseller like some other misandrous favorites like "Boys are stupid...throw rocks at them" t-shirts or ex-boyfriend/husband knife holders.
Misandry is on the rise. The popularity (or hopefully lack thereof) of items like this give us a gauge of just how fast the increase.
I know exactly what your
@mens_issues
I know exactly what your saying! I used to have the same thoughts while walking at night, but I have since realized that its just dumb. I don't do it anymore; its not good to act like your a criminal just because someone might be scarred of you.
I have recently forgotten my phone a few times and had to borrow someone else's. I noticed then the men tended to be more receptive. The women were more likely to get scarred and make some BS excuse (I left it in my car...). I was in the middle of a full parking lot, in the middle of the day, and in a safe area. All it came down to is I had gotten into their personal space and asked them something unexpected that made them scarred and not wanting to deal. Their thinking turned inwards about how it was a problem for them and not at all thinking about my simple problem.
Fear and suspicion can be forms of selfish thinking. After all it is about protecting yourself often at the expense of others. Some people are going to have to take risks, its just a matter of who. This includes includes risks on the job, both physically and financially. Fear and suspicion do not foster good relationships, in fact it does the opposite, and leads people to hurt the other person before they get hurt themselves. If you vote for war but are afraid to fight then you are asking for others to go in your stead. On the extremes fear and suspicion can lead to witch hunts, genocide, war, and more.
In light of all this I really dislike when I hear some pro feminist use fear as a justification for treating someone negatively. Fear and suspicion just shouldn't be encouraged on their own merit. And specifically addressing your concern (men's_issues) something is actually more likely to happen to me, as a man, yet I don't go walking around expecting all this protection.
one way hate
It was funny how the Hillary "nutcracker" was touted as sexist towards women yet the ones who mostly bought it were women. And I never heard mention of how it was sexist to men.
its amazing how this stuff flies. Rap was considered sexist to women... calling women hoes and KILLING men is sexist to women....
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I hate games like this, but
I hate games like this, but remember there was one article posted recently about a game called "rapeplay" where men go around cornering women and raping them.
I bet these games, including "Hey Baby" are developed, distributed, and stocked in gaming stores owned by men.
I also bet 99.9 percent of women have never heard of this game or have any interest in playing such a game. (women make up a very small percent a gamers.)
Anyway, I wish all such derogatory games would just go away.
As far as avoiding women on the streets, that's your own choice. But then you are just reversing things, now women could be ridden with guilt for "walking while female" because it makes YOU feel uncomfortable. Now you are acting like the women you are complaining about.
I would recommend that you just walk by as you would anyone male or female. I personally think it is best to always look a person in the face when you walk by and give a friendly nod or greeting. That's what I do, unless the person is giving me obvious body language that they do not want to be acknowledged (i.e. looking downward).
Ceasefire!
Kris, we both hope such hateful games would just go away. I also hope "Hey Baby" gets as much bad press as "RapePlay," though I don't think it'll happen.
As for women feeling "ridden with guilt" due to men avoiding them, I think that most women radiating this kind of body language would probably feel relieved. It's the zeitgeist, but men have more to lose if there's any misunderstanding.
I did not say that... I said
I did not say that...
I said that men shouldn't walk far from women for fear of their reaction. I even said "I don't do it anymore".
I also suggested, though I did not state, that women should act more generous to strangers in the situation I previously described.
Lastly I generalized to say that the promotion of fear is bad.