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snarp(The comic to which all this refers is here, if you don't know the context. It may be upsetting for some people.)
Penny Arcade stops selling rape-joke shirts, offering a sincere apology to... the rape-joke fans!
No, they do not apologize to, like... rape victims, or anything. The entire post is an apology to creeps who think rape is a funny word. Stay classy, guys.
"Fair and warranted!" Because, if you're scared of someone who's voluntarily wearing a t-shirt that labels them as a rapist, that's a conscious and unfair act on your part, like cutting in line. You should apologize to the creep in the dickwolf shirt for worrying that he might be wearing it because he doesn't think rape's a big deal. I mean, he doesn't - that's why he's got a dickwolf shirt in the first place - but it's unfair to judge him for that. He probably, like, loves his mom and stuff.
He might even stop wearing the shirt if his mom got sexually assaulted, because then it wouldn't seem quite as funny somehow. It's still funny now, though! I mean, he doesn't know anyone who's been raped. No one who's mentioned it to him, anyway. And certainly, if any of his friends or family members had been the victims of sexual violence, they'd trust him enough to tell him about it. It's not like they might feel uncomfortable talking to him about these things, knowing that he laughs at rape jokes.
I also like how Krahulik thinks that, before he makes a move to keep the con he's organizing from becoming a threatening environment, he deserves to be asked very nicely, in private where he won't be embarrassed. I mean, he's doing these people a favor, here. It's not like they're paying him for admission to a video game convention, where they're expecting to have fun.
I don't think anyone's assuming anything about him that's not true. And one can, generally, fix the perception that one is a jerk. It's done by apologizing for acting like one, and then trying not to do it anymore. Not going to happen here! Dude's hands are tied.
Penny Arcade stops selling rape-joke shirts, offering a sincere apology to... the rape-joke fans!
It’s true that we have decided to remove the Dickwolves shirt from the store. Some people are happy about this but a lot more of you are upset. You think we’ve caved into to pressure from a vocal minority and you’re not entirely wrong.
First of all I would never remove the strip or even apologize for the joke. It’s funny and the fact that some people don’t get it, or are offended by it doesn’t change that.
- Mike Krahulik
No, they do not apologize to, like... rape victims, or anything. The entire post is an apology to creeps who think rape is a funny word. Stay classy, guys.
When I heard from a few people that the shirt would make them uncomfortable at PAX, that gave me pause. Now whether I think that’s a fair or warranted reaction doesn’t really matter. These were not rants on blogs but personal mails to me from people being very reasonable.
"Fair and warranted!" Because, if you're scared of someone who's voluntarily wearing a t-shirt that labels them as a rapist, that's a conscious and unfair act on your part, like cutting in line. You should apologize to the creep in the dickwolf shirt for worrying that he might be wearing it because he doesn't think rape's a big deal. I mean, he doesn't - that's why he's got a dickwolf shirt in the first place - but it's unfair to judge him for that. He probably, like, loves his mom and stuff.
He might even stop wearing the shirt if his mom got sexually assaulted, because then it wouldn't seem quite as funny somehow. It's still funny now, though! I mean, he doesn't know anyone who's been raped. No one who's mentioned it to him, anyway. And certainly, if any of his friends or family members had been the victims of sexual violence, they'd trust him enough to tell him about it. It's not like they might feel uncomfortable talking to him about these things, knowing that he laughs at rape jokes.
I also like how Krahulik thinks that, before he makes a move to keep the con he's organizing from becoming a threatening environment, he deserves to be asked very nicely, in private where he won't be embarrassed. I mean, he's doing these people a favor, here. It's not like they're paying him for admission to a video game convention, where they're expecting to have fun.
They don’t want to come to PAX or support PA because of the strip or because they think Tycho and I are perpetuating some kind of rape culture and that’s a different matter. First off it assumes a lot about us that simply isn’t true but more importantly it’s not something I can fix.
I don't think anyone's assuming anything about him that's not true. And one can, generally, fix the perception that one is a jerk. It's done by apologizing for acting like one, and then trying not to do it anymore. Not going to happen here! Dude's hands are tied.
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Date: 2011-02-03 05:55 pm (UTC)