Is the hobby really THAT fragile

Idinsinuation · October 16, 2008, 01:34:54 PM

Quote from: walkerp;257217Sound like an interesting situation. How did you know he was a pedophile?

He told us. She was 13 and he was 19. When he was asked politely to leave he refused and pushed my friend Des down, so I removed him. I worked with him at Burger King for a few months so I guess he assumed I wouldn't get angry. *shrug* Real fucked up part is that while he was sleeping with a 13 year old girl, his 16 year old girlfriend was pregnant. I didn't know his girlfriend was 16 until after the fight though. Not really that interesting I guess.

I will add that heads are not very good for opening doors.

Fritzs · October 16, 2008, 03:15:30 PM

Quote from: RPGPunditwith your strange fucking obsessive hate-fixation

It's amusing to hear such from someone, who is hate-fixated. No, Pundy, you aren't holy warrior who will save RPGs from swine-dragons you are insane court jester of RPGs and it's fun to make you mad... In fact I don't hate you, I can't hate someone that provided me with so much fun.

Idinsinuation: He was hebephile, not pedophile... or quite possibly not even hebephile, just fucked up person.

Idinsinuation · October 16, 2008, 04:04:52 PM

Quote from: Fritzs;257292Idinsinuation: He was hebephile, not pedophile... or quite possibly not even hebephile, just fucked up person.

A pedophile is someone who is sexually attracted to a child or children. 13 qualifies as a child last time I checked. Anyway tomato toemahtoe, they're all fucked anyway.

Age of Fable · October 16, 2008, 07:53:55 PM

The reaction to 'Carcosa' has been very different to the reaction to 'Maid' on this forum, even though they both seem to have the same kind of dubious content.

Idinsinuation · October 16, 2008, 08:00:21 PM

Quote from: Age of Fable;257383The reaction to 'Carcosa' has been very different to the reaction to 'Maid' on this forum, even though they both seem to have the same kind of dubious content.

Could it be anime/manga hate creeping in to add it's weight to the situation?

droog · October 16, 2008, 08:05:42 PM

Quote from: Age of Fable;257383The reaction to 'Carcosa' has been very different to the reaction to 'Maid' on this forum, even though they both seem to have the same kind of dubious content.

Not a Forge-related game.

The Yann Waters · October 16, 2008, 08:55:50 PM

Quote from: Age of Fable;257383The reaction to 'Carcosa' has been very different to the reaction to 'Maid' on this forum, even though they both seem to have the same kind of dubious content.

I'd have to say that someone advocating a game in which "an eleven year old girl must be raped eleven times and strangled with her own hair" in order to gain magical power loses any moral high ground that they might otherwise hold when criticizing the likes of Maid. That's an atrocity on a whole different scale, after all, and even bound intrinsically to the core mechanics by the book so that it isn't simply something that the players might bring to the table.

RPGPundit · October 16, 2008, 09:56:31 PM

Carcosa sounds like crap along the lines of utterly crapulent books on the level of FATAL: infantile bullshit that I wouldn't want in my hobby any more than I want Maid.
One key difference is that no one, to my knowledge, is presenting Carcosa as the best thing since sliced bread, or a "brilliant" or "artistic" product.

But there, are you happy now?

RPGPundit

The Good Assyrian · October 16, 2008, 10:53:54 PM

Quote from: Age of Fable;257383The reaction to 'Carcosa' has been very different to the reaction to 'Maid' on this forum, even though they both seem to have the same kind of dubious content.

I'll be honest, even as a *huge* fan of Sword & Sorcery, the description of Carcosa creeps me out. If Sorceror was not a playable class and without such graphic detail it might be slightly more acceptable in that they would specifically be NPC villains for players to skewer. As a PC class it crosses my personal line in a big way.

TGA

Kyle Aaron · October 16, 2008, 11:09:17 PM

Quote from: Fritzs;257139Ever seen creepy gamer...?

Yes.

Kyle Aaron · October 16, 2008, 11:18:24 PM

Quote from: GrimGent;257411I'd have to say that someone advocating a game in which "an eleven year old girl must be raped eleven times and strangled with her own hair" in order to gain magical power loses any moral high ground that they might otherwise hold when criticizing the likes of Maid.

I don't advocate that game, either.

It's possible to have contempt for A while also having contempt for B, but to be focusing on A. It's a rather communist idea that we should distribute our contempt equally among all.

Fritzs · October 17, 2008, 12:59:04 AM

Quote from: Kyle AaronIt's possible to have contempt for A while also having contempt for B, but to be focusing on A. It's a rather communist idea that we should distribute our contempt equally among all.

WTF...? Maid more sick, than game about raping 11 years old girl and then killing her? Surely, the stange distribution of contempt must have something to do with forge-hate, storygamers-hate, someone's obscession with maid anime-selfhate, whatever-hate.

Ned the Lonely Donkey · October 17, 2008, 04:57:03 AM

Come on, guys, surely it's off topic by now. Maybe this place needs a separate "take ridiculously extreme positions for the sake of an argument" forum.

Although, thinking about it, that's the philosophy behind this entire site.

Ned

Kyle Aaron · October 17, 2008, 05:30:20 AM

Quote from: Fritzs;257454WTF...? Maid more sick, than game about raping 11 years old girl and then killing her?

It's not a matter of it being more or less sick. It's simply that we never distribute our attentions evenly, neither on the things we like nor on the things we dislike.

I mean, imagine if someone makes me steak and chips. I begin with the chips.
"Don't you like the steak?"
"The steak is fine. I'm just eating the chips first."
"If you really liked the steak you'd eat it first!"
"Well, I like both equally."
"I don't believe you. Only if in every bite you have an equal amount of steak and chips will I believe that you like both steak and chips."
"At least let me finish this mouthful of chips first."
"Man, you obviously hate the steak!"
"I am going to stab you with this fork."

Don't be stupid.

droog · October 17, 2008, 05:45:49 AM

Quote from: Ned the Lonely Donkey;257468Although, thinking about it, that's the philosophy behind this entire site.

When I hear the word 'culture', I reach for my revolver.