Came across
this excellent criticism of the second video in the series and Anita's argumentative tactics and videomaking as a whole.
Knowing how you feel about Sarkeesian from your blog, or anyone who dares view video games in a light other than that which you deem appropriate, I was wary to click on that link, lest I fill my living room with angry bro-ranting about how wrong she is to dare criticize the video game industry or anything regarding sexism in games.
I don't really watch Sarkeesian anymore as her videos aren't entertaining enough (I prefer Lindsay Ellis, and would it kill FF to try and be a bit funnier if her vids are twice as long with higher production value?), and I have a short attention span.
These will pretty much be my thoughts as I watch P#2 and P#3 of Sarkeesian's series and that guy's "rebuttal." I have to do this, otherwise I won't be able to get through 2 hours of Sarkeesian's voice and some random dude commentating on her thoughts.
1) On his claim of academic dishonesty? Gameplay footage doesn't belong to you. That's like claiming screenshots of a DC comic you posted online belong to you and demanding a link to your blog.
2) On her criticism of Grand Theft Auto III? Meh. It's a game that revolves around killing as many people as you possibly can for fun. The cheats are tanks, more weapons, grenades, and etc... and the death of the girlfriend is really irrelevant when put into the context of how nonsensical that world is.
3) I wish she'd brought up Queen of Blades from Starcraft.
4) Just scrolling through the response videos on YT, it's amazing how ignorant and butthurt people get when someone dare criticize their favorite game.
5) It's hilarious how many dumbasses poke and prod Lindsey on twitter to say something negative about Sarkeesian. Do they not realize Lindsey has pretty much said every single thing Sarkeesian has said as NChick in her older vids? God, people are stupid.
6) And I finished watching P#2 without much disagreement.
7) Thank god she disables comments.
8) At 6:59 on vid #3, she makes a very good point that I've been attempting to explain to people regarding race and sexuality for quite a while. Having an angry white dude villain who rapes a white female in a film is not equivalent to having an angry black dude villain who rapes a white female in a film, just like having a guy held captive to be saved by his bro is not the same as having a girlfriend held captive to be saved by her hero. It's false equivalency.
9) The Peach Game sounds incredibly stupid and does not look like something I'd play.
10) 10:10, on Spelunky? WTF? A game like that exists? *facepalm*
11) Oh, Ironic Sexism. haha. It's like the evil sister to ironic racism (or hipster racism).
12) 13:00, thank you. Claiming parody means shit nothing.
13) 15:00, she needs to play Mutant Mudds.
14) 20:20, Like everyone else said, she needs to play Portal. I was really quite high when I played it, so I couldn't exactly understand how to play, but what I did play under instruction from a friend was quite awesome.
15) Overall, not much disagreement with her. It's not like she's saying anything radically different or nonsensical. Onto the dude's video, which I know will probably piss me off.
16) It is fair use and I wish he'd stfu about her usage of game footage. He sounds really, really dumb. No one credits anyone for taking footage of gameplay or movies/tv shows from YT. Give me a break. And video editing takes time. She looked at over 100+ games and he's being incredibly disingenuous.
17) I wish she had played the games, too, though, but reading a walk through is pretty much all you need. These games aren't Russian novels.
18) I don't blame her for blocking him, either. No one wants to deal with whiny bullshit.
19) She uses big words? Really? I consider myself kind of dumb and her videos are kind 1st level easy to get.
20) So, I'm bored and I've started watching his other vids. He does seem like a smart guy. But I really wish he'd put a smart response up to Sarkeesian cause he's sounding incredibly whiny about nothing.
21) His rape vid is incredibly smart. Ok, going back to his rebuttal before I get too side tracked.
22) Parody doesn't really mean what he thinks it means. Parody is Blazing Saddles. Not simply repeating a trope without actually deconstructing it or showing why it's ridiculous.
23) The nitpicking does not in anyway detract from her point. I don't know what he's trying to prove.
24) What a guy thinks a female power fantasy is /=/ female power fantasy. God, I'm not interested in listening to this kind of false equivalency. Bayonetta is a female power fantasy like the Starfire redesign is a female power fantasy. This sounds like a "what about the men" argument, or "what about the white people."
25) I'm looking forward to him defending Mileena's costume next.
26) It's not about sex. It's about agency and objectification. My god, his false equivalency is fucking idiotic.
27) God, he sounds incredibly defensive. I lived in Egypt for half a year and the sexism over their does not negate the sexism in his precious little video games. I'm really not sure if I even want to continue watching this cause it's pissing me off.
28) Stopped at 17:00. I really can't tolerate his whiny bullshit anymore. He does not understand sexism at all, nor the nuances involved. Pity, cause he seems like a smart guy.