06-23-2018, 06:13 AM
(06-23-2018, 12:30 AM)Ethereal Wrote: Imma calling it for what it is, and imma not reducing rape, imma trying to make clear that what is being done is serious.
Rape is not a sexual kinky. If it is sex, and it is not consensual, it is rape. Sexual assault, unprovoked, uninvited, and unwelcome, is as criminal as pedophilia. Interesting that ageplay is mentioned as unnacceptable, and abusive language also, but if a guy describes an obvious violent action using words that are not cursive, the girl who reports it is just making drama.
And my point is, which keeps being missed here is that attitude of "hey, let go, it's just a game, deal with it", keeps being recommended instead of "hey asshole, stop harrassing the women in the game". First, it was said, "we need evidence". Now, it is said "well, you can ignore". This is rationalizing the problem, not tackling it.
Example: See what you said? You've had "plenty of people approaching you like that". That. Means. The behaviour. Is. Toxic.
Ignoring doens't make it go away. WE have to deal with it, take daily doses of assholes coming at us with rps, cold invites and whatnot, but on the other hand... what do they have to do? Just looking for the next "hoe/slut/bitch" to offend and abuse? In the meanwhile WE have to put up with it, and they have to worry only about the words they use to, yes, RAPE.
"Ignore, say no, don't respond, all valid choices and that's where it ends. " No, is is not. For as long as this is the solution, it is not. Being clear, you, the moderators, should have a clear stance about this. While you take this "case by case" and accuse girls of drama, the guys that really ruin this game for us are there, pissing us off. Either say, as a group, that you are against non consensual approaches, or say that it is fine, and that us girls have to fend for ourselves. But to trust you and get this kind of "come on... but..." lines, while the guys that insist on doing that do not merit a warning, is too little.
First of all, what happens in this online game should never be called rape... If you know what the word rape is, stop using it incorrectly just to make a flawed point... You consented to be online, chose to see the message, decided to either ignore/not message the person or actually did message the person, and continued on with your day. You think a person raped in real life has those luxuries; the worst thing you might ever have to do in your situation is to literally turn off your computer (but its never that bad)... Honestly, its quite disgusting you would use deceptive language to make a complaint, and a rape victim would be insulted that you even compared the two...
Second of all, what do you want the devs and mods to do?... Create a police state?.... There are some people, like it or not, who enjoy participating in that type of roleplaying. Why stop there?.... We could just ban all taboo RP's, however what type of RP is considered taboo and which one would we ban?.... Everything is relative to the person, so it wouldn't be fair to limit one persons freedom over another's due to different ideologies/preferences. A lot of people don't like futas, should we ban those too?.... It's honestly something that is impossible to enforce without it being "too 1984" (If you haven't read this book yet, i do recommend it).
Lastly, moderators should do only as their title says them to do... moderate... If they see a person is harassing/stalking/excessive verbal abuse, then they should act. With what you are proposing, you are now making them a judge of what is considered "wrong" and bias will be made. That's not fair to people who have different views than the mods or the devs. The best mods are libertarian in nature, lets keep them that way...lol... I understand your frustration, its definitely not the most pleasant thing to see when going online, especially in baths, however unless a person is literally harassing you repeatedly, mods don't need to get involved...