Female Gamer "Sexually Assaulted" While Playing PS3

[Bullfrog1983]

I was going to point out how stupid this article was, but all the best burns were already taken. Kudos to the other 480 commenters.

 

[scornedbythenine]

I'm going to have to agree with her that it's damn annoying when somebody does something like that, but it just seems some people are constantly looking for excuses to complain about things.

i completely agree, it may be annoying but to claim it as assault is a bit far

 

[scornedbythenine]

no shit ROFLMAOTBSO

 

[GrinningManiac]

As if you needed ANOTHER reason not to use HOME

Newsflash:

It SUCKS

There is nothing to do! Unless you absaloutely ADORE paying pennies and nickles for bits of crappy IKEA furniture for a house that you will NEVER USE

I could understand micro-purchases in The Sims 3, for example, but in HOME? There's nothing to do IN the system, and the money that you spend contributes NOTHING to the game

what is there to do? graphically advanced versions of free, online puzzles?

 

[teisjm]

Annoying, sure. Sexual harrasment, no. grief-play, yeah.

C'mon now, people really need to stop thinking they are their avatar.
let's take an example
*sticks my e-peen in [insert your avatar here]s ear.
Now tell me, how many of you was raped just now?

Also, if this is sexual harrasment, FPS any game with fatal PvP is murder.

 

[xyrafhoan]

For all the people who say "log off", why should a girl be forced to log off just for existing?

Welcome to teh Internetz. Your ego and innocent sensibilities must have an AC of 15 or greater to ride.

Is the guy a knob? Absolutely. Should he be sterilized in the name of evolution? Probably.

The problem with the solution of banning the "griefers" is that, if you ban everyone who does something that gets someone else's panties in a bunch, you might as well just shut down the servers. No, I mean all of them.

To illustrate my point: Just imagine Jack Thompson with access to "the button."

Did I say ban? No. Well, okay, I said force the other guy to log off which is tantamount to a ban, but I don't see what's the problem with telling Sony to make an ignore function. Even an ancient game like Ragnarok Online has an ignore button and I've exercised it plenty of times, whether it's to shut up the noob who begs for free stuff or to shut up the guys who have a hard-on for my sprite boobs. It's humourous if it happens a couple of times, but when someone persistently follows you, you want them to go the hell away so you can continue to enjoy what you're doing. By logging off, you're just affirming that they win, and increase the likelihood that it will happen again.

Also I wouldn't give anything to Jack Thompson except a metal pole up his ass. That's beyond the issue of griefers and into the issue of uninformed stupidity.

 

[HarmanSmith]

The only thing I have to say is excellent troll there. He makes anon proud

 

[The_Ghost_Ninja]

Isn't there an Ignore Function or You can reenter wherever you are and it brings you to another Instance.
EDIT:

Isn't it sort of funny that me defending someone elses post is suddenly an issue only when that other poster is female? If it was a guy posting the original post, there would be no such accusations. HMMMMMMMM

Wait, were you hoping someone would imply you're gay? Or jeez maybe you're a girl idk lol

 

[WhiteRat07]

How damn lame do you have to be to treat an attack on your avatar as an attack on you.

 

[dead_rebel]

Dr. Jessica Wolfendale said that "A lot of people in these games don't draw a strong distinction between the avatar and themselves.

That's the problem, not the norm. If people should be worried about anything, it's not "avatar" harassment, it's the people that get emotionally attached to their avatars that should be questioned.

Besides, if I was neurotic enough, someone sneezing near me could be considered sexual harassment, but wouldn't I be the problem in that situation?

Sure it's a irritating as hell for someone to bother you in a game, but we don't need the Spanish inquisition for it (no one expects the Spanish inquisition).

 

[overfiend_87]

this just makes me think that some kid was doing it and it got out of hand. Afterall, young kids do stupid things like this all the time.

 

[irrelevantnugget]

[HEADING=1]NOT THE CROUCH EMOTE![/HEADING]

Seriously, this isn't sexual assault. This is some douchebag being an idiot and thinking that he's funny.

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

... oh wait, they're the ones doing it?

...


... oh.

 

[zelamy]

i would say assault is a bit strong to describe what happened, sexual harassment sure, but not assault.

 

[Vianyte]

Human stupidity never ceases to amaze me

 

[emh204]

i say this is rather messed up that this happens in anything but second life and if you've played it you know why. im a dude and i say if a chick wants to play let them lets not have this stuff in these games except in thouse places in sl

 

[AVATAR_RAGE]

this sounds more like an annoyance than sexual assault. but either way its not cool to do stuff like that. imo Home is full of people like this, it didnt used to be though.

 

[jedizero]

OMG! THAT PIXAL CAME OVER AND RUBBED MY PIXAL! RAPE! RAPE!

 

[skywalkerlion]

What The Fuck. Seriously people, if this is sexual assualt then everyone who's played Halo 3 online has been sexually assualted repeatedly.

These were my first thoughts upon reading this article.

My second thoughts are this is incredibly insulting to actual sexually assaulted victims, when attention seeking assholes decide that in PlaystationHome you can possibly get sexually assaulted from behind a damn T.V. screen

 

[leviathanmisha]

This is why I keep an army of buff male avatars around me...lol...

 

[Amberella]

I don't see what the big deal is and I'm a female gamer. xD I mean it would bother me, but all you have to do is sign off and go do something else. It's on home though anyway, I wasn't all that fascinated by it.