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PostNouveau posted:Hmmm, the PUA book advocates sexual assault, while the begging mother is tacky. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other really. Well ironically, if we followed Kickstarter's rules this PUA book is more "legit" than the daughter camp one since one is to fund an actual project while the other is a thinly veiled "fund my life" project. Has anyone read the book? I still can't tell from the excerpts if this book is actually meant for real advice or if this is Poe's law in novel form and is meant to be some high level satire/trolling attempt that no one is picking up on, OrganizedInsanity has a new favorite as of 17:27 on Jun 19, 2013 |
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Sigma-X posted:I would probably sell mine. I wanted to give them lots of money, getting the pillow was kind of secondary. Let the bidding begin, 20 bucks + shipping.
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PostNouveau posted:Hmmm, the PUA book advocates sexual assault, while the begging mother is tacky. 6 of one, half a dozen of the other really. But one pisses off misogynists while the other encourages them, so guess which one is getting the most outrage?
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...of SCIENCE! posted:But one pisses off misogynists while the other encourages them, so guess which one is getting the most outrage? I was being sarcastic to make fun of the poster who though the PUA book was just as terrible as the fund-my-life projects. Kickstarter should be trying much, much harder to get rid of sexual-assault-manuals projects than "send my kid to space camp" ones.
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PostNouveau posted:I was being sarcastic to make fun of the poster who though the PUA book was just as terrible as the fund-my-life projects. Kickstarter should be trying much, much harder to get rid of sexual-assault-manuals projects than "send my kid to space camp" ones. Should be both. This really wouldn't be an issue if kick starter actually screened the stuff that's on their site like they should
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Excerpts from the material the author of the How To Be A Rapist manual posted on reddit:quote:Pull out your cock and put her hand on it. Remember, she is letting you do this because you have established yourself as a LEADER. quote:Physically pick her up and sit her on your lap. Don’t ask for permission. Be dominant. Force her to rebuff your advances. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:wUkCDXJ4oGEJ:www.reddit.com/tb/1dd13a+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:40tT3neK7egJ:www.reddit.com/r/seduction/comments/1dvnem/above_the_game_part_7_physical_escalation_sex/+&cd=16&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk (apologies, I'm phoneposting and can't seem to get these urls to parse properly) But nah, I'm sure all this is just Social Justice Warriors getting all tumblr-y, it's political correctness gone mad I tell you Pretty good has a new favorite as of 00:18 on Jun 20, 2013 |
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I ended up quoting like half of those and took the quotes out for space. He is explicitly advocating sexual assault and says that you should only stop if she explicitly says "STOP" or "GET AWAY FROM ME," with the caveat that anything less is her being totally into it.
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Backers at the $150 level of the Rapist Manual receive a personal visit from Chris Hansen!
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Sigma-X posted:I would probably sell mine. I wanted to give them lots of money, getting the pillow was kind of secondary. I...I wish to watch 
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Elysiume posted:I ended up quoting like half of those and took the quotes out for space. He is explicitly advocating sexual assault and says that you should only stop if she explicitly says "STOP" or "GET AWAY FROM ME," with the caveat that anything less is her being totally into it. And the fact that he says to try it again later on.
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Elysiume posted:I ended up quoting like half of those and took the quotes out for space. He is explicitly advocating sexual assault and says that you should only stop if she explicitly says "STOP" or "GET AWAY FROM ME," with the caveat that anything less is her being totally into it. He also tells how to prevent women from verbalizing rejection, and since rejection in his mind equates to a knee to the nuts or the verbal equivalent of a rape whistle and pepper spray, one can deduce that his anti-rejection tactic involves clubbing a woman before she can speak and then dragging her back to a cave. If anyone thinks I'm exaggerating, read the part where he tells guys to pick up women and physically set them on your lap. He is literally a pick up artist.
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This is the end result of all that poo poo:redditor posted:The times that I have been blown out due to physical escalation (most of the time I get rejected long before I get to say a word, so my experience is limited) was when I just started touching their hand or shoulder while trying to emphasize a point, and they freak out as they don't want someone who looks like me touching them. I honestly don't think that was over the line. Those experiences were really the only times that I have been called ugly by strangers. (My friends have also said the same thing, so that's why I believe that I am.) Just imagine Chris Chan talking to you, he gets all sweaty and thinks "THE BOOK SAYS TO TOUCH THE BOOK SAYS TO TOUCH" so he just plunges forward his hand, glaring with eye contact, and slams his palm down on your hand.
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The Neckbeard's Guide to Getting Laid step 1)Be white step 2)Move to Japan That'll be $18000 please. I also accept bitcoin
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Noni posted:He also tells how to prevent women from verbalizing rejection, and since rejection in his mind equates to a knee to the nuts or the verbal equivalent of a rape whistle and pepper spray, one can deduce that his anti-rejection tactic involves clubbing a woman before she can speak and then dragging her back to a cave. If anyone thinks I'm exaggerating, read the part where he tells guys to pick up women and physically set them on your lap. Oh wow, prevent them from verbalising rejection? it's like he saw the "because of the implication" bit on its always sunny in philadelphia and thought it was a good idea. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZ1lc6KASWg
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Anatharon posted:I don't know why I remember this piece of trivia but I recall there was a joke about how the strip would look if just one of them was working on it, and the dude who still does had some weird dating sim thing going on. Yes, they were both self-inserts and yeah, the self-insert of the former partner (who ended up making his own webcomic featuring him and his wife for a little while) still existed after he left, but the characterization swung in some strange and foreign direction. I wonder if Shirt Guy Dom is still around. He was usually more amusing than Fred (but not quite as much as Rodney)
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judge reinhold posted:His publishing company has discovered something they like to call "The Appeal Formula". The formula has seven elements to create a hit: Yeah, seems to me there's no reason anyone can't be a best-seller! Just use THE APPEAL FORMULA, punch in some exotic sounding names, and BOOM. Done. Also make sure to add lots of originality and unique elements when you're following a strict formula to the letter, that'll help big time. (Also if you want to make me think you can write a book you probably shouldn't spell every other word wrong  )Edit: Forget my skepticism because I didn't realize they were working with RONNIE P. TODD: A LEGEND IN THE PUBLISHING INDUSTRY quote:Ronnie is currently our Director of Sales and Marketing. He has had an illustrious career in publishing. He has designed promotional campaigns for various children’s books and guided many of them to national best-sellers. Ronnie also has endless contacts within the publishing industry. A quick Google search turned up literally nothing of this guy's "illustrious career" other than stuff related to this book. I'm a little concerned. Nikaer Drekin has a new favorite as of 17:49 on Jun 20, 2013 |
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How to get slapped in the face while having a drink poured on you 101
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b0red posted:How to get slapped in the face while having a drink poured on you 101 Or How to meet large surly bald men When I used to do security I met a few bouncers and I have it on good authority 9 out of 10 PUAs will end up having a less than pleaseant encounter with a bouncer by the end of the night.
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vxskud posted:Or How to meet large surly bald men You just gotta find the right book to be that 1/10! :p
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The Megatokyo Kickstarter has reached all non-porn stretch goals, so he added a bunch more.quote:Holy transl33tor PWN buttons... i can't believe that we are ALREADY getting close to funding the 2nd part of the game! I'm... out of stretch goals. ^^;; I had to add more, So... um, i added more. Ignoring that incredibly cringeworthy first paragraph, I love how it's going to take him years to write a story that's based on content that already exists because he promised too much. Also, the game is gonna be a trilogy so that's several years to make part 1 of 3. And despite all that it's not outside of the realm of possibility that he'll reach the porn stretch goal. Oi.
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You enter the bar. There's two college co-eds drinking together at a table. A brunette is sitting at the bar, it seems she's waiting for someone. At another table, a girl sits with her boyfriend. Inventory: bianca spray cell phone ponytail goatee excess fat reality destroyer >
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Madcosby posted:You enter the bar. There's two college co-eds drinking together at a table. A brunette is sitting at the bar, it seems she's waiting for someone. At another table, a girl sits with her boyfriend. > Neg Grue hiding in shadows
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Srice posted:The Megatokyo Kickstarter has reached all non-porn stretch goals, so he added a bunch more. Oh right. Does Megatokyo still unironically use leet speak?
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Waffleman_ posted:Oh right. Does Megatokyo still unironically use leet speak? Yes, yes it does I checked just now and right on the current panel there it is. Like an old man yelling cowabunga while riding a razor scooter.
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Alan Smithee posted:The Neckbeard's Guide to Getting Laid I am willing to bet actual money that this dude has actually raped someone and probably doesn't even realize it. With how passive women are socialized to be, and how so much conduct is based on subtle cues that Westerners don't know to look for. . . Ugh. gently caress this guy so much.
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Talkie Toaster posted:You're too late, there's already Exalted novels. Also a proper Exalted kickstarter but it's over now: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/200664283/deluxe-exalted-3rd-edition ...of SCIENCE! posted:But one pisses off misogynists while the other encourages them, so guess which one is getting the most outrage? The former, because the latter is embraced by the first and that group's loud as gently caress (see: Reddit). Don't worry guys, the KS team even said the PUA manual is ok!  Can only hope that some sexual assault case traces back to this guy's book and the victim sues Kickstarter in to the loving ground for helping fund something that encourages assault. Or maybe one of his attempts at further 'research' will get him glassed. Either would be acceptable. Alan Smithee posted:The Neckbeard's Guide to Getting Laid step 3) Wonder why you're in the hospital/jail and not your harem ending fantasy.
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While browsing the "local" section I discovered a motorcycle enthusiast who may also be some form of schizophrenic. Despite the bizarre project summary that...doesn't really appear to be about the project (he mentions at the very end he's making a movie, but doesn't say anything else about it), my favorite part is the tagline: "What do you believe in video coming soon." I wish Don Lafontaine were still alive to read it.
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dijon du jour posted:I... I think I want him to be funded. A little late, but the greatest trainwreck ever put to paper will always be The Maradonia Saga. It's the bastard child of Narnia and Harry Potter, written by a rich 10 year old and vanity published by her parents. Read the sample. It's great.
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Snowglobe of Doom posted:If people haven't been reading the other thread here's an article about KS's response to the backlash and their explanation as to why they didn't shut it down before it ended. Basically the guy kept the really creepy stuff out of the KS description and they decided that they couldn't use off-site stuff to influence their decision. Weeeeeeaksauce. I like how the author replied to the criticism, saying that the sexual assault instructions were taken out of context and intended to be for guys who were on dates and such, as if rape magically is not rape when the girl learns your name.
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Noni posted:I like how the author replied to the criticism, saying that the sexual assault instructions were taken out of context and intended to be for guys who were on dates and such, as if rape magically is not rape when the girl learns your name. "Whip out your dick and put her hand on it" - advice for a first date
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Noni posted:I like how the author replied to the criticism, saying that the sexual assault instructions were taken out of context and intended to be for guys who were on dates and such, as if rape magically is not rape when the girl learns your name. Honestly, the best thing for this douchebag to do would be to take the money and run. Literally cash the check and then cave into his critics' demands to not be published. Just say that the money is going to a worthwhile charity for men, i.e. himself. Young Freud has a new favorite as of 06:15 on Jun 21, 2013 |
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God loving beta white knights everywhere. It's not sexual assault it's a KINO
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quote:Kickstarter reviews projects based on our guidelines and the information creators share on their project pages. It’s a process we’ve refined over four years and continue to refine daily. We strive for fair and thoughtful policies that maintain the health of the Kickstarter ecosystem.
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What the world needs now is a little bit of KickStopper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2FGfdNtBh4 Edit: But it needs to not only be real, but let us stop projects against the creators will.
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PostNouveau posted:Ugh. That's pretty much exactly what that tool wants, more publicity. He asked a Jezebel author to call him out when he started the Kickstarter. And she played exactly into his hands. She would have been better served not reporting on it at all.
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Verdugo posted:And she played exactly into his hands. She would have been better served not reporting on it at all. No, pro-sexual-assault views should be targets of disdain. This kind of news coverage pushes those views further and further out of the mainstream, and maybe one day Kickstarter wouldn't dare let someone use its platform to advance those views. But unfortunately, on the way to that progress, this dude is gonna make a lot of money selling books and seminars to like-minded people.
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PostNouveau posted:No, pro-sexual-assault views should be targets of disdain. This kind of news coverage pushes those views further and further out of the mainstream, and maybe one day Kickstarter wouldn't dare let someone use its platform to advance those views. Gawker Media is an entertainment site, not a news site. It only serves to drive business for this guy.
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