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the RPG hobby is full of lots of hateful misogynists... [Jun. 17th, 2011|12:52 pm]
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...but not as full as it could be, especially not at Hasbro. Wizards of the Coast has pulled the latest D&D Kids article and distanced themselves from the author.

Meanwhile, James Desborough -- @grimachu on Twitter, publisher of Postmortem Studios games, and creator of a card game about committing rape (each new expansion is more women to rape!) -- has gone into an all-out on assault on not just my credibility, but my gender identity, with gems like these:

@DreadGazeebo @DaveTheGame @Wizards_DnD Never trust a bloody thing that blogger says. Drama Llama of the first water.

I might take your criticisms of @UriGrey more seriously if you weren't a) A man b) Constantly out for blood and c) Not a drama llama.

@ExaltedDarkness @geekylyndsay @jaredvonhindman I concur, though I'm surprised Kynn hasn't just fled into ignoreland like s/he did with me.

@GeekyLyndsay @ExaltedDarkness Ignore Kynn's artificial drama for once and let Uri and him/her/it beat each other senseless.

@GeekyLyndsay @ExaltedDarkness I dont' find him/her/it charming in the least.

@DaveTheGame I've had run-ins with Kynn before. I trust his/her/its representations about as far as I can comfortably spit a rat.

@DaveTheGame Chromosomes say one thing, personal choice says another, attitude says 'Troll' (Which may or may not have gender).

@DaveTheGame And frankly, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that individual only latches onto these things, lamprey like, for the drama.

@DaveTheGame Anyway, I said I wasn't going to give that profligate waste of carbon atoms any more concern. So I won't.

@Nullzone42 No, for being a hounding, drama-inducing moron. Different opinions - no problem. Wilful idiocy, problem.

@dazedsaveends Twatphobic, not transphobic. If you were something else (and a toxic, drama addicted troll) then I'd insult you on that basis

@dazedsaveends And like it or not (clearly not) you are male, which makes your strident pro-feminism somewhat ironic.

@dazedsaveends is on the attack again, flushed with success from misrepresenting @Urigrey Pay no attention to the twat, it's a liar.

It's no surprise that the deeply misogynistic James Desborough is defending the deeply misogynistic Uri Kurlianchik.

Update: James Desborough writes this to show that he's not transphobic:

This is all courtesy of the internet troll and drama-llama Kynn (Dazedsaveends on Twitter). Of course, since they're a transgender who chooses to call themselves a woman, you can't say anything against them without being simultaneously a misogynist and a transphobic. If only I were a member of a minority so I had something to insult people with they point out that I'm full of crap. Of course, I'd also have to be the kind of gutless fuckwit who can't support an argument and has to resort to ad hominem to plaster that gap too, but, you know, baby steps.

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And for the record, I am not homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic or whatever else you choose to accuse me of. I do, however, hate liars and twats and people who spread hate and misinformation. Indeed I'm usually the one that calls others on their 'isms'.

Yeah, you're a real champion of human dignity, Desborough.
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[User Picture]From: [info]skiriki
2011-06-17 08:15 pm (UTC)

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Holy shit, that is vile, cruel and ultimately wrong in every possible way.
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-17 08:22 pm (UTC)

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...vile, cruel and ultimately wrong in every possible way.

Yeah, that pretty much sums up James Desborough.
[User Picture]From: [info]skiriki
2011-06-17 08:29 pm (UTC)

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Apropos, weren't you involved with MUSH code? As in, were you the legendary Kynn whose code is still used even today? If so, I will tip my hat to you, ma'am, and thank you for all the fun it has allowed us.
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-17 08:33 pm (UTC)

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I'm far from legendary, and mostly I just maintained an archive. As far as I know, +compass is all that's still being used, right? But you're welcome anyway, on a day like today I'll take all the hat-tips I can get!
[User Picture]From: [info]skiriki
2011-06-17 08:40 pm (UTC)

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The archive was incredibly useful, and allowed people to set up systems fast; considering how migraine-inducing MU* code can be, it was a fantastic repo and resource to us. So, kudos!

Astonishingly enough, people still play in MU*s. :D
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-17 08:45 pm (UTC)

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I still do too, although not on MUSHes really. I have a nominal character or six on PernMUSH but I think that's about it.
[User Picture]From: [info]skiriki
2011-06-17 08:49 pm (UTC)

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I have moved to hosting them. I find that much more fun. Tenebrae (a D&D/Pathfinder MUX) is running on my server for... goodness, 8th year this year.
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-17 08:53 pm (UTC)

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I used to do hosting back in the day, but that day was a long time ago. :)
[User Picture]From: [info]sabotabby
2011-06-17 08:57 pm (UTC)

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Christ, what a proliferation of assholes.
[User Picture]From: [info]icecreamempress
2011-06-17 10:11 pm (UTC)

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What the Christ?

If they disagree with your comments, why not take issue with your comments instead of the transphobiafest?

Assholes.
[User Picture]From: [info]ravan
2011-06-18 05:17 am (UTC)

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"Of course, I'd also have to be the kind of gutless fuckwit who can't support an argument and has to resort to ad hominem to plaster that gap too, but, you know, baby steps."

A load of nonsense capping a steaming pile of ad hominem saying that you resort to ad hominem? Pot, kettle, black. His bullshit is all ad hominem, and no substance at all. In fact, I can't even fathom what he's whining about, other than he likes to spew ad hominem and abuse toward anyone who challenges his sense of superiority.

I think he needs to learn what "ad hominem" means, to begin with. Then he needs to grow up.
[User Picture]From: [info]aliasisudonomo
2011-06-19 04:04 am (UTC)

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Goodness knows I've had disagreements with you in the past, Kynn, but THAT guy... wow. I guess RPG.net's relative atmosphere of tolerance and civility's got me spoiled. I'd still prefer to show 'em the error of his ways and take the higher road an' all that, but I admit in the head of the moment, if it presented itself, I might give in to the urge the guy over the head with a steel chair.
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-19 04:06 am (UTC)

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He got kicked off RPG.net once, then within the last month got kicked off again for sneaking back on with a sockpuppet.

Maybe I should go hang out at RPG.net some more.
[User Picture]From: [info]infinitemorning
2011-06-19 04:56 am (UTC)

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I KNEW he sounded familiar, and I THOUGHT it was because he'd been banned from RPGnet. Didn't care enough to actually check.

I wonder if that's how he'd describe any trans person, or if it's just the people he doesn't like who don't get a gender? Fucker.
[User Picture]From: [info]aliasisudonomo
2011-06-21 03:06 pm (UTC)

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T'be fair, RPG.net's mods value civility over 'fairness', so there's been a number of LGBT posters that've been banned because they flamed out in response to assholes, and so on... but it's pretty telling that for every one of those, I can think of ten or so bigots that get shown the door.

And the bigots aren't the ones that get the bans revoked a few months down the road when they appeal, too.
[User Picture]From: [info]icecreamempress
2011-06-20 01:05 am (UTC)

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Of course, since they're a transgender who chooses to call themselves a woman, you can't say anything against them without being simultaneously a misogynist and a transphobic.

LAWL. Not being transphobic or mysogynist: UR DOIN IT RONG.
[User Picture]From: [info]kynn
2011-06-20 01:12 am (UTC)

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Yeah, that one sentence sums it up right there. He also wrote about a hundred tweets today about his opinion of my gender.