This Week in Stupid: Anita Sarkeesian & Zoe Quinn talks at the UN Council

[Ipquarx]

https://youtu.be/prmprJyPyv0

It's a half hour video, but it's well worth the watch.

Some highlights are the request for the UN to censor criticism against feminists, and to do away with innocent-until-proven-guilty in favor of guilty until proven innocent. I cannot begin to describe this madness. How the hell did she get to talk at the UN?

[Ad Bot]

[sir dooble]

Probably the same way Moot got to speak at the TIME influential person of the year show, that one time.

[ultimamax]

regardless of your opinions on gamergate or whatever i just don't think zoe quinn or anita sarkeesian need to be at the UN

there is definitely more important stuff going on that needs to be addressed

[Oasis]

A lot of people get to talk at the UN. Don't need to get too excited.

[Nonnel]

oof why

[ZombiLoin]

and saudi arabia is part of the un human rights council, the un can be stuff

[Decepticon]

imagine totalbiscuit at the UN

[Harm94]

and saudi arabia is part of the un human rights council, the un can be stuff

UN is just the modern day league of nations.

[ultimamax]

UN is just the modern day league of nations.

dysfunctional and powerless?

[WaterOre]

dysfunctional and powerless?

iirc, only about two branches of the un have real power
the others can only give gentle slaps on the wrist and mild nudges

[Nikki]

Didn't Emma Watson address the U.N for women day? I think they're just letting people up there like for TED Talks at this point.

[ZombiLoin]

imagine totalbiscuit at the UN

he'd probably complain about the field of view of the auditorium

[Harm94]

dysfunctional and powerless?

Pretty much, with more double standards, corruption, hypocrisy, and redundancies.

[SeventhSandwich]

Anita Sarkeesian has a shaky yet valid claim to fame because she suffered a horrendous amount of harassment on the internet. Your opinions aren't held to the same standard of scrutiny when you're viewed as a victim of persecution, and that's why Anita has been able to get by saying this kind of stupid stuff without much criticism (outside of the internet).

Ironically, nobody would have cared about her if the internet didn't decide to try and 'stop her' by making death and rape threats on her website and on her Youtube videos. Instead, she would have received just about as much attention as every other SJW on Tumblr. You guys built a platform for her.

[Frequency]

Anita Sarkeesian has a shaky yet valid claim to fame because she suffered a horrendous amount of harassment on the internet. Your opinions aren't held to the same standard of scrutiny when you're viewed as a victim of persecution, and that's why Anita has been able to get by saying this kind of stupid stuff without much criticism (outside of the internet).

Ironically, nobody would have cared about her if the internet didn't decide to try and 'stop her' by making death and rape threats on her website and on her Youtube videos. Instead, she would have received just about as much attention as every other SJW on Tumblr. You guys built a platform for her.

I thought she faked some of those threats