While we often make light of reactions to RapeLay from the media and politicians, the recent reemergence of the game into the spotlight has caused a 14-year old victim of sexual assault to come out and publicly denounce the title.
Well-meaning teen Elena Lyons contacted Charleston, South Carolina’s News 2 in order to voice her concerns over the game, saying, “This game is wrong. It needs to be stopped. No game like this should ever be put out there. Rape is not a joke. People seem to think that it is. They don’t take it seriously, but rape isn’t a joke. It is very hurtful.”
Lyons, who says she was sexually assaulted by a non-family member at age eight, has started an online petition against the game and is organizing a walk that she hopes will stop the game.
Unfortunately, short of destroying all the tubes that comprise the Internet, there’s not much that can be done about the availability of RapeLay, perhaps someone should have told Lyons that.
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MechaTama31: I mean, of the groups being bullied here, which of the two would you refer to collectively as "nerds"?10/19/2014 - 11:30pm
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MechaTama31: But that's the thing, it doesn't sound to me like he is advocating bullying, it sounds like he is accusing the SJWs of bullying the "nerds", who I can only assume refers to the GGers.10/19/2014 - 11:21pm
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Andrew Eisen: Interesting read. Unfortunately, too vague to form an opinion on but at least now I know what faefrost was talking about in James' editorial.10/19/2014 - 10:39pm
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Neo_DrKefka: Breaking GameJournoPros organized a blacklist of former Destructoid writer Allistar Pinsof for investigating fraud in IndieGoGo campaign http://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/10/gamergate-destructoid-corruption-and-ruined-careers/10/19/2014 - 8:57pm
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Neo_DrKefka: Only good thing I seen come out of the Biddle incident was the fact a professional fighter offered to give 10k to an anti bullying charity for a round in the ring with Biddle.10/19/2014 - 7:49pm
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Neo_DrKefka: Even after all the interviews she is still on twitter making fun of people with disabilities (Autism) yet she is a part of the crowd that is on the so called right side of history...10/19/2014 - 7:48pm
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Neo_DrKefka: Which #GameGate supports are constantly being harassed and bullied. Brianna Wu who I told everyone she was trolling GamerGate weeks ago with her passive aggressive threats was looking for that crazy person in the crowd.10/19/2014 - 7:47pm
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Neo_DrKefka: I believe the problem #GamerGate has with Sam Biddle is he is apart of this blogging group that in a way hates or detests its readers. Also being apart of the crowd that claims its on the right side of history isn't helping when he is advocating bullying10/19/2014 - 7:45pm
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MechaTama31: Of course, I'm looking at these tweets in isolation, I don't know a thing about the guy.10/19/2014 - 7:06pm
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MechaTama31: If anything, the sarcastic implication seems to be that the SJW crowd is bringing back the bullying of nerds. But it's the GGers who are out for his blood? I'm lost...10/19/2014 - 7:01pm
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MechaTama31: I don't really get this Sam Biddle thing. The reaction to his tweets seems to be taking them at face value, but... they're tongue in cheek. Right?10/19/2014 - 7:00pm
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Andrew Eisen: I have it. The problem, so far as I can tell, is neither of them allow me to overlay my webcam feed or text links to my Extra-Life fundraising page.10/19/2014 - 4:08pm
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quiknkold: and yes, its free10/19/2014 - 4:05pm
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quiknkold: should grab Hauppauge capture. has mic support and can upload directly to youtube10/19/2014 - 4:05pm
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Andrew Eisen: The former.10/19/2014 - 4:00pm
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quiknkold: was it StreamEez, or the StreamEez feature in Hauppauge Capture? cause I know Capture has alot more support from the devs.10/19/2014 - 3:54pm
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Andrew Eisen: I actually tried StreamEez last week. Flat out didn't work.10/19/2014 - 3:53pm
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quiknkold: I use the Hauppauge Capture software's StreamEez. Arcsoft showbiz for recording. I just streamed a few hours of Persona 4 Golden with zero problem using the program. Xsplit is finniky when it comes to Hauppauge10/19/2014 - 3:40pm
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Andrew Eisen: Trying to capture console games and broadcast with Open Broadcaster System because I've had technical difficulties using XSplit 3 weeks in a row.10/19/2014 - 3:37pm
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quiknkold: and what are you trying to capture?10/19/2014 - 3:31pm
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Comments
Re: RapeLay Coverage Hits Home for Teen Girl
Since the chances of her attackers having played a game like this are so remote even a bloodhound couldn't find it, blaming the game is indeed silly, since most games of that nature are NEVER released in the states.
Re: RapeLay Coverage Hits Home for Teen Girl
That one is a victim is never an excuse to try to hurt others.
Looks like this girl has found a socially acceptable way to do the 'abuse victim becomes an abuser' pattern.
Re: RapeLay Coverage Hits Home for Teen Girl
Preventing people from playing a game is hardly comparable to being raped. Gamers aren't being "raped" over a "ban" for this game.
I don't consider this revenge either, she is trying to stop the promotion of rape. I see similar well-meaning campaigns all the time in the UK. Family members of a murder victim look for a cause for the murder and start campaigns to prevent the causes, thus trying to prevent further murder and many other examples. I've seen attempts to ban games (the Manhunt fiasco), car speeding, pornography, etc. They are all well-meaning campaigns that are not based on revenge but on further prevention.
Regardless this game was never available in the US (or anywhere else outside of Japan), one seller on Amazon had it, but that was all. The game is self censored due to its availability, I pretty much consider the game banned in all but name.
Re: RapeLay Coverage Hits Home for Teen Girl
Family members of a murder victim look for a cause for the murder and start campaigns to prevent the causes, thus trying to prevent further murder and many other examples. I've seen attempts to ban games (the Manhunt fiasco), car speeding, pornography, etc. They are all well-meaning campaigns that are not based on revenge but on further prevention.
Then, with all due respect to the families of the victims, they are wasting their time and strength wanting to ban porn or games as cause of crimes. It won´t work ever, even if they succeded.
Blaming a work of fiction or a product for a real life tragedy is irresponsable and delusional and that doesn´t get justice for nobody.
People have to understand that to prevent crime or tragedies they have to take the problems directly. But as always, is always more easy (and profitable) to shift the blame to an inanimated object.
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