The parameters are extremely different for a controversy regarding rape and one regarding cheating, though; rape is a form of oppression and is a symptom of much wider systematic oppression and thus news regarding rape would be relevant to the interests of those who are also affected by said systematic oppression,…

"if this was about a male developer, there would have been open discussions and articles on Kotaku and other gaming outlets"

I'm not really in the loop on this thing and don't really have an educated opinion to offer on which side of the controversy I agree with myself (The large amount of misinformation and angry…

Equality isn't sweeping all of the different experiences and problems people of various backgrounds face under the rug and cramming everyone under one great big homogenous label, but recognizing that everyone is different and that's okay.

You will draw attention to and thus hopefully change the often misogynistic…

I just don't see why you'd intentionally use the form "I'm not x, but y" if you're aware of the connotations it has when discussing serious/social topics, unless your goal was to draw immediate ire; regardless of whether or not your post expresses homophobia, it's not practical at all.

"I'm not something, but..."

It's great with fries and any meat, really.

That episode was probably one of the most beautiful and poignant takes on death I've ever seen in an animu (And without a doubt one of the most surreal). I honestly don't see how some sections of the anime fandom can't stand Space Dandy; it's really a lot more than the surface-level humour lets on. The show is a…

Your loss; you really are missing out on the best, most aesthetically and narratively experimental cartoon on television right now. Last weekend's episode was a masterpiece.

Man, if there were official full-sized rubber masks from this game, I'd buy them all.

These are really neat figures, though.

It would be to push for drug reform/legalization. Accepting an unjust law might be the "simple" solution, but it is neither the ethical nor progressive one. One adds nothing valuable to the discussion by just saying "don't do drugs because the law is draconian and has a history and it is what it is."

The simple solution is virtually never the only solution, and if it isn't, it's not the right solution.

I mean, the people who are protesting drinking and driving laws are horribly misguided, because their opinions are crap. The people who protest cannabis laws are not, however, because their opinions are justified. There really isn't much of a comparison, here.

Right, there are reasons for cannabis's illegality; they're just incredibly bad.

"Psychological addiction" is incredibly flimsy ground to argue on; you can make the case that "playing video games are bad because they can potentially be psychologically addicting" just as validly as you can make the case that "smoking pot is bad because it can potentially be psychologically addicting." This is the…

You probably should drink coffee every morning. It's one of the most antioxidant-rich substances on the planet, it increases metabolism, and it decreases hunger. It's the world's healthiest beverage, save for water.

No, it isn't. There are proven physical and psychological benefits to moderate/occasional recreational cannabis use. Furthermore, psychedelics are excellent tools for spiritual and psychological growth and healing. No one has ever died due only to direct, responsible use of these substances. As a fact, they are only…

The "easy" solution isn't the appropriate or ethical solution. That solution would be to decriminalize and legalize harmless recreational substances such as cannabis and permanently commit cultural puritanism to its grave.

Cannabis isn't an addictive drug.

This con didn't really even go wrong, though. I think Kotaku and Reddit are misrepresenting how the majority of VGU went, and not highlighting the right things about the convention; for what it was, it was successful. I do agree that there are plenty of people who try to put on conventions who don't really know what…

I mean, it isn't reasonable to expect more than VGU's 7k-ish attendees for a small, first-time video game convention. It's a healthy number, and—again, this is anecdotal, but you can check out IGDA DC's Facebook page or some of the Twitter photos for a better idea of the con's turnout—as someone who was there, I can…