I have been reading Kotaku for a year or two now, and don't really pay attention to who writes what, I just read the articles and enjoy. Despite that, I have noticed in the comments section, a number of times, people railing on Patrica and thought... "Why would someone post just to be mean to or insult the author?"

"But it's worth considering"

Frankly, I'd hesitate to even dignify this hysteria with an apology, so good one or not, you really had no business expecting him to apologise in the first place, in the face a false accusation and defamation attempt. If they never had sex, via any means of penetration - penile or otherwise - then what she's referring…

Tumblr SJWs and Jezebel are working hard to make sure anything that makes a women even slightly uncomfortable categorized as rape. Eye rape, seat rape on the bus, asking a women out rape... it's all rape if it makes a women uncomfortable.

i dont feel like he needed to apologize at all!!! If someone outright lies and tries to get a boycott on your product the only response he needed to give (assuming hes innocent) is "no i didnt" but instead he went out of his way to reach out and show he cared about the situation.

im not sure if being accused of rape when youre one of the heads of an increasingly popular product is the time time for a rape realtalk.

That right there is the real "problem", that even an apology isn't "good enough" or "right" anymore. Do you read this before writing? Can't you hear how negative and insular that sounds? Aside from admitting that he raped her, what else do you want from the guy? What do you even gain from this? Do you honestly feel…

What the fuck are you even on right now Patricia?

Actually, if someone accuses you of rape AND YOU DIDN'T RAPE THEM, then NO, you SHOULDN'T care if someone GOT THEIR FEELINGS HURT and decided to exact revenge by ACCUSING YOU OF RAPE.

God, this is just so rich. A woman accuses him of rape, and now, all of a sudden, he's got to be the perfect gentleman/feminist/ascetic…

She's literally making up shit and going along with it now. Seeing only the shit she wants to see.

Without picking sides, why should the onus be on Max to start a public discussion about consent and rape culture? He publicly addressed the situation and his accuser in a similar forum that was used to accuse him. He professed his innocence. I'm not a lawyer, but I think that it would be unwise for him to open the…

"Its how most women get money nowadays, other than marrying an old rich guy who's close to death so they'd get his hard earned money after his death."

This statement makes absolutely no sense.

You have no idea...

Why is consent so hard for people to understand? You ask him/her if she feels okay with what you're about to do and if they say yes, cool, if they say no, then stop.

This is complete bullshit. If he didn't rape someone, he should absolutely defend himself. People are raped and it's horrible, but people are also falsely accused and that's also an injustice. These things come down to pure "he said, she said" and that's what makes them so difficult, but an innocent person…

You'll probably spend your first few hours of new-PC ownership with the case wide open, installing software and making sure everything runs properly. But eventually, there will come a point where you're finished.

oh man, this is nerve racking as hell for me. even this gif makes my cheeks clinch.

Sheesh. After that joke, I need a pallet-cleanser.

She should have spent that time learning to swim.