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Streamer Harasses Girl Playing Pokemon Go (MASSIVE CRINGE ALERT)
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GAFers don't know that.
The video looks a lot like he create an unpleasant or hostile situation for especially by uninvited and unwelcome verbal or physical conduct by making sexists comments (verbal) that made her leave and then following her (physical)
I don't quite think 29 seconds qualifies as persistently, though.
Shouldn't have followed her after the first beat, but on the scale, this is really, really mild.
KoopaTheCasual
Junior Member
Yeah, top shitty things to say. The guy is a douche.
A Link to the Past
Banned
That's silly. You don't see people making these presumptions of men, regardless of how they look. Operating on the idea that because they "don't look like a gamer" is why a common accusation/question against women is being utilized is silly. I also have to say, I usually see people who talk about how it's trivializing to address certain things as being misogynistic are usually not women saying it.
Considering how the question seems to rear its head no matter how """gamerish""" a person may appear, I highly doubt that this was this weird instance where hey, just coincidentally it's a girl being targeted by an entirely non-misogynist comment.
SeeNoWeevil
Member
I do this all the time.
Beerman462
Member
Go watch the full video...
BlackBuzzard
Banned
Yeah he is all sorts of a creep.
Whoa, slow down GAF.
I think it's quite reasonable to assume that people playing Pokemon GO don't necessarily play other games. It has nothing to do with being sexist or even a douche. And the guy didn't seem hostile at all about it, he continued asking "what made you start" not "girls shouldn't be playing".
Also I find it hard to believe that this girl who doesn't play games feels offended in any way when someone assumes she usually doesn't play. There's a big difference to attacking women streamers, developers, women in games media etc.
But hey, if you guys need people that you can hate and insult on the internet go ahead. I hope it makes you feel righteous.
I think it's quite reasonable to assume that people playing Pokemon GO don't necessarily play other games. It has nothing to do with being sexist or even a douche. And the guy didn't seem hostile at all about it, he continued asking "what made you start" not "girls shouldn't be playing".
Also I find it hard to believe that this girl who doesn't play games feels offended in any way when someone assumes she usually doesn't play. There's a big difference to attacking women streamers, developers, women in games media etc.
But hey, if you guys need people that you can hate and insult on the internet go ahead. I hope it makes you feel righteous.
Mithos
Member
I see/hear this all the time.
"That guy is a computer nerd/geek, that guy lives in his parents basement, all based on how they look."
test_account
XP-39C²
Based on the clip in the OP, not really what i would call harrasment. Kinda reminds me of that New York video clip where that woman walks through the city, and people saying "hey, how are you doing" to her was being included as harrasment.
I was chatting with an employee at the (actual) gym last week, we got on the subject of Pokemon Go (it's a Pokestop too). I asked if they'd seen people not normally here creeping around the place, she told me "Not really, not like you're going to see a lot of guys like him running around trying to catch pidgey's" and motioned towards a power lifter squatting near 600lbs. Is that sexist? Or is that assuming a bodybuilder wouldn't play Pokemon for other reasons? Assumptions about gaming preferences get made all the time based on appearances.
On top of this is the implication that just initiating conversation with someone is harassment. I was waiting outside the bathroom at a club on Saturday, girl tried to initiate conversation, I was on my phone and clearly not into it, she tried for a few minutes despite my non-reciprocation, it wasn't a comfortable conversation. Was that harassment? Are we neutering the word that much? I'm wondering how people are supposed to get comfortable talking to the opposite sex (men and women both have issues with this), if we as a society are going to classify these interactions as hostile.
The dude is pathetic, and taping this was despicable. However labeling the actual interaction that occurred as harassment does not serve a purpose or encourage people to socialize in a healthy manner. In fact I'd argue that it breeds more fear, resentment and divisiveness. That's the last thing you want to create in developing males who are still trying to figure this stuff out and open to influence, especially when when you consider the actual hateful, misogynistic and horrific group thought that exists out there, we need to pick our battles.
RichiRamjag
Member
It was nerdy as hell, but harassment? Come on with that title mate...
Guy backed down and went about his business.
Guy backed down and went about his business.
While imo it's true that people make misogynist blanket assumptions that women aren't real gamers... the bolded isn't true at all.
I'm gonna give him the benefit of doubt and say many pokemon GO players don't really play games often, maybe it wasn't a "girls don't play games thing". That could become a nice little interview about pokemon go introducing gaming to people
If the girl you're bothering starts walking away please don't keep talking and for fucks sake don't follow her.
And of course a bunch of dudes bring out the whole: "We can't talk or hit on random women anymore?!" If you're gonna make comments like that actually yes, you're right, please don't interact with me on the street. I'm gonna guess many of the guys who have harassed me thought they were just having a conversation or simply trying to hit on a girl.
And of course a bunch of dudes bring out the whole: "We can't talk or hit on random women anymore?!" If you're gonna make comments like that actually yes, you're right, please don't interact with me on the street. I'm gonna guess many of the guys who have harassed me thought they were just having a conversation or simply trying to hit on a girl.
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JeremyEtcetera
Unconfirmed Member
Shaking my head at some of the replies here taking extremes in one or another direction. The GAF Bubble is real.
The fuck does that even mean? Like are young people today clamouring for more followers. Wtf is wrong with people.
The whole thing was just cringe
fastballspecial
Member
So much for talking to someone like a normal person.
HiredN00bs
Banned
Normal Person escaped!
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
This was thread worthy?
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
Who is this normal person you're referring to? The guy who offered 6000 followers on Instagram? Is that normal? The guy who is streaming himself playing Pokemon outside? The girl who just want to be left alone who is walking and ignoring a guy who don't know how to behave in public?
Mad Season
Banned
Lame
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Wait, talking to someone in public, engaging them in a conversation, is not understanding how to behave? Wow...
It is when the person you're talking to clearly wants nothing to do with you and starts walking away from you.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Nope. By that logic you can never engage in conversation because the other person might respond that way.
If he pursued her and kept trying to engage in conversation, then it would have been rather poor behavior. This is just a 10 second clip of someone trying to talk to another person and that other person simply walks away. Nothing wrong happened here.
Camp Freddie
Member
Are you crazy?
Insulting a stranger while videoing them and trying to provoke a reaction for your livestream is not "engaging them in conversation". It's being a dick.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
You just insulted me way more than he insulted her. In fact, did he insult her at all?
SMH
We must have watched different videos because he kept talking while she was walking away. As someone who has to deal with this shit daily, yeah it's poor behavior. If guys want to talk to random women on the street, they need to learn to read the situation and recognize when we are trying to distance ourselves from them and shut down conversation.
AcademicSaucer
Member
Like people.
I'm okay with a guy saying a polite comment. From there it shouldn't be too hard to figure out if I actually want to talk to you. (Am I looking at you or away? Am I giving one word answers? Am I moving away from you?)
I'm not okay with a guy continuing to talk to me or start following me when I clearly want nothing to do with him. If guys can't figure out how to act in these situations then yeah they probably shouldn't be talking to random girls.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
No surprise there.
MatrixMan.EXE
Member
You're completely misrepresenting my argument. Firstly, yes, people DO make presumptions of men all the time. Women are notorious for this as well. More to the point, if I saw a well-to-do middle aged man on his phone in the street, I would assume he's not a gamer as well, even though he very well could be.
Secondly, your whole argument reads like you're just expecting the worst out of him. I think it was pretty stupid generally, but I don't see this as sexist at all. Just some guy who's super awkward. I mean, let's face it, we live in a society where everyone is judged based on their looks. Anyone who acts like they don't do it is lying to themselves.
Does that make all of those presumptions misogynist? No. There's a difference between assuming a girl isn't a gamer because of the way she looks and outright contempt for women (which is what misogyny actually is). Also this nonsense about not being a woman. I can pose the exact same argument to the legions of male members of this forum and other message boards that are more militant feminists than most women (not that it's a bad thing). It works both ways. What's that got to do with anything? Does that somehow invalidate what I'm saying? Are all of the white people who crow foul of real racism irrelevant because they're not asian, black or hispanic?
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
Not everyone feels the same as you do. I engage with strangers all the time, sometimes they engage with me and sometimes vice versa. When you're in public, you should be aware that you might be interacted with by someone. And that's a good thing. Hell, so many people are applauding pokemon go for promoting social interaction between complete strangers. You might hate it, but your particularly opinion doesn't determine if someone is behaving properly or not. Everyone everyone's personality is different and everyone reacts differently.
If you think this is about not interacting with strangers in general you're either misunderstanding what I'm saying or don't care at all about whether or not you're bothering people. Like I said, I don't mind having random people engage me in conversations. But I know what it looks like when someone doesn't want the conversation to keep going and when guys don't get the hint. Proper behavior is dropping it when it's clear that the person you're talking to wants nothing to do with you. I don't think I'm an outlier for thinking that.
DeepEnigma
Gold Member
Pretty much, lol.