Comments on: #EAFail http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/ Random Comments About Games and Tractors Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:11:27 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: JuJutsu http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32203 JuJutsu Fri, 31 Jul 2009 19:43:48 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32203 "...“don’t know, don’t care” is never a pillar of unbreakable logic." No, but it's the foundation of much internet idiocy. “…“don’t know, don’t care” is never a pillar of unbreakable logic.” No, but it’s the foundation of much internet idiocy.

]]> By: geldonyetich http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32188 geldonyetich Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:51:25 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32188 I was watching porn with full awareness of the hypocritical aspect, but nonetheless, "don't know, don't care" is never a pillar of unbreakable logic. I was watching porn with full awareness of the hypocritical aspect, but nonetheless, “don’t know, don’t care” is never a pillar of unbreakable logic.

]]> By: Reg http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32153 Reg Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:44:31 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32153 Phew! For a while there I was concerned that stupid people weren't getting to express their views on this issue. Glad to see we dodged that bullet! Phew! For a while there I was concerned that stupid people weren’t getting to express their views on this issue. Glad to see we dodged that bullet!

]]> By: CvG http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32100 CvG Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:56:07 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32100 You need to lighten up. All of you. I mean who freakin' cares? All this blogging about it? Aren't there bigger problems in the world to blog about? Seriously ... you are so easy to agitate. OMG they wrote something on a poster. Poster baaaad, must show my discontent. What really would have been funny is when nobody, freakin' nobody wrote or said anything about the contest. - You heared about the latest EA contest? * EA contest? Nope. - It's supposed to be real nasty. * Don't know, don't care. Voila. The end. Now hush and go watch your porn. Hypocrite. You need to lighten up.
All of you.

I mean who freakin’ cares?
All this blogging about it? Aren’t there bigger problems in the world to blog about?

Seriously … you are so easy to agitate.
OMG they wrote something on a poster. Poster baaaad, must show my discontent.

What really would have been funny is when nobody, freakin’ nobody wrote or said anything about the contest.

- You heared about the latest EA contest?
* EA contest? Nope.
- It’s supposed to be real nasty.
* Don’t know, don’t care.

Voila. The end.
Now hush and go watch your porn. Hypocrite.

]]> By: Cedia http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32085 Cedia Thu, 30 Jul 2009 20:04:32 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32085 Maybe I'm just as much of a sicko as the EA marketing people, but I think it wouldn't be half bad if they added a line that said "choice or male or female" to the list. I mean, then every sex and sexual preference would be covered there, right? I guess I'm just too used to sex being used to sell games to be outraged at that anymore. The inequality still gets to me, though. Maybe I’m just as much of a sicko as the EA marketing people, but I think it wouldn’t be half bad if they added a line that said “choice or male or female” to the list. I mean, then every sex and sexual preference would be covered there, right?

I guess I’m just too used to sex being used to sell games to be outraged at that anymore. The inequality still gets to me, though.

]]> By: Rawrasaur http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32055 Rawrasaur Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:15:29 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32055 Technically, I believe the term should be "Booth Hunk", not "Booth Boy". Anyway. what really needs to be done regarding cons and sexual harassment is to have an active no tolerance policy for it. Most of the cons have very stringent rules on costumes, but little or no defined harassment policies. If I walked down the street and people made catcalls or some such (without touching), I couldn't really sue them for sexual harassment and win. However, if it was at a convention with clearly defined rules, I could notify security and have them expelled. You'd think rules like that would already be in place, but they are sadly not. There's a group that's trying to get those rules changed, however. http://www.cahp.girl-wonder.org/ --Rawr Technically, I believe the term should be “Booth Hunk”, not “Booth Boy”. Anyway. what really needs to be done regarding cons and sexual harassment is to have an active no tolerance policy for it. Most of the cons have very stringent rules on costumes, but little or no defined harassment policies. If I walked down the street and people made catcalls or some such (without touching), I couldn’t really sue them for sexual harassment and win. However, if it was at a convention with clearly defined rules, I could notify security and have them expelled.

You’d think rules like that would already be in place, but they are sadly not. There’s a group that’s trying to get those rules changed, however. http://www.cahp.girl-wonder.org/

–Rawr

]]> By: geldonyetich http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32037 geldonyetich Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:12:27 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32037 <blockquote>Maybe some Booth Boys would be nice to even it up, if there aren’t any already</blockquote> A cursory bit of googling determines that there, indeed, booth boys. Though they would probably be considerably harder to engage in "acts of lust" considering the gamer look for guys is apparently <a href="http://news.vgchartz.com/news.php?id=3852" rel="nofollow">full body armor</a>.

Maybe some Booth Boys would be nice to even it up, if there aren’t any already

A cursory bit of googling determines that there, indeed, booth boys. Though they would probably be considerably harder to engage in “acts of lust” considering the gamer look for guys is apparently full body armor.

]]> By: Trevel http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-32035 Trevel Thu, 30 Jul 2009 16:03:58 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-32035 You know, I don't object to booth babes in general. They sign up, know what they're being paid for, and hopefully enjoy at least some of it. Maybe some Booth Boys would be nice to even it up, if there aren't any already ... but in the long run, it's impossible to get too upset at someone for objectifying themself. . That is not, however, the same thing as having a major company run a contest to objectify them. And encourages sinfully committing acts of lust against them. One is done BY them -- the other done TO them -- and in some cases by a company they don't work for. . But I'm also largely annoyed at the thought that, as a young heterosexual video-game playing male, the ad was supposed to be aimed at me. How insulting is that? Is that really who EA thinks we are? You know, I don’t object to booth babes in general. They sign up, know what they’re being paid for, and hopefully enjoy at least some of it. Maybe some Booth Boys would be nice to even it up, if there aren’t any already … but in the long run, it’s impossible to get too upset at someone for objectifying themself.
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That is not, however, the same thing as having a major company run a contest to objectify them. And encourages sinfully committing acts of lust against them. One is done BY them — the other done TO them — and in some cases by a company they don’t work for.
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But I’m also largely annoyed at the thought that, as a young heterosexual video-game playing male, the ad was supposed to be aimed at me. How insulting is that? Is that really who EA thinks we are?

]]> By: Iconic http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-31998 Iconic Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:29:55 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-31998 I hate the way feminists and wimps are always ruining everything. Soon, they'll insist on equal rights for women, laws to prevent rape and harassment, and all sorts of other wimpy feminist crap. Good thing that women don't have money and aren't allowed to make purchasing decisions, or else all this macho posturing would really seem like a stupid marketing strategy for a mainstream business to embrace. I hate the way feminists and wimps are always ruining everything. Soon, they’ll insist on equal rights for women, laws to prevent rape and harassment, and all sorts of other wimpy feminist crap.

Good thing that women don’t have money and aren’t allowed to make purchasing decisions, or else all this macho posturing would really seem like a stupid marketing strategy for a mainstream business to embrace.

]]> By: Jeff http://brokentoys.org/2009/07/28/eafail/comment-page-2/#comment-31977 Jeff Thu, 30 Jul 2009 04:41:54 +0000 http://brokentoys.org/?p=3962#comment-31977 I agree with Lum completely, but at the same time I think we can rule out any possibility that his new job that he has not been able to tell us about is at EA or EA Bioware. lol I agree with Lum completely, but at the same time I think we can rule out any possibility that his new job that he has not been able to tell us about is at EA or EA Bioware. lol

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