People are getting sexually assaulted in the Metaverse

a reply to: Justaposter

“ I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men! ”

I think this is the better topic of conversation. I think the issue with articles such as the one linked in the OP is that it exaggerates to the point where I can see how people would not take it seriously. It sensationalizes what happened to the point where it actually starts to dilute what the word “rape” conventionally means.

I may be wrong but I get the sense that the author of the article has such a desire to be part of the victim class that she is grasping at straws by presenting the situation the way she did.

Our 10 year old son is not a perfect angel but the chances of him behaving like that are somewhere between slim and none. I find it fascinating (and disturbing) to see how other kids his age behave and out of curiosity would love to be a fly on the wall in their homes.

originally posted by: Justaposter
As a mother, I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men!

So for one moment, I want the males who are bantering about this not being “real” let me ask you this, do you have girlfriends and girl friends, nieces, cousins, sister, wives, and mothers who play online? And if so, how would you feel if some online rando saying things like that to them?

Yes I know and understand this didn’t happen in real life, but think about how damaging it would be to hear that daily. Think what it can do to younger girls being told that. Because we all know lots of kids that do not have parents who know what and where there kids are doing online.

Does it bother her? Online bantering even at some extreme levels is nothing new. It seems to bother you, but it isn't you that matters in this case. The problem is the internet allows people to say anything they want totally incognito and that just removes all boundaries we normally would have. My online gaming has rules in the discords we use, so you can be removed if you go too far, but then these discords are adults.

She can also remove herself from whatever group she is in too, so being in there is her choice to do. If she chooses to go to a no rules discord full of kiddies then she is as much at fault if it bothers her. My boys 19 and 22 have mostly played with their known friends and still do, so they have not really gone to places where no one knows anyone any given day of the week and it is that type of places the extreme people tend to hang out.

a reply to: chr0naut

Pornography is rape now as well?

Crazy world we live in where everyone, male and female, over the age of 13 is a rapist.

originally posted by: Justaposter
It really is a big thing, if you are a girl or a woman.

My boys played With my husband’s clan since the first COD game. They grew up with all the dads playing and learned how not to be @ss bites online. And the other dads boys did too. As parents, we loved the safe space.

Now my daughter learned to play with them, and play with her brothers and on her own. She is now 22, and plays Apex and totally rocks. But, and there always is a but… the crap she runs across, it’s kind of frightening. The things people say to her, some examples are
“ I hope you get raped”
“you must me a dike”
and
“shouldn’t you be blowing someone right now”.

Now this is a girl full of my sass and can trash talk with the best of them… but does that make it acceptable to be told that they hope she gets raped!? No it does not! And if girls and women are treated this way on a gaming platform, it sadly does not surprise me of meta rape.

As a mother, I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men!

So for one moment, I want the males who are bantering about this not being “real” let me ask you this, do you have girlfriends and girl friends, nieces, cousins, sister, wives, and mothers who play online? And if so, how would you feel if some online rando saying things like that to them?

Yes I know and understand this didn’t happen in real life, but think about how damaging it would be to hear that daily. Think what it can do to younger girls being told that. Because we all know lots of kids that do not have parents who know what and where there kids are doing online.

I play online with and against girls myself but i guess its ok when they shout at me "I hope you/your mother dies" and things like that.

You mention that your daughter trash talks herself and can do it well, Do you asume she means eveything she says or do you just asume that only the other people mean every word that they say in that situation and only your daughter does not when she trashtalks.

originally posted by: everyone

originally posted by: Justaposter
It really is a big thing, if you are a girl or a woman.

My boys played With my husband’s clan since the first COD game. They grew up with all the dads playing and learned how not to be @ss bites online. And the other dads boys did too. As parents, we loved the safe space.

Now my daughter learned to play with them, and play with her brothers and on her own. She is now 22, and plays Apex and totally rocks. But, and there always is a but… the crap she runs across, it’s kind of frightening. The things people say to her, some examples are
“ I hope you get raped”
“you must me a dike”
and
“shouldn’t you be blowing someone right now”.

Now this is a girl full of my sass and can trash talk with the best of them… but does that make it acceptable to be told that they hope she gets raped!? No it does not! And if girls and women are treated this way on a gaming platform, it sadly does not surprise me of meta rape.

As a mother, I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men!

So for one moment, I want the males who are bantering about this not being “real” let me ask you this, do you have girlfriends and girl friends, nieces, cousins, sister, wives, and mothers who play online? And if so, how would you feel if some online rando saying things like that to them?

Yes I know and understand this didn’t happen in real life, but think about how damaging it would be to hear that daily. Think what it can do to younger girls being told that. Because we all know lots of kids that do not have parents who know what and where there kids are doing online.

I play online with and against girls myself but i guess its ok when they shout at me "I hope you/your mother dies" and things like that.

You mention that your daughter trash talks herself and can do it well, Do you asume she means eveything she says or do you just asume that only the other people mean every word that they say in that situation and only your daughter does not when she trashtalks.

Omg that is a horrible thing to say to someone. I’m sorry someone said that to you.

I guess I should have clarified trash talk. There is back and forth ribbing, the type you do with friends and siblings, not the WTF!? trash talk. IMO no one should say things like that, even if they don’t mean it.

So like if your meta verse avatar is a unicorn and I call you a pony would that make me a rayciss?

originally posted by: eluryh22
a reply to: Justaposter

“ I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men! ”

I think this is the better topic of conversation. I think the issue with articles such as the one linked in the OP is that it exaggerates to the point where I can see how people would not take it seriously. It sensationalizes what happened to the point where it actually starts to dilute what the word “rape” conventionally means.

I may be wrong but I get the sense that the author of the article has such a desire to be part of the victim class that she is grasping at straws by presenting the situation the way she did.

Our 10 year old son is not a perfect angel but the chances of him behaving like that are somewhere between slim and none. I find it fascinating (and disturbing) to see how other kids his age behave and out of curiosity would love to be a fly on the wall in their homes.

You are so right. That is the conversation we should be having.

I always said my kids halos are held up by horns. My boys are now 28 and 26, and my daughter is almost 23. One time when the boys were 10 and 8, my oldest said “I will kill you don to the ground” I was literally right behind them (they were never very good at being sneaky lol) that got them 3 months of E rated games on the PlayStation. At first they moaned and whined, but then they raided my daughters E games and had a blast. She was not a happy 5 year old girl when they beat her Barbie princess game.

originally posted by: Justaposter

originally posted by: everyone

originally posted by: Justaposter
It really is a big thing, if you are a girl or a woman.

My boys played With my husband’s clan since the first COD game. They grew up with all the dads playing and learned how not to be @ss bites online. And the other dads boys did too. As parents, we loved the safe space.

Now my daughter learned to play with them, and play with her brothers and on her own. She is now 22, and plays Apex and totally rocks. But, and there always is a but… the crap she runs across, it’s kind of frightening. The things people say to her, some examples are
“ I hope you get raped”
“you must me a dike”
and
“shouldn’t you be blowing someone right now”.

Now this is a girl full of my sass and can trash talk with the best of them… but does that make it acceptable to be told that they hope she gets raped!? No it does not! And if girls and women are treated this way on a gaming platform, it sadly does not surprise me of meta rape.

As a mother, I really want to know who the heck are raising these little pissants to think it is ok to to say things like this!? And this even comes from grown ass men!

So for one moment, I want the males who are bantering about this not being “real” let me ask you this, do you have girlfriends and girl friends, nieces, cousins, sister, wives, and mothers who play online? And if so, how would you feel if some online rando saying things like that to them?

Yes I know and understand this didn’t happen in real life, but think about how damaging it would be to hear that daily. Think what it can do to younger girls being told that. Because we all know lots of kids that do not have parents who know what and where there kids are doing online.

I play online with and against girls myself but i guess its ok when they shout at me "I hope you/your mother dies" and things like that.

You mention that your daughter trash talks herself and can do it well, Do you asume she means eveything she says or do you just asume that only the other people mean every word that they say in that situation and only your daughter does not when she trashtalks.

Omg that is a horrible thing to say to someone. I’m sorry someone said that to you.

I guess I should have clarified trash talk. There is back and forth ribbing, the type you do with friends and siblings, not the WTF!? trash talk. IMO no one should say things like that, even if they don’t mean it.

Thankn you. Now tell that to the chicks who say these sort of things online to boys and men. Things like i hope you/your mother/father getsr raped/killed or you must suck dik a lot or go suck your fathers D and so on and so on. The ones who do this do no less of this then any man or boy online.

But then at the same time they cry mysoginy or hater or the usual racist nazi etc etc when someone gives it back to them. This idea that girls/woman get scared by this is all by itself ridiculous. I heard it all and i dont need therapy or internet tears and be called a "Survivor" for it. I would if i was in desperate need of attention tho.