Boy v Girl Google Searches

Sometimes Google searches can really show how amazing Internet users can be...or how bad the sex education system is in certain countries.

No, men don't have periods, and no a boy and girl can't be identical twins...

It also shows what people want to know about each other and themselves. Girls want to know if boys like them in general, boys want to know if girls like their body parts.

My favourite is "how many". With boys it's all to do with how many boys there are in the world or were born into the world. With girls, it's how many you've slept with. Lovely. Although, I think this is as much an example of the pressure some men feel to sleep with girls to be seen as 'cool', as well as an example of women being seen as objects to sleep with.

Blehhhhhhh

You know when YouTubers say, "I did create a video, but it sucked / didn't come out as well as I thought it would, so I'm starting all over again from scratch"?

Yeah. I'm doing that right now.

Is Gaming Sexist?

Heylo!

For those of you who don't know, I was on a livestream discussion with Truthloader about gaming and whether it is "sexist".

The guests were myself, Hannah from the Yogscast (aka lomadia) and Adam Sessler from Rev3Games.

Do give it a watch if you have a spare 30 mins. It was a good discussion and I actually wish it could've gone on a little longer..!

I did hear concerns that this could devolve into an anti-man rant, but it really doesn't so don't worry! You'll be pleasantly surprised.

Thanks again to Truthloader for inviting me onto such an interesting debate.

Should whoever came up with "The Replacer" be replaced...?

Ok, so people may know me as a gamer who isn't a big fan of the sexism we can sometimes find in the industry. Well guess my reaction when I first saw this last week:

The Replacer, played by Peter Stormare, explains that he is there to fill-in for MW3 multiplayer players as they'll be spending all their time playing the new maps, fighting zombies and playing with a new gun. 

What does he do in your place? To list a few things: sit with your wife whilst she gives birth, go on a blind date with a fat girl, try and assemble furniture, chat women up at work whilst being an arse to your boss, and listen to your nan moan at you for never coming to visit anymore. Basically, he does a load of things a man "should" be doing.

Now, I could go on about how sexist this is in terms of how there is no female Replacer for the many female fans of the COD series (I'd suggest Jane Lynch), or that they missed a hilarious comedic opportunity for the Replacer to go on a girl's-night-out in place of a female player. Female COD players already put up with not having a female avatar to play as (not a pre-requisite for many female gamers, but it would be a nice touch), and here in the advert we don't see them depicted AT ALL. This is in stark contrast to the marketing for the main game a few months ago, where we see iJustine blowing s**t up with the boys. Here women are represented as angry, moaning or looking down at the silly man who can't build a bookcase. You could see how I could go on a big rant about this whole thing...

However, I'm not. Probably because despite the ad's flaws, Stormare is funny. I particularly love the monkey bit, which I think makes the whole advert and stopped me from raging after seeing the others (mainly because it doesn't involve a woman being annoyed or chatted up).

My main problem is the old joke of gamers as men who are irresponsible and would jump at the chance to avoid doing things they need to do in real life, just so they can play their precious games, often leaving women behind to deal with the consequences.

Now, gamers can laugh at it knowing that not all gamers are like that. The advert is tongue-in cheek really; laughing at a stereotype (at least I hope...I may be giving Activision's marketing team more credit than they're due, but hey let's be optimistic here). But people who don't play games...? They'll look at this and think: "OH THE GAMES INDUSTRY IS ENCOURAGING PEOPLE TO LEAVE THEIR LIVES BEHIND TO PLAY THIS GAME! LET'S BAN GAMES!!"

I think we just have to be careful when marketing games, with games such as COD, as it could reinforce all the wrong kinds of stereotypes to people who don't know much about gaming (or much at all...). Shooter-style games are under a lot of scrutiny at the moment due to recent tragedies, and depicting male gamers as those who shut themselves away from real life to shoot at pixellated people is exactly the sort of thing Fox News & Co would like to grab and sensationalise. 

The Replacer is a funny idea, but I do think there could've been a better way to market this DLC and a better gender representation (for both sides) might be a start. To anyone thinking of commenting: How do you think it could've been marketed differently? What was your opinion when you first saw the advert? I'd be interested to know.

Btw, if anyone does need a Replacer to put their self-assembly furniture together for them, give me a buzz. I put every single piece of furniture in my room together. By myself. Even when it suggested 2 people. Hardcore.

They're all still standing too - knock on wood! Well...veneer covered MDF...



EDIT: I originally had John Abruzzi (the role Peter Stormare played in Prison Break) written down because I thought it was funny, because that character is someone you really don't want to fill in for you. Should've clarified that in my writing though, as some didn't realise I was making a joke and corrected me. I have since changed it to avoid any confusion and to make sure focus is on topic rather than a reference. And thanks to people for telling me what happens to him...I haven't got that far yet...

Change of layout!

I decided that reading white text on a black background was the worst idea ever that I should've learnt from during my 14-yr-old Livejournal days, so I have changed my blog layout slightly. Now it's off-white text on a dark grey background and it's startling the difference it makes... Also have gone from pinks to yellows to match my YouTube channel page.

Anyway, hopefully people will be able to read my posts without getting a huge headache from now on.

I'm not sure about the background (just a Blogger one). Might see if someone can make a cool new one for me instead...

Anyway, I'm off. To have a shower. 'cause I smell.

BYE!

Thanks for the views, 4chan!

Well I've heard of these things happening before to many people, and now they've come to my channel! Bless.

Seriously, if you get loads of hate all at once, it's probably because of something like this. Don't get upset over it - it's pathetic stuff, really. These are people with a lot of time on their hands and a lot of hate inside them that, instead of dealing with it and reaching an exciting new chapter in their life, they throw at other people to make themselves feel better. I really do think they all just need a hug. In this case, maybe a hug from a girl...

This is the link to the thread:
http://archive.foolz.us/v/thread/171051985/#171051985

This is the video they had such a problem with:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GISjqP6fpw

And, in case it disappears, here are some screenshots I took so they can't blame Reddit. LOLZ.

Little fishy took the bait... ^-^

Well it seems my little plan worked...

When I first saw some of the comments left by a certain pair, I wanted to share my "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA are you seriously still on my channel?! Grow up." reaction with the world. When I first saw the comments there was a feeling of pure disbelief - were they seriously still trying to bug people after all this time? Are they really that bitter? Do they have nothing better to do...? It was bloody hilarious.

So I thought I'd make a video to paint a picture of how ridiculous the whole thing was and how stupid they were making themselves look - the lies, the threats, the hole-digging. It was just so funny to me and the prefect opportunity to show how being a cyberbully just makes you look like an arse. It would be my final word on the matter to say, "just give it up, you look really silly", but hopefully said in a more eloquent and humorous fashion.

BUT, instead of just making a video, I thought I'd turn the whole thing into an experiment - a game, if you will. I wanted to see if I was right, to see if they were indeed just stalking my channel after all this time to leave stupid little comments to try and "scare" or "bully" me off of YouTube. 

To do this, when I made my video, I did not tag them or include their names in the title or description - I made sure not to even say their names. The only use of their names was in the screenshots, which I was using as evidence and didn't want them to turn around and go "NER THAT WASN'T US! THAT COULD BE ANYONE!" if it was just text. It was something unavoidable, but also put there so they would know I was actually talking about them (seeing as they don't recall half the comments they leave online...).

Basically, I tried to make it so that the only way they would come across is it by following my YouTube channel, Twitter or Facebook, and the only way they would know it was about them is if they watched the video. If I got a reaction, they were proving me right. If I didn't get a reaction, then they'd got bored and moved on. Either way, I'd be happy.

Well, I signed into YouTube today to find a little message in my inbox. I double-checked the username and found it has been previously linked to him several times (I thought no one would be so stupid as to use a username so similar to a banned account, but hey...). It seems little fishy took the bait...!

My favourite part is when he calls me "troll bait" - the irony ^-^

A few things..:

• I'm far from upset - I found the whole thing bloody hilarious!

• I'm sorry, but I already played a little game, and you played along beautifully...

• I don't care if I give someone more views by pointing out that they're acting like a spoilt child - views aren't everything, and if someone really wants to watch her videos, or subscribe to her because they like her videos or are just curious about them, then they can - that's fine by me (although I doubt she'll gain subscribers from my shining review...). And thank YOU for the views, as you must have watched my video to know I was talking about you.

• "Troll bait" (in my humble opinion) is someone who reacts extremely angrily to trolls provoking them over pointless things. Your comments may be pointless, but - I hate to spell it out for you (again) - I wasn't reacting angrily. I was actually making fun of you...

• I know what butthurt means, genius. But, butthurt is said to be derived from getting forcefully screwed in the rear, much like idiots say they "raped" someone if they beat them in a game. A couple of people have told me it's to do with spanking, but the first 'origin' is the explanation I've come across the most online, so many people must use it with that meaning. Either way it's a stupid word used by people to try and take focus off of themselves or their weak argument, by going "U JUST MAD I WON - NERRR", when actually the other person won ages ago and already went home with the trophy.

• You could make a video, yes - but then YouTube will know for sure that you're using that account and ban that channel too...

• It's "you have made no sense whatsoever" (yes, the last bit is all one word). I had to read that twice to work out what the hell you were saying. Again, the irony...

• Also I like the really vague threat - I think the "Oh, and if you dare threaten me again, I will involve the police." line in the video description stopped you from being more specific. It also shows how brave you are that you sent it in a private message. It's easier to deny if only one person sees it, who you can then accuse of photoshopping any screenshots; the thing is, due to our differing behaviour, lots of people actually trust me and not many people trust you.

Anyway, thanks for reacting in the exact way I thought you would and proving me right. I've said all I have to say on this whole situation and will say nothing more (and I mean it this time, it's not just me baiting you again). I've had my fun. ^-^

Heed my words and grow up. If you were mature you would've ignored my video - in fact, you wouldn't have even seen it because you wouldn't have been stalking the account of someone who said something mean about your videos 10 months ago.

Feel free to scream and shout all you want, but it will do nothing. I will, however, put up any threats, stupid comments or whinging I receive from you onto the end of this post as evidence of your outstanding behaviour.

Oh, and...

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I didn't block him straight away because I wanted to see if he would leave lots of angry comments. He did. Thanks! Now I can report you to YouTube!

How to look like an idiot on YouTube

Apologies for having to post about this person, but I just wanted to show everyone what "digging yourself into a hole" means.

I have been getting comments from her and her "not-boyfriend" on my videos again recently, and I think it's pretty hilarious that they're still sending me stuff months after the storm settled and I (along with everyone else on the Internet) had moved on...

Seriously, both of you, just give it up. You bore me and all you're doing is giving me material to completely pwn you with. I enjoy pwning people who threaten people with violence because they don't have enough intelligence to come up with a well-constructed argument other than "NERRRR IT WASN'T US. YOU'RE JUST JEALOUS! NERRRRRR!"

Why the hell would I be jealous of someone most people on the Internet completely hate? Someone who goes round leaving nasty, spiteful and bitter comments to anyone who criticises their work or behaviour, even months afterwards?

The sad thing is, as much as she acts like she doesn't care what people think and acts like any attention is good attention - that she's made her money and that's it - I think it's a front. Her overreaction to negative feedback shows that. If it was just about the money, then she wouldn't be so defensive & constantly trying to paint herself as this innocent angel that she clearly isn't. She wants people to like her and tell her how amazing they think she is. 

To show this on a very basic level: I talk to my subscribers like they are my peers but sometimes lecture them, because I respect them but also want to challenge them on things. She gives hers kisses to the camera like they are her babies, because she desperately wants them to love her.

Anyway, here are the comments she left on my video recently, just in case she goes back and deletes them like the original one she left on it (because then she can say anyone who took a screenshot of it just used photoshop because it's not there anymore - genius logic...). I didn't photoshop these images, because I have better things to with my time. 

She must be a true fan of the Yogscast, because she really likes to diggy diggy hole...

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Some Extras:

The threat her "non-boyfriend" sent me when my video blew up (there is no picture of him because I blocked him to shut him up).

She left a comment on my "Dear Reply Girls..." video after it blew up (I was actually in hospital when she posted this so didn't see it until it was already marked as spam). But she deleted it a few months later, as you can see:

Fortunately, I got a screenshot of this one she left on my channel (because she wanted to make sure I saw it so she posted it twice - shame that backfired on her). I almost want to frame it...lol

One of her "non-boyfriend"'s accounts leaving a comment on my Christmas video. I think the three likes are from him and her two accounts. Bitter much?

And this one in reply to a comment that said my "Dear Reply Girls..." will keep them subscribed to me forever (found this one 05/01/13).

I'm guessing it's him because the same account left this comment on another video regarding evidence being (surprise surprise) photoshopped:

Btw, you've spelt "parodies" wrong...

Edit 05/01/13 - I found a few more comments left by him... Definitely know it's him due to the death threats...lol

http://www.youtube.com/all_comments?v=zZ25Lx-giMs

Other comments:

^ Both to "TheOnlyLuca"

Wow... the irony of those last two... both left on reply-type videos...