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	<title>Comments on: &#8216;Hey Baby&#8217; Could Be A Strong Starting Point</title>
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	<description>Empowering young leaders to end sexual violence.</description>
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		<title>By: Sam</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sam</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I said this in another discussion about &quot;hey baby&quot; -

What I experienced, though, wasn’t street harrassment, it was more along the lines of “wow, this will create even more adverse selection.” Guys with approach anxiety will think this is targeting them for attempting to say &quot;hi&quot; to a woman at a bus stop while actual street harrassers won’t care at all. I suppose there is a fundamental target audience disconnect contributing to an adverse selection effect. Guys who *want* to harrass will do that regardless, guys who are listening will be intimidated, not approach, consider those who still do “bad boys” and will eventually start developing ideas about how women prefer assholes. This videogame is part of the problem, not part of the solution.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I said this in another discussion about &#8220;hey baby&#8221; -</p>
<p>What I experienced, though, wasn’t street harrassment, it was more along the lines of “wow, this will create even more adverse selection.” Guys with approach anxiety will think this is targeting them for attempting to say &#8220;hi&#8221; to a woman at a bus stop while actual street harrassers won’t care at all. I suppose there is a fundamental target audience disconnect contributing to an adverse selection effect. Guys who *want* to harrass will do that regardless, guys who are listening will be intimidated, not approach, consider those who still do “bad boys” and will eventually start developing ideas about how women prefer assholes. This videogame is part of the problem, not part of the solution.</p>
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		<title>By: Ronan Conway</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ronan Conway</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:38:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This game is disgusting, and makes no pretenses other than being a snuff fantasy. Other games may be violent but at least have a plot or some element of morality; Hey Baby has neither but appeals to the basest and most barbaric human desires.

Feminism should be inclusive - the destruction of gender roles and institutionalized oppression is a positive thing for all genders. To glorify in violence and force, irrationally and indiscriminately wielded against a faceless and anonymous parade of men is almost unconscionable. 

The men&#039;s existences are given no context and there&#039;s no positive portrayal of the gender - all men are leering thugs who deserve nothing more than quick death at the hands of the righteous protagonist, who is walking down the street toting a weapon designed to kill large amounts of people in a short time span. As someone opposed to violence and coercion in almost all its manifestations, this game is tantamount to gendercide.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This game is disgusting, and makes no pretenses other than being a snuff fantasy. Other games may be violent but at least have a plot or some element of morality; Hey Baby has neither but appeals to the basest and most barbaric human desires.</p>
<p>Feminism should be inclusive &#8211; the destruction of gender roles and institutionalized oppression is a positive thing for all genders. To glorify in violence and force, irrationally and indiscriminately wielded against a faceless and anonymous parade of men is almost unconscionable. </p>
<p>The men&#8217;s existences are given no context and there&#8217;s no positive portrayal of the gender &#8211; all men are leering thugs who deserve nothing more than quick death at the hands of the righteous protagonist, who is walking down the street toting a weapon designed to kill large amounts of people in a short time span. As someone opposed to violence and coercion in almost all its manifestations, this game is tantamount to gendercide.</p>
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		<title>By: Weekly Round Up: July 25, 2010 &#171; Stop Street Harassment!</title>
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		<dc:creator>Weekly Round Up: July 25, 2010 &#171; Stop Street Harassment!</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 02:02:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: Miranda</title>
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		<dc:creator>Miranda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t know about men learning any valuable lessons from playing this game, but it sure as hell sounds like a fun, cathartic experience for women.  Hope my mom gets me this for my birthday!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know about men learning any valuable lessons from playing this game, but it sure as hell sounds like a fun, cathartic experience for women.  Hope my mom gets me this for my birthday!</p>
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