Congratulations slashdot, you just jumped the shark for me. A front page story about a scam artist with a victim complex and a direct link to a Patreon account so people can give her more money. Time to go find another tech news site.
Regardless of what you believe Ms. Wu experienced, do you truly not know any women in software or gaming who've experienced the kind of awful "boy's only club" attitudes and sometimes downright literal sexual harassment?
In my experience most people are supportive of transsexual, just not those who are lying assholes.
Wu, how do you justify your claim of being a feminist when your game has females depicted as an adolescent boy might draw them, play the victim card all the time, have been caught exaggerating and outright lying so often and then hiding behind claims of sexism, etc.
Follow-up question: your male past is easily found by anyone doing a cursory search. Do you refuse to talk about it because you are afraid that others won't see you as a "real woman?" Wouldn't a real feminist embrace their trans experience to provide a more inclusive view of, and insight into, the female experience from the viewpoint of a transsexual?
note... I was outed on Slashdot a decade ago, and overall the experience was very positive. Being open about it has presented opportunities to help others reach a better understanding of who we are.
I have a suggestion of a transsexual I would actually like reading an interview about in Slashdot. Sophie Wilson (ARM chip designer). I respect that work.
What I do not respect is reading about people who make their career around politically correct bullshit and produce nothing of value. This isn't news for nerds and it isn't stuff that matters.
MULE was one of the best games ever. Really there is a Q and A I would of loved.
How do you manage to pack the game logic and graphics into an 8k cart ? Are there any triicks you have to use in getting the 6502 a barely 8 bit processor to handle the program ? Does this crimp your work ?
This whole topic reminds me of a line from mule
"Your investment in artificial stupidity has paid off"
Dani Berry is survived by her three children, who now operate a company which trades under the name Ozark Softscape (Berry’s old development studio), and which manages her IP and "digital legacy".
Not the same, but maybe we could get an interview with them?
Wilson described herself as a feminist and has spoken in interviews about women's difficulties in tech. She would be ripped to shreds by the MRAs just like other women who have done the same.
In my experience most people are supportive of transsexual, just not those who are lying assholes.
note... I was outed on Slashdot a decade ago, and overall the experience was very positive. Being open about it has presented opportunities to help others reach a better understanding of who we are.
That's interesting that that's your experience. I've found it interesting that it seems like many religious conservatives don't object to trans* the way they do to homosexuality. Iran, for instance, punishes homosexuality but performs a huge number of transexual surgeries every year. Being trans is seen as being preferable to being gay.
In the US, even Rick Santorum, poster child of the (IMHO) nutbag religious conservatives, said that if Bruce Jenner said he was a woman, then she was a woman. Santorum has be
That's interesting that that's your experience. I've found it interesting that it seems like many religious conservatives don't object to trans* the way they do to homosexuality.
Strange world we live in
It is not strange. Every trans person assumes a very well defined *hetero* sexual identity.
It is not strange. Every trans person assumes a very well defined *hetero* sexual identity.
That's not true at all. Caitlyn Jenner is dating a woman. She is both a transwoman and a lesbian.
More to the point, if religion claims that you are created in God's image and also proscribes a particular way to live (e.g. as a heterosexual even if you experience homosexual urges), why is it ok for you to ignore homosexual desires but embrace a desire to change your body and gender. Both are doing things that your body as constructed by God wasn't originally intended for.
What repulses conservatives is the fact of someone not being hetero normative. As I said before, a trans person is one who adopts (through a lot of work) a very defined hetero normative sexual identity.
If a gay person wants to be "cured" i.e. adopt an hetero normative identity he will be accepted and congratulated. I know, it is not the same, but the common thing here is being hetero normative.
Some trans persons could pass as a perfectly *normal* person, regarding th
... As I said before, a trans person is one who adopts (through a lot of work) a very defined hetero normative sexual identity.
I really think you are way out of line here. Of the relatively few trans people I can think of.
Burger Heineman [burgerbecky.com], a transwoman, is married to a woman. There's actually another programmer I remember--and I can't for thel ife of me remember her name, or find her page via google--who ported a lot of games to Mac over the years (and worked at one of the porting companies) who transitioned quite awhile ago and also identified as a lesbian.
Its "offtopic". thats why. How she was born has nothing to do with unethical activity. Its a personal attack on a very hotbutton topic which will do nothing but legitimize her.
Off-topic or not, I hadn't heard this claim before and am curious if it is true, but her Wikipedia bio says nothing about it and Googling her supposed former name only turns up sources of dubious veracity (that seem to be dedicated to attacking her and so might be making shit up to smear her -- not that being trans should be a smear, but I can see some people seeing it as such).
Can anyone claiming that she is trans link to some reliable source to back that up? E.g. something not connected to Gamergate (eith
You know, this is the chance to actually ASK HER this question and find out from the horse's mouth so to speak. Not that she is a horse or anything. She might be though, she could be a horse in disguise! Time to start a Twitter account and get the rumors flying.
For the record, I had never heard the claim that Brianna Wu is a transwoman before today, and I have no idea if it's true or not. I have followed GamerGate only minimally and can't say I understand all the issues.
BUT, if it's true that Brianna is a transwoman, that is certainly not off-topic. It's the same as Rachel Dolezal claiming to be black, and to have suffered her whole life for being black, when she is white and grew up in a racially accepting family. If Dolezal wants to make herself look black and claim to be black, that's fine with me, but it stinks of hypocrisy for her to lie about her past, her experiences, and her identity while at the same time claiming to be a spokesperson for people with that identity!
Likewise, if Brianna Wu is a transwoman but also claims to speak towards a personal history of suffering gender prejudice and so forth, it doesn't exactly look kosher.
Let me make sure I've got this right. Are you saying that skin color is the same as gender?
No. They are different. One is skin color and the other is gender.
It sounds like you're trying to imply that transgenderism isn't a real thing. You're welcome to think that if you want, but keep in mind that if you're trying to say it's not real and she isn't really a woman, all you're going to do is attract people who will defend her purely on that basis, and criticisms of her actual behavior and ethics will get pushed under the rug.
Not at all. The way I view it, identity is pretty much the most personal thing we have. It's maybe the only thing that is entirely self-contained within "me." I control how I present my identity to the outside world, and so do Brianna Wu and Rachel Dolezal--everybody does. I have no interest in judging whose identities are valid and whose aren't--they're identities! They just are.
My point, rather, is that if you build your public persona on b
For the record, I had never heard the claim that Brianna Wu is a transwoman before today, and I have no idea if it's true or not. I have followed GamerGate only minimally and can't say I understand all the issues.
BUT, if it's true that Brianna is a transwoman, that is certainly not off-topic. It's the same as Rachel Dolezal claiming to be black, and to have suffered her whole life for being black, when she is white and grew up in a racially accepting family. If Dolezal wants to make herself look black and claim to be black, that's fine with me, but it stinks of hypocrisy for her to lie about her past, her experiences, and her identity while at the same time claiming to be a spokesperson for people with that identity!
Likewise, if Brianna Wu is a transwoman but also claims to speak towards a personal history of suffering gender prejudice and so forth, it doesn't exactly look kosher.
No, fuck that noise. I'm a trans woman too, and we definitely don't experience "male privilege." Having a dick doesn't seem to stop the bile people keep spewing at women in general. It gets directed at us even moreso because people can't understand why you wouldn't WANT to be a guy, like it's superior or something.
But why is it different from Rachel Dolezal? Well, what Dolezal did is nothing short of cultural appropriation and manipulation. Blackness is a cultural and heritage thing, white people take black
Both gender and race are ultimately an identity. If you believe that Dolezal is "racially appropriating", then every trans woman is "gender-appropriating" in exact same way. I've read many articles trying to explain why this is not the case, but it all boils down to "because it is, and fuck you for even asking" (some make that latter part very explicit, basically saying that even daring to make an analogy is incredibly offensive).
The closest thing that came to a reasonable argument is that you can't change
As MRAs love to keep pointing out, men can be victims of gender prejudice too. In any case, she is a woman, and guys threatened to rape and sexual assault her [businessinsider.com], so by any measure she has a right to speak about those issues.
Your first image is too small to read. The second one... Well, if it is real then I despair at the poor literacy level in the prosecutor's office, but that issue has been dealt with anyway. There was a mistake made by Wu's staff when reporting the incidence, since corrected. Try emailing them again.
Okay, now I can actually read it (the image you posted earlier was tiny) it's obvious from the tag line that she was just curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait.
Okay, now I can actually read it (the image you posted earlier was tiny) it's obvious from the tag line that she was just curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait.
Hah, that's hilarious. "Curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait." That's rich.
Do you, out of curiosity, have any connection to Brianna Wu (or anyone else directly involved in GamerGate?). I'm asking because you seem to be taking these slashdot threads really personally, and it seems a bit suspicious.
I'm asking because you seem to be taking these slashdot threads really personally, and it seems a bit suspicious.
I can happily disclose that unlike the other poster who didn't say whether or not they have connections. I don't have connections with them, and I do have something to do with Gamergate. [reddit.com]
You mean like how she claimed she was threatened and had to leave her home out of fear, only to do the video interview in the home she claimed she left?
She is Trans. Go look up any available public records for John Flynt. He stopped existing when Brianna Wu came around, and they share the same addresses. Also, Mr. Flynt was born a rich white male. I take his perspective on anything besides being a trans woman with a grain of salt. Even then....
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> boy's club
Incredibly ironic, since briana wu aka john walker flynt is actually a man.
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Why is this modded down? It reveals a fact: that "Brianna Wu" was born "John Walker Flynt," and was born male.
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What you originally said and what you said in this post are two different things. Once you figure that out you'll understand the downmod.
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If you feel another individual has besmirched your reputation then I recommend unchecking 'post anonymously' in the future.
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12% of the anonymous posts in this forum which appear to lambaste Mr. Wu were actually posted by Mr. Wu.
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Ok, Mr. Wu.
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Heh. "Respectfully." Right.
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Wu, how do you justify your claim of being a feminist when your game has females depicted as an adolescent boy might draw them, play the victim card all the time, have been caught exaggerating and outright lying so often and then hiding behind claims of sexism, etc.
Follow-up question: your male past is easily found by anyone doing a cursory search. Do you refuse to talk about it because you are afraid that others won't see you as a "real woman?" Wouldn't a real feminist embrace their trans experience to provide a more inclusive view of, and insight into, the female experience from the viewpoint of a transsexual?
note ... I was outed on Slashdot a decade ago, and overall the experience was very positive. Being open about it has presented opportunities to help others reach a better understanding of who we are.
Re: You have got to be kidding me (Score:4, Insightful)
I have a suggestion of a transsexual I would actually like reading an interview about in Slashdot. Sophie Wilson (ARM chip designer). I respect that work.
What I do not respect is reading about people who make their career around politically correct bullshit and produce nothing of value. This isn't news for nerds and it isn't stuff that matters.
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PS: I would have also liked to read an interview with Dan Bunten but she's dead now. RIP.
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MULE was one of the best games ever. Really there is a Q and A I would of loved.
How do you manage to pack the game logic and graphics into an 8k cart ?
Are there any triicks you have to use in getting the 6502 a barely 8 bit processor to handle the program ?
Does this crimp your work ?
This whole topic reminds me of a line from mule
"Your investment in artificial stupidity has paid off"
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From a Kotaku article [kotaku.com]:
Dani Berry is survived by her three children, who now operate a company which trades under the name Ozark Softscape (Berry’s old development studio), and which manages her IP and "digital legacy".
Not the same, but maybe we could get an interview with them?
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Oh hey stalker dave,
Maybe you can figure out how to use the proper reply to buttons
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Or Burger Heineman, an excellent programmer and person who has accomplished a shitload in the gaming industry.
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Wilson described herself as a feminist and has spoken in interviews about women's difficulties in tech. She would be ripped to shreds by the MRAs just like other women who have done the same.
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In my experience most people are supportive of transsexual, just not those who are lying assholes.
note ... I was outed on Slashdot a decade ago, and overall the experience was very positive. Being open about it has presented opportunities to help others reach a better understanding of who we are.
That's interesting that that's your experience. I've found it interesting that it seems like many religious conservatives don't object to trans* the way they do to homosexuality. Iran, for instance, punishes homosexuality but performs a huge number of transexual surgeries every year. Being trans is seen as being preferable to being gay.
In the US, even Rick Santorum, poster child of the (IMHO) nutbag religious conservatives, said that if Bruce Jenner said he was a woman, then she was a woman. Santorum has be
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That's interesting that that's your experience. I've found it interesting that it seems like many religious conservatives don't object to trans* the way they do to homosexuality.
Strange world we live in
It is not strange. Every trans person assumes a very well defined *hetero* sexual identity.
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It is not strange. Every trans person assumes a very well defined *hetero* sexual identity.
That's not true at all. Caitlyn Jenner is dating a woman. She is both a transwoman and a lesbian.
More to the point, if religion claims that you are created in God's image and also proscribes a particular way to live (e.g. as a heterosexual even if you experience homosexual urges), why is it ok for you to ignore homosexual desires but embrace a desire to change your body and gender. Both are doing things that your body as constructed by God wasn't originally intended for.
Like I said, I don't get it.
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I would think that Jenner is an outliner,
What repulses conservatives is the fact of someone not being hetero normative. As I said before, a trans person is one who adopts (through a lot of work) a very defined hetero normative sexual identity.
If a gay person wants to be "cured" i.e. adopt an hetero normative identity he will be accepted and congratulated. I know, it is not the same, but the common thing here is being hetero normative.
Some trans persons could pass as a perfectly *normal* person, regarding th
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I would think that Jenner is an outliner,
... As I said before, a trans person is one who adopts (through a lot of work) a very defined hetero normative sexual identity.
I really think you are way out of line here. Of the relatively few trans people I can think of.
Burger Heineman [burgerbecky.com], a transwoman, is married to a woman. There's actually another programmer I remember--and I can't for thel ife of me remember her name, or find her page via google--who ported a lot of games to Mac over the years (and worked at one of the porting companies) who transitioned quite awhile ago and also identified as a lesbian.
Here's an article for you: http://mic.com/articles/74169/trans-women-can-be [mic.com]
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Right on. I don't care what she/he was/is on the gender front. I do care about being manipulated and lied to.
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Off-topic or not, I hadn't heard this claim before and am curious if it is true, but her Wikipedia bio says nothing about it and Googling her supposed former name only turns up sources of dubious veracity (that seem to be dedicated to attacking her and so might be making shit up to smear her -- not that being trans should be a smear, but I can see some people seeing it as such).
Can anyone claiming that she is trans link to some reliable source to back that up? E.g. something not connected to Gamergate (eith
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You know, this is the chance to actually ASK HER this question and find out from the horse's mouth so to speak. Not that she is a horse or anything. She might be though, she could be a horse in disguise! Time to start a Twitter account and get the rumors flying.
Re:You have got to be kidding me (Score:4, Insightful)
For the record, I had never heard the claim that Brianna Wu is a transwoman before today, and I have no idea if it's true or not. I have followed GamerGate only minimally and can't say I understand all the issues.
BUT, if it's true that Brianna is a transwoman, that is certainly not off-topic. It's the same as Rachel Dolezal claiming to be black, and to have suffered her whole life for being black, when she is white and grew up in a racially accepting family. If Dolezal wants to make herself look black and claim to be black, that's fine with me, but it stinks of hypocrisy for her to lie about her past, her experiences, and her identity while at the same time claiming to be a spokesperson for people with that identity!
Likewise, if Brianna Wu is a transwoman but also claims to speak towards a personal history of suffering gender prejudice and so forth, it doesn't exactly look kosher.
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Let me make sure I've got this right. Are you saying that skin color is the same as gender?
No. They are different. One is skin color and the other is gender.
It sounds like you're trying to imply that transgenderism isn't a real thing. You're welcome to think that if you want, but keep in mind that if you're trying to say it's not real and she isn't really a woman, all you're going to do is attract people who will defend her purely on that basis, and criticisms of her actual behavior and ethics will get pushed under the rug.
Not at all. The way I view it, identity is pretty much the most personal thing we have. It's maybe the only thing that is entirely self-contained within "me." I control how I present my identity to the outside world, and so do Brianna Wu and Rachel Dolezal--everybody does. I have no interest in judging whose identities are valid and whose aren't--they're identities! They just are.
My point, rather, is that if you build your public persona on b
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For the record, I had never heard the claim that Brianna Wu is a transwoman before today, and I have no idea if it's true or not. I have followed GamerGate only minimally and can't say I understand all the issues.
BUT, if it's true that Brianna is a transwoman, that is certainly not off-topic. It's the same as Rachel Dolezal claiming to be black, and to have suffered her whole life for being black, when she is white and grew up in a racially accepting family. If Dolezal wants to make herself look black and claim to be black, that's fine with me, but it stinks of hypocrisy for her to lie about her past, her experiences, and her identity while at the same time claiming to be a spokesperson for people with that identity!
Likewise, if Brianna Wu is a transwoman but also claims to speak towards a personal history of suffering gender prejudice and so forth, it doesn't exactly look kosher.
No, fuck that noise. I'm a trans woman too, and we definitely don't experience "male privilege." Having a dick doesn't seem to stop the bile people keep spewing at women in general. It gets directed at us even moreso because people can't understand why you wouldn't WANT to be a guy, like it's superior or something.
But why is it different from Rachel Dolezal? Well, what Dolezal did is nothing short of cultural appropriation and manipulation. Blackness is a cultural and heritage thing, white people take black
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Both gender and race are ultimately an identity. If you believe that Dolezal is "racially appropriating", then every trans woman is "gender-appropriating" in exact same way. I've read many articles trying to explain why this is not the case, but it all boils down to "because it is, and fuck you for even asking" (some make that latter part very explicit, basically saying that even daring to make an analogy is incredibly offensive).
The closest thing that came to a reasonable argument is that you can't change
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As MRAs love to keep pointing out, men can be victims of gender prejudice too. In any case, she is a woman, and guys threatened to rape and sexual assault her [businessinsider.com], so by any measure she has a right to speak about those issues.
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Oh boy probably one of my favorite tweets and was quoted directly to her feed...by her. Funny how there was never any investigation about it right? Never mind they've been caught attempting to victimize themselves [imgur.com], or lie about pretty much anything. [imgur.com] Not even hitting the tip of the iceberg here.
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Your first image is too small to read. The second one... Well, if it is real then I despair at the poor literacy level in the prosecutor's office, but that issue has been dealt with anyway. There was a mistake made by Wu's staff when reporting the incidence, since corrected. Try emailing them again.
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Really? Cause it sure shows up easily on a 29" monitor. [archive.is] And of course you can't forget the other stuff either. [breitbart.com] I'm sure someone will go hurdurdur breitbart because they have an ideological bias.
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Okay, now I can actually read it (the image you posted earlier was tiny) it's obvious from the tag line that she was just curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait.
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Okay, now I can actually read it (the image you posted earlier was tiny) it's obvious from the tag line that she was just curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait.
Yeah, sure. It's not that they're mentally unbalanced or anything right? That they fish for attention, and have a martyr and victim complex. It's nothing like trying to blame GG for 'sarin gas' but in truth it was a anti-GG person who said it either right? [imgur.com]
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Hah, that's hilarious. "Curating a list of idiots who jumped at the bait." That's rich.
Do you, out of curiosity, have any connection to Brianna Wu (or anyone else directly involved in GamerGate?). I'm asking because you seem to be taking these slashdot threads really personally, and it seems a bit suspicious.
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I'm asking because you seem to be taking these slashdot threads really personally, and it seems a bit suspicious.
I can happily disclose that unlike the other poster who didn't say whether or not they have connections. I don't have connections with them, and I do have something to do with Gamergate. [reddit.com]
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You mean like how she claimed she was threatened and had to leave her home out of fear, only to do the video interview in the home she claimed she left?
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