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Discussion: "Down with Molestia" (Initial Observations)

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It is 2013 August 17 22:30 UTC approximately. I first heard about this controversy literally minutes before. (Question: Is this controversy actually new? Or did it just explode with #354? That post seems to be a response to existing controversy. EDIT: This controversy was started by a post by pinkiepony on 11 August.) I’m familar with Ask Princess Molestia, but I don’t follow it or visit it regularly.

Why am I even doing this, then? Answer: Not only do I want to repost (and comment) on things that “attract my attention” (to put it lightly) (and APM isn’t very cloppable, anyway), I also want to talk about sexuality. The DM campaign brings up very serious issues such as rape and rape apology.

I’m not going to explain what’s going on here, since I myself don’t know fully. I will give my initial views on this, though.

  • Does APM trivialize rape? Maybe. But I seriously doubt that’s the intention. But honestly, I have to say that I have no idea why John Joseco created this concept.
  • Is APM rape-apologetic? Of course not (unless I’m missing something). APM does not promulgate the idea that rape is the victim’s fault. (Or does it? I haven’t read too much of the blog.)