"Hit the Bitch" Intended to Be an Anti-Violence Game-- No, Seriously.
Courtesy of Feministing:
Not. Okay.
*Strong trigger warning*
I'm sorry, but how the fuck could a game titled, "Hit the Bitch" be anti-violent?
Apparently the game was created by a Danish anti-violence organization, and allows the user to use either their mouse or hand (through the webcam) to hit this woman virtually enough times to the point where she is so bloody and bruised that the screen tells the person they're a "100% Idiot" and gives some information about intimate partner violence. I don't really care what words you throw out after the game is over - the main message is the game and that message is straight up glorifying violence against women. Jill has more.
If you think this campaign is more damaging that it is advocating, email the organization that created the game and tell them so.
Posted by Vanessa - November 17, 2009, at 01:59PM | in Violence Against Women
Anyone like to join me in a collective "WHAT THE FUCK"?
Not. Okay.
*Strong trigger warning*
I'm sorry, but how the fuck could a game titled, "Hit the Bitch" be anti-violent?
Apparently the game was created by a Danish anti-violence organization, and allows the user to use either their mouse or hand (through the webcam) to hit this woman virtually enough times to the point where she is so bloody and bruised that the screen tells the person they're a "100% Idiot" and gives some information about intimate partner violence. I don't really care what words you throw out after the game is over - the main message is the game and that message is straight up glorifying violence against women. Jill has more.
If you think this campaign is more damaging that it is advocating, email the organization that created the game and tell them so.
Posted by Vanessa - November 17, 2009, at 01:59PM | in Violence Against Women
Anyone like to join me in a collective "WHAT THE FUCK"?