Interview with the GM at the centre of the UKGE 'gang rape' kerfuffle

GRIM · June 04, 2019, 11:39:54 AM

You can read up on it, or listen/watch a video HERE.

GeekyBugle · June 04, 2019, 12:36:43 PM

So no underage characters or players, no rape, full on moral panic and a witch hunt ensues. Classical.

kythri · June 04, 2019, 12:41:43 PM

Pat Pulling is giggling in hell.

Ratman_tf · June 04, 2019, 01:02:23 PM

Thanks Grim!

Well, this is another perspective. At least, it points out that horror imagery is intended to be disturbing, and so being disturbed by it is the point.
Assuming that Rolfe is somewhat accurate in his description of how he ran the game, it seems to have been players reading into his description things that he did not intend, and there was an element of gross out humor that he did intend. (Sore bums from diahrehha, not rape.)

I'm sure everyone will put down their pitchforks and torches and deal with this in an adult manner, right?

GeekyBugle · June 04, 2019, 01:28:23 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1090574Thanks Grim!

Well, this is another perspective. At least, it points out that horror imagery is intended to be disturbing, and so being disturbed by it is the point.
Assuming that Rolfe is somewhat accurate in his description of how he ran the game, it seems to have been players reading into his description things that he did not intend, and there was an element of gross out humor that he did intend. (Sore bums from diahrehha, not rape.)

I'm sure everyone will put down their pitchforks and torches and deal with this in an adult manner, right?

Yes, they will ask forgiveness and learn their lesson not to rush to judgement on incomplete information too.

trechriron · June 04, 2019, 03:32:32 PM

Grim, you're a stand up guy. Thanks for seeking out this gent and getting his two cents. I stand corrected and my sincere apologies to Kevin Rolfe.

GRIM · June 04, 2019, 04:22:46 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1090574Thanks Grim!

Well, this is another perspective. At least, it points out that horror imagery is intended to be disturbing, and so being disturbed by it is the point.
Assuming that Rolfe is somewhat accurate in his description of how he ran the game, it seems to have been players reading into his description things that he did not intend, and there was an element of gross out humor that he did intend. (Sore bums from diahrehha, not rape.)

I'm sure everyone will put down their pitchforks and torches and deal with this in an adult manner, right?

Careful Noel Coward, I only have so many ribs.

rgalex · June 04, 2019, 05:16:31 PM

Quote from: Ratman_tf;1090574I'm sure everyone will put down their pitchforks and torches and deal with this in an adult manner, right?

Or people (Tanka) will permaban anyone who posts a link to the interview.

ValiantShadow · June 04, 2019, 09:46:59 PM

Both relieved and frustrated after finding out that this was all much ado about absolutely nothing at all. (But should I even be surprised anymore?)

Thanks, Grim. You rock. Glad someone took the initiative to dig a little deeper into this.

Shasarak · June 04, 2019, 09:48:03 PM

I found it amusing that GRIM masked his own face during the interview.

Thanks for doing the interview GRIM.

HappyDaze · June 04, 2019, 10:26:27 PM

Quote from: Shasarak;1090645I found it amusing that GRIM masked his own face during the interview.

When he didn't mask his face, he had some weird eye-like reflections on his glasses that kept drawing my attention.

GRIM · June 05, 2019, 11:02:27 AM

Quote from: Shasarak;1090645I found it amusing that GRIM masked his own face during the interview.

Thanks for doing the interview GRIM.

Kevin didn't say he didn't want his face up until after it was up. So I had to blur it and I couldn't get the selective blurring Youtube tool to work, so... :-/