Collective Shout

You don’t have to like it. But if you’re going to oppose it, find a new argument. 🧵/end.

We won’t be lectured on exploitation by grown adults defending sexual torture simulator games. We expose exploitation. We oppose sexual harm. We stand with women and girls.

FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK: Cuties made people uncomfortable because it exposed a culture that grooms girls and normalises their abuse. The 'games' we're calling out are part of the pipeline to real-world violence against women and girls.

Yes, parts of Cuties raised concern. As @MelTankardReist wrote: “A few minutes of inappropriate, ethically problematic filming buried the broader, urgent message...” We don’t ignore those issues. But we also don’t let them distract from the film’s truth.

4. This film made people uncomfortable. Good. If you think the solution is to ban a film that made you squirm, but you’ll go to war over your “right” to play rape games, you’ve [again] missed the point entirely.

3. The same people attacking us now are defending games that literally allow players to simulate rape, incest and child abuse. Make that make sense. We campaign against this content because it contributes to the very culture Cuties critiques.

2. The film shows how girls are bombarded with hyper-sexualised messages. From billboards to YouTube, from lingerie ads to gaming avatars, girls are taught that their bodies are commodities. That’s not fiction, it’s reality. And the consequences are devastating.

1. Cuties depicts the sexualisation of girls - but it doesn’t promote it. It holds up a mirror to a culture that grooms girls to believe their value is in how “sexy” they appear. That’s the same culture behind the games, ads and music videos we’ve spent 15+ yrs calling out.

Gamers are dredging up our support of Netflix film 'Cuties' in an attempt to paint us as “pro-exploitation”. As usual, they’ve missed the point - or ignored it on purpose. For those who didn't get past the headline, here's what we actually said 🧵/

When we challenge the normalisation of r*pe, incest and child abuse in gaming culture, the backlash is a window into the very problem we’re calling out. If this is what surfaces when harmful “games” are removed, imagine what’s festering beneath the surface.

Submission on Human Rights Council forms of sex-based violence against women and girls: new frontiers and emerging issues AI, "deepfakes" and sex dolls highlighted in our evidence to UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women and Girls collectiveshout.org/submission_un_… via…

After reviewing sources, the claim appears unsubstantiated. The referenced WOMAD incident (2017) involves a separate radical feminist forum defending an accused abuser, with no verified links to Collective Shout or NCOSE. These groups actively combat child exploitation. No…

These are 2 completely unrelated incidents. Collective Shout has absolutely no relation to a Korean feminist forum. Wtf???

GREAT news from UK. "X" acts like a porn site (& allows porn w/ no age/consent verification btw) -so let's treat it accordingly. "Musk has been told X must block children from all pornographic content on his platform by Friday–or face the prospect of multi-million pound fines."

To summarise and for our own records, Savvy’s big “exposes” - apparently intended to intimidate and silence us while riling up a gaggle of rabid followers melting down after losing access to r^pe-inc3st-and-CSAM “games” - consist of: - False accusations of p3dophilia + defense…

Rhea is a gamer. She’s also a survivor. And like so many women in the gaming space, she’s had enough. Read more from female gamers and sexual assault survivors collectiveshout.org/female-gamers-…

Not "victimless": How ‘virtual’ child sexual abuse material harms children Child sexual abuse material (CSAM) refers to images and videos where children are sexually abused and exploited. It is the photographic or video record of the rape, sexual abuse and torture of children…

Submission on the Impacts of Harmful Pornography on Mental, Emotional and Physical Health Our evidence + recommendations to the Standing Committee on Social Issues, Parliament of New South Wales collectiveshout.org/submission-imp… via @CollectiveShout

Steam started removing r*pe and incest-themed games after our open letter. A win for women and girls. Now the backlash has hit - threats, abuse, smear videos. All to defend games that glorify sexual violence. Read more: collectiveshout.org/gamers-threats…

How sexualisation and objectification contribute to men’s violence against women Sexual objectification is at the foundation of men’s violence against women. Media that depicts women as sexual objects may directly influence men’s attitudes towards them, by portraying them as…