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0 Dongs

From the new blog post-
c1.glitch.bz/wp-uploads/mai...

Of course it's not in the game, but I thought it was funny. One of the devs having a laugh.

Posted 42 days ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink

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  • Hm it wasn't in the blog post when I read it earlier :o
    Posted 42 days ago by TomC Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Obviously kukubee did not get final say about the symbols chosen...
    Posted 42 days ago by MaryLiLamb Subscriber! | Permalink
  • ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
    Posted 42 days ago by jdawg Subscriber! | Permalink
  • lol
    Posted 42 days ago by Draron Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Mirrored in case the image "disappears" :D i.imgur.com/xPArW.png
    Posted 42 days ago by Boom and Bust Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You guys are totally going to get me fired.
    Posted 42 days ago by eric Subscriber! | Permalink
  • We want our dongs! Er...wait... :-S
    Posted 42 days ago by awesome sauce01 Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hey. Why not? Dongs for Hi signs!
    Posted 42 days ago by SeerQueen Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Imagine the awkwardness of "using your dong to say 'hi!'"
    Posted 42 days ago by Jus​tin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I want to dodge a dong!
    Posted 42 days ago by Red Sauce Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "Helped, I have a dong chasing me!"

    "Is that your dong, or are you just saying hi?"
    Posted 42 days ago by Innie✿, Obviously Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I really want to share my dong with others to increase their mood!
    Posted 42 days ago by Popcorn☺ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You can get 20.831 dongs for one dollar. I swear.
    Posted 42 days ago by Louis Louisson Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LoooooooooooooL
    Posted 42 days ago by Danny Subscriber! | Permalink
  • OMG! That is brilliant! :) too bad it is not real.
    Posted 42 days ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Maybe I'm just too weird, but am I the only one who doesn't find this funny? Maybe I'm just too annoyed from all the times people thought it was ~hilarious~ to draw penises over my notes or something.
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Pretty sure that's off by a factor of 1,000.

    --Me
    Posted 42 days ago by SchWM Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes, I think you're just too weird. You seem to be the only one complaining.

    Again.
    Posted 42 days ago by Dys Subscriber! | Permalink
  • They will probably make this real now. Am I the only one secretly hoping they will?
    Is that bad to say...?
    Posted 42 days ago by ₰ℓ№ʀ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Not likely - the minimum age here is 14, nowhere near the age of consent. That kind of material on a site with minors wouldn't end well for the company.
    Posted 42 days ago by Xiri Subscriber! | Permalink
  • @ Dys

    What the heck, that's rude. Why are you calling me out when I haven't done anything to you? Tell me, when was the other time I complained excessively? I thought this board was for voicing your opinion, not blindingly agreeing with everyone else.

    And I would hope to go onto a non-adult game and not see penises. Wow.
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • So, on Halloween next year, everyone has to have dong hi's all day.
    That's what I read anyways
    Posted 42 days ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Umm, this is an Adult game, if your 14-17 you must have parental permission, under 14 and not allowed at all.

    Personaly i find honking hilarious!
    Posted 42 days ago by ~Annie~ Subscriber! | Permalink
  • "if your 14-17 you must have parental permission, under 14 and not allowed at all."

    When was that ever state? oh wait, never.

    And please don't say "umm" in front of your sentences. It makes you sound condescending and you know it.
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • This IS an adult game, and if you disagree I'll just point you towards the wood trees. Just because it doesn't have explicit mention to sex or swears doesn't make it suitable for kids.
    Posted 42 days ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I was just thinking the same thing. People who seem to think this is a kiddie game are fooling themselves and are in for a rude awakening from time to time. Sure teens can play, but the TOS is clear it is with an adult's oversight.

    This dong thing is fairly mild as this kind of thing goes, and if that gets one's panties in a bunch, things will not get much better for those panties in future. :)

    And as for the TOS portion about age restrictions: "If you are under 14 years of age, you are not authorized to use the Service, with or without registering. If you are between the ages of 14 and 17, you represent that your legal guardian has reviewed and agreed to these Terms"

    Sounds like something you read in the TOS of an adult game. Ummm, ummm, ummm... Yep.
    Posted 42 days ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Ok I guess I was wrong about the ToS thing. But like most people, I never read the ToS and it was never stated anywhere as part of registration, so when I registered I was 17 years old. I'm 18 now though.

    I think the sexual innuendo is ok and kind of funny and most importantly relatively subtle. It's something in your mind. But I was never expecting to see visualizations of penises in this game. I think it's gross and can be triggering to people who have been sexually abused, and I think casual acceptance of that is a part of rape culture. Woop de doo, I guess these things aren't important? I'm just waiting for the moment someone wants to call me out as a hypocrite for thinking that innuendo and depictions of penises are exactly the same thing. 

    I know that  Glitch is not a kid's game, but I don't want to see people cybering in global or something like that. I guess that makes me weird too?
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Sigh, I write too slowly. Just ignore me.

    Anyway, casual acceptance of sexuality leads to normalization, not rape culture. For example, the availability of pornography strongly negatively correlates with sexual assaults in states with varying laws. Translation? More porn = less rape. Obviously this is not porn, but while I agree it doesn't belong in the game, I agree for completely different reasons and thoroughly object to the reasons you stated. I just think it doesn't work with the artistic ethos of the game - it's too "earthly" instead of "urthly".

    ...Is this a variant on Godwin's Law?
    Posted 42 days ago by Lady Cailia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Reirei - it is clearly stated in the Glitch Terms of Service that players must be at least 14 and if aged between 14-17 must have parental consent to play the game. Glitch is most definitely a game for adults.
    Posted 42 days ago by Arietty Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Do you read thoroughly through Terms of Services? Really?

    I saw the no 14-year-olds and under rule, so there was no reason for me to assumed there were any other age based restrictions. 
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Yes I did. I don't always, but anything my behavior will be strongly on display I do -- any online games, chat boards, etc. Ignorance of the law is not a legal excuse from following it IRL either.
    Posted 42 days ago by Lady Cailia Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But it's not in the game. And I'm not saying that it belongs there, or that I'd like it to be, I just thought it was a funny picture and I thought it was cute that the devs could leave little jokes in their blog posts for keen-eyed readers. And while I did kind of expect some sort of backlash I honestly feel that if you're getting so wound up about a harmless joke involving a picture of a cartoon penis (which is a perfectly normal part of the body, and in this depiction isn't even doing anything other than being there) then maybe you should stop hanging around people that are perpetuating this ridiculous fear that any phallic or sexual symbol will lead to normalisation of rape.
    And I really don't hope that what I made out to be a silly thread gets locked over what is essentially getting worked up over nothing.
    Posted 42 days ago by Avnas Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Alright, I admit that I made an accident when I signed up for my account, just like there are probably lots of 14-17 year olds here who probably also made that mistake.

    Maybe it isn't important to you Avanas, but I know lots of people who've been deeply affected by the issues above and I've taken their cause to heart because I feel their experiences are very important. And I just first wanted to point out that I don't think cartoon penises are funny, but then someone had to call me out for stating my opinion. 
    Posted 42 days ago by Reirei Umezaki Subscriber! | Permalink
  • But yes the age limit amongst other things is in the TOS, and this is an adult themed game, and for that matter most of the playerbase IS adults. So yes there will be some jokes from time to time, adult conversations and so forth. Plus things in game like dirty talking trees, and rod munching sloths, drinks and drugs, and TONS of innuendo. This "Hi" symbol wasn't put in the game anyway.....it would be different if thats what was being discussed, but its not.
    Posted 42 days ago by Lyrical DejaVu Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I, for one, would welcome dongs flying out of my head
    Posted 42 days ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I think it's hilarious, and as Avnas says, it's not in the game, so why get so worked up?
    Posted 42 days ago by Zira Subscriber! | Permalink
  • In the glitchy spirit (or spirit of glitchness) can we agree that people react differently to things, and that's ok?

    For myself - i thought it was quite amusing. I picture glitch being designed and tinkered with in a uber geeky tree top house workshop of cool, and this just confirms it.
    Posted 42 days ago by Jugni Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL
    Posted 41 days ago by Sare Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Funny stuff....doesn't mean I want a  dong "hi"  :)
    Posted 41 days ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • You'd rather a dong low?
    Posted 41 days ago by shhexy corin Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Dooooonnng Hi
    Dooooonnng Lo
    Dong wiggle to and fro
    Dong will it catch you, mood enhance you? whats a dong not to throw?
    Posted 41 days ago by jiva Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL! Jiva
    Posted 41 days ago by Muncey Mango Subscriber! | Permalink
  • <3 Jiva, that's great. :D
    Posted 41 days ago by glassy Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Haha!
    Posted 41 days ago by Little Miss Giggles Subscriber! | Permalink
  • LOL!!! OMGOSH Jiva! That was great! LOL
    Posted 41 days ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Don't think some people would want me to answer that one Shhexy Corin...... 
    Posted 41 days ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Then we wouldn't have to outrun them...just ......... jump them......
    Posted 41 days ago by Miss Muffett Subscriber! | Permalink
  • +1 for miss muffet 's idea. :)
    Posted 41 days ago by Tibbi Subscriber! | Permalink
  • Hahah - I noticed this in the blog too and thought it was funny.
    I myself have "been deeply affected by the issues above" to put it nicely, and I say:
    It's much better to laugh at a dong than to be afraid of it. =D
    All in good adult humour.
    Posted 41 days ago by MyooKat Subscriber! | Permalink
  • I made a screenshot of the blog post last night and sent it to the fiance for a laugh (he's on Glitch, too), and he complained back with a screenshot saying there are no dongs in his version of the blog...I just, dunno, kinda thought it said zero cos only Kukubee could use it or something :P

    Also we both found it hilarious, and I don't get all the fuss that's being made about it.
    Posted 41 days ago by Alyx Sands Subscriber! | Permalink
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