Online Harassment: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

Online harassment is a major problem, but it’s rarely prosecuted. If only we’d been warned about this in the early days of the internet.

[@WesleyShark]

It's absolutely absurd that there isn't a national law against revenge porn.

[@bmann14k]

Wesley Shark Agreed.

[@JasonALyons]

True. Or you could just not record your sex life on video.

[@WesleyShark]

Jason Lyons that's an utterly irrelevant argument.

[@JasonALyons]

OK then

[@antiantiderivative]

What if you never knew it was recorded at all?

[@muncraft5976]

Did I.... Did I just get rickrolled by John Oliver??

[@ac11dc110]

Oh yeah 23 hrs ago twice

[@inquisitorkobold6037]

Yes, yes you did...

[@someguyO2W]

Yes you did so good!

[@FunnCubes]

yes... i am surprised, that he managed to get the clip, using his spider hands XD

[@quoodle9883]

Blast!

[@EmmaYaBasta]

Revenge porn only became illegal in Ohio, March, 2019. Many other states have yet to do so. Why aren't there immediate federal laws to prevent such serious harassment?

[@rgderen88]

Politicians in general, really.

[@GirtheAlienGoldfish]

And for Ohio, that's waaaay far ahead of the curve, considering the fact that everything else here is ass-backwards.

[@CyberGenesis1]

You're implying they believe women are people

[@yulikitten]

@@GirtheAlienGoldfish So true... Especially with our governor

[@milascave2]

The laws change much more slowly than technology. But they have shut down the main revenge porn site for extortion (because they would take a picture off the site for five thousand dollars) and for posting pictures of underaged girls. They just didn't ask the age of the person being revenge posted.

[@rboss5919]

As a resident of Georgia, Im just gonna say that it's not a great sign when our state beats yours to laws protecting womens sexual rights.

[@JackAttack-jn4op]

Dawgs

[@lurji]

GAUMARJOS SAQARTVELOS!!!!!

[@sulgodar2738]

I am also a resident of Georgia and man you wouldn’t believe how cold it is in the Middle East

[@sandpiperr]

This comment didn't age well!

[@christopherhale3140]

Everyone's talking about the harassment problem and I'm just sitting here wondering how I got Rickroll'd in 2016.

[@denniskronas]

+Christoph TSS that year didnt start well

[@omzzzhere]

😂

[@MikeMayors]

+Christoph TSS top comment right here

[@yam83]

+Christoph TSS John O, bad move, son. You'll regret having rickrolled us!

[@DM-Raven]

+Yairo Martis He dun goofed on this one.

[@angelscross9026]

This episode should have been titled "Revenge Porn". If they wanted to address online harrassment as a whole, it should have included others issues such as doxing and SWATing.

[@siriuslynow]

Jonah Cruz The revenge porn bit was only the last part of the video though?

[@siriuslynow]

Lone Mic Productions Nobody is stopping you from making a video about it...

[@toter80]

siriuslynow No the only point he had was about internet porn. He brought up harassment do, for some reason only about women, that happens to us all. But this really had nothing to it other than hay this happens. The real meat of the segment was about revenge porn though.

[@siriuslynow]

Tuter King He made a segment about the harassment of women on the internet and how the laws and law enforcement in the U.S. is woefully behind in addressing it. That is literally the point of the video. What do you mean "for some reason only about women"? That...was the subject...of the video.... The first part of the segment about death threats and cops not knowing how to respond to it was also very "meaty" I'm not sure what you're talking about.

[@BlindJusticeWarrior]

Jonah Cruz All these videos I've seen about online harassment commonly omit the swatting issue. Why ? one could only guess, I'm sure it has nothing to with the fact that the overwhelming majority of swatted victims are young males

[@flumpymaster]

This has an uncomfortable amount of dislikes Edit: for the love of CHRIST! This comment is 7 months old at this time! Stop! Fucking! Replying!

[@clayjack9969]

Glenna Smith It’s because of the “congratulations on your white penis” line probably and maybe that he talked about Anita Sarkeesian and Brianna Wu (that complaint is dumb) I honestly didn’t like the white penis line either because he carried that attitude into the rest of the video even though there is this thing called swatting where people will get a swat team to raid your house and there are a ton of videos of it happening to white guys on live-streams and stories of it happening to white guys. I’ve also heard of a youtuber having his address leaked and a hit put out on him, threats made so a youtuber wouldn’t be allowed to go to a convention he was invited to, a youtuber’s sex tape was leaked. All white guys. So I understand the annoyance and anger some people have when John Oliver seems to spin this as an issue that doesn’t effect white guys. You could say that’s not what he meant by that “white penis” line and it was just a joke which is fair but the combination of that line and not addressing the points I brought up sends the message that it doesn’t/can’t effect them in any serious way. What will help this issue get better is more victims of online harassment feeling safe, comfortable and confident enough to speak out about it and share their troubling stories. John Oliver’s piece doesn’t do that for a large percentage of the US population and instead makes the situation worse. But don’t get me wrong the issues and stories he did address were important and should be talked about so I didn’t hate the video.

[@Andre_APM]

@@clayjack9969 wow I did not bother to read that

[@clayjack9969]

@@Andre_APM fair

[@tinacayford7549]

Holy shit. It really does!!!

[@asszudemi3650]

Thats because john oliver didnt do much research on the people he was presenting as victims Anita Sarkeesian is not just some "innocent woman" who has become an "innocent victim" of online harrasment she tried hard to deliberately tarnish the reputation of videogames for her own profit by making false sexism claims and manipulative videos about them where she spread straight up lies about the Gaming community as a whole without doing any research at all or backing up her claims she is no activst and doesnt give a flying fuck about videogames all she did was playing the professional victim and pull at your heartstrings to make a quick buck via donations and the stupid public fell for it Brianna Wu used fake accounts to "harass herself" in order to get attention That became public after she attempted to harras herself while still using her main account on steam

[@getlaidybug]

Last semester I chose to do my final project concerning revenge porn and the DMCA, and this information is virtually all the same. Nothing has changed in any dramatic way in the four years between this video and now. It's horrifying.

[@holocene2164]

Now I'm really depressed but thanks for the info. Hopefully something will be done soon!

[@skprog]

Nothing will be done until people who understand the problems in our generation are in charge

[@elcruzer5514]

Nothing will be done. I think that many many males hate women.

[@skprog]

@@elcruzer5514 nothing will be done. I think many many women hate men. Revenge porn happens to males too stop being sexist.

[@SacredDaturana]

At least the public consensus about the "tHen DoNt TaKe NaKeD pIcTuReS" response seems to have shifted. Haven't seen that smoothbrain response for a while now.

[@MarcEricLaneGlobal]

I don't know what's more depressing: that women have to deal with this stuff because of some vindictive loners, or that people thought that video games were a sufficient reason to send death threats over.

[@randomcat3053]

***** the most depressing part is, that, that this noncence is still being regurgitated and people (like you) still buy in to it.

[@MarcEricLaneGlobal]

Random Cat No offense, but do you honestly think that some gamers are not capable of sending online threats? Have you ever played CoD online... ever? I've heard grown-ass adults telling little kids how they will murder their families.

[@MrGrizmint]

***** youre definitely looking to deep in to it. fail.

[@MarcEricLaneGlobal]

MrGrizmint Yes, because terrorizing little kids over the internet is definitely normal, right? It's definitely not an overreaction

[@yemo34]

***** yeah, of course. It had nothing to do ethics in gaming journalism. Nothing to do with trying to stop cronyism, corruption and con-artists. Nothing to to with trying to insure a fair discourse. Nothing to do with trying to insure these said victims of harassment did not become the gate keepers of culture. To act as the self appointed witch hunters of a new McCarthyism. Quelling free speech and creativity in gaming according to desperate radical ideologies. No, it was about a bunch of criminal trolls who hated these women. None of these women had people show up, or stalk them. You know that right? Yeah, death threats are criminal. But they didn't get knives sent to them in the mail. They get the threats everyone else whose popular gets online. Anita and Brianna made it an issue because it sold their wares. Anita's a con artist, Brianna's an opportunist. They are success storys because of the Streisand effect. They owe their success to the gamer-gate movement. They are the demon GG unwittingly created.

[@FoodLiquorCool]

I don't have time watch this 20 min video, I gotta meet with some of my kayaking buddies.

[@aopma5ter]

This is 17 minutes

[@EngAlperDemir]

With AOL you can always tape it and watch it later...

[@z0e898]

Can I join the "club" I love "kayaking" with my buddies if ya know what I mean ;)

[@cheddarcheese4159]

1:39

[@Psiberzerker]

I'm still resisting the urge to look up what homosexual acts are involved in "Kayaking" 3 years later.

[@snarryvader81]

"I always picture John Oliver as a puffin" is honestly a compliment.

[@iainhowe4561]

After his Japanese mascot skit I see him as a near-sighted otter.

[@djessamarenth3528]

Thank you. I don't post things ever, but I appreciate this and wanted to acknowledge it. I was hacked and stalked for about 2 years. I ended up deleting all my internet presence and leaving the country for a few years to get away from them as it was escalating (and they found out about that too). They knew a lot and even called my friends to tell them to warn me etc. Parents and police thought it was a joke. The police said the percentage of people who act on threats they make online is so low and that it was likely someone I knew who had access to my computer who was doing it, not someone actually online. That's it! I still worry a bit and never post (that was 8 years ago- 10 since it began). To hear that part about making the mistaking of having a thought in her mind and vocalizing it is so true and was good to hear being acknowledged. Thank you John Oliver/HBO and everyone else who was part of putting this together.

[@ravenrose5712]

I'm really, really sorry to hear that. I hope you're in the process of recovering.

[@christinebernchat7125]

It’s so true! As soon as I heard that I thought “thank you for acknowledging” because people just don’t seem to get this. I’m really sorry to hear about what happened to you. Seeing how these women were treated and reading your story actually made me feel both ill and angry at the same time. Thanks for sharing.

[@tetraedri_1834]

Yeah, because threats themselves do not affect people life, only if they are executed they become a problem. Thanks police, it's reassuring to know you do something AFTER I or my family members have been molested or killed.

[@prabhatsourya3883]

Not to say something negative about parents and/or police, but that is serious if they are stalking you and even contacting you via your friends. Harassing via messages is bad in itself, but tracking you and threatening you via your friends? That is seriously messed up. Had the police taken the stalking and threatening part more seriously, they can easily track down and punish the offender, and made you feel safe, rather than still carrying worry when attempting to access the internet.

[@iamsemjaza]

When I had a crazy stalker (who had been previously convicted of attempted double homicide), the first cop told me to "stop doing stuff on the internet." It wasn't until I got a female cop that I was taken seriously. She even had to go back and force the first one to fill out the proper paperwork.

[@PlaneBoy2520]

Phillip Rhoades and people claim sexism doesn’t exist in any form.

[@chelsealivingston1302]

Why the criminal justice system sucks.

[@hommefataltaemin]

If they were convicted for double homicide then why tf were they out of jail? 🤔

[@hommefataltaemin]

** attempted double homicide **

[@howtophil]

Attempted double homicide. It's like a 10 year sentence in Florida.

[@brainwasher9876]

It's shocking how often women get screwed over by nude pics compared to men. Also, newsflash for those who are denigrating the women in this video: whenever you find yourself defending the guy who is threatening rape and murder and publicly posting the woman's address, you seriously need to reevaluate your life.

[@AngryMrAthiest]

+Andrew Wang I don't think people are defending rape and murder threats, I think people are pointing out this isnt a women's issue and that framing it that way is retarded and just propagates feminist nonsense.

[@brainwasher9876]

Jasper Banks Given the overwhelming amount of evidence towards one gender over another, I think it's safe to call it a women's issue. There's probably a couple of guys out there that have been shamed for dick pics but the level and quantity of shame is not nearly the same as what women have to deal with.

[@AngryMrAthiest]

+Andrew Wang Im sorry but you're just wrong. www.pewinternet.org/2014/10/22/online-harassment/pi_2014-10-22__online-harassment-03/ Could you please provide the overwhelming evidence that demonstrates this is a women's issue.

[@brainwasher9876]

Jasper Banks Did you...did you actually read your source? The study itself points to the fact that women get sexually harassed almost twice as often as men do on the internet. Disseminating nude pictures without permission and threatening sexual violence is the very definition of sexual harassment.

[@brainwasher9876]

Jasper Banks Men send nude photos (or more commonly dick pics) to their significant others all the time, but they rarely--if ever--get terrorized for it following a break-up. It's a free country and people should be able to do what they want without being publicly shamed for it. Your first paragraph would require a response several paragraphs long so I can't be bothered to address it. All I have to say is try to look at it from a woman's perspective for a bit, and look up what gamergate is. Even if we discount threatening sexual violence as somehow just violence and not sexual harassment in any way, then the study still shows women being sexually harassed almost twice as much as men on the internet. If that doesn't scream "gender issue" to you then nothing will.

[@odenpetersen6028]

"This might happen and you can't control it" and "If this happens to you, it's your fault" are both terrible things to hear here.

[@daniellemullen5035]

These are also lame excuses to coddle bullies and harassers, allowing them to take advantage of not being held accountable

[@goroakechi6126]

@@daniellemullen5035 Remember kids; if some jerk is harassing you, or your parents are harassing you, pull up your pants and punch them in the fucking eye.

[@kaiabutton5775]

I was Doxed at the age of 16 , the men spread my photos and info. I wanted to end everything when the cops came over and said "Just get off the internet." I suffer still to this day. 11years later.

[@Kevin-wy9dv]

Hey that is terrible. I'm sorry you had to go through that. You definitely don't deserve that. I hope you have a great day

[@nilo469]

Not a fan of Anita and Brianna but John mentioning them doesn't ruin his point at all. Can't believe people are being so fucking salty in the comment section. Online harassment is a serious issue that can affect us all - be it men or women.

[@artoriasabysswalker9456]

SheWhale this is why people are salty i guess...John made it ALL about women.

[@thomaswillard6267]

No, it kind of ruins his argument. In the beginning, they didn't 're eovenany more harassment than anyone else. But instead of laying low, or simply realizing that it was a small but vocal group of trolls. They decided to let it define them, which fed the trolls and brought in more assholes. They are a Grade A example of how the victim can absolutely be responsible for making their situation worse.

[@Elmarby]

Artorias Abysswalker Exactly. It is all the more aggravating because the main recipients of online harassment are... men!

[@Leoofmoon]

SheWhale Its about 1am by the time this video is up on the west cost, wait until the afternoon and I am sure more level headed people will jump in.

[@yuicneghaibhleann9300]

SheWhale It does affect every one, if not on the internet, bullies on school will fill that gap. You cannot stop harassment much like bulling. so talking about it is just futile. It's a case of learning to live with people that are assholes. Which is kind of what you have to do even when you're not on the internet.

[@sandyhardstone722]

It's disturbing how so many people are more concerned about the Anita woman than with the actual issue in this video.

[@wafflerofl891]

To be fair, Anita is an asshole. She doesn't deserve bomb threats, but nonetheless people hate her for a damned good reason. I'd like to view it as a: "I agree with you BUT, fuck this bitch".

[@sandyhardstone722]

Thanks for proving my point mate

[@sandyhardstone722]

Sam Ottenbreit that was long. Okay so you just basically explained common knowledge to me, so thanks for stating the obvious. But the thing is Anita wasn't the only woman mentioned here was she? Yet so many people, including you Monseiur, are kinda preoccupied with her. Which is what I'm trying to say. She was in this video for what? 5 minutes? But instead of acknowledging the real problem "haters" just kinda decided to focus on her. You can explain the hows and whys but none of that will make it right. I know that you mentioned that too (in brackets, if I may add) but basically your comment is redundant.

[@wafflerofl891]

Sandy Hardstone I was going to leave it alone but... Haters focused on her because the subject itself (Online Harassment) is common knowledge to them. Most people who hate Anita are feminists or people who feel slighted by the way she takes advantage of real problems that women have to make a profit. Anita is amongst the people who are subjected to it yes, but other people included in John Oliver's segment are for the most part innocents who suffered unjustly. Anita isn't quite an unjustly hated individual, of course people are going to think: "Why is she being being lumped in with these innocents?" It's the feeling of injustice that causes people to have a kneejerk reaction, they GET the point, but they don't believe that Anita IS as good of a point as others. aaannndd that'll be it for anything I have to add to this discussion.

[@sandyhardstone722]

Wafflerofl okay I do see your point and you do make sense. And I have no objection against those who feel "she shouldn't be here with the innocent women". I do however have a problem with those who are just here to bash Anita, most of the people doing that aren't even saying what you're saying. They're just hating on a woman (who, I understand, doesn't belong here) who was featured for perhaps a few minutes in this segment. But you do make a point.

[@renchesandsords]

Rick: Did you Do it? John: Yes Rick: What did it cost? John: 40 thousand dislikes...

[@tengkudita3665]

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[@jaydrianpieters7718]

@@tengkudita3665 where can I get that?

[@tengkudita3665]

@@jaydrianpieters7718 it’s a chrome extention

[@maryvalentyne2553]

It's so infuriating dealings with men who just dismiss, dismiss, ignore women speaking up. Thank you John for spreading this message, women need male allies to help end this hell. Sometimes I get so overwhelmed it gives me an anxiety attack. And this is America jfc

[@ClareBearBunny]

I live in Massachusetts, one of the states without laws against revenge porn. Last month I emailed my state representative about my concerns regarding it. He responded that he thought we'd already enacted such laws, and that he was equally concerned. He's now planning on co-sponsoring an anti-revenge porn bill that his colleague will be proposing.

[@gowengetter174]

ClareBearPhD sure

[@shaynehughes6645]

I thank you for doing that but also I wanted you to know that your name made me think of a carebear that was down to earth and had an actual job which allowed it to fit into our human society and that made me very happy. Thank you very much for that

[@atleast6jims852]

Softy Revenge porn when you secretly or consentingly film someone you're having sex with, then later post the content without the partner(s) consent as a form of revenge for being dumped, cheated on, lied to, burn eggs, what ever else.

[@skylerricketts7392]

NICE JOB

[@birdn4t0r7]

now this is why we talk to our reps

[@pigeonatic]

I think I'm gonna make a "Just in case a total piece of shit tries to ruin my life" box now.

[@PatrikKron]

Just make sure "that piece of shit" don't steal that box

[@EndlessSummer888]

Or you could just not send him nudes.

[@alisonwonderland9058]

AMEN

[@jiggypoof6411]

@@EndlessSummer888 Did you (and the five people that liked your comment) just not watch the second half of the video? I invite you to re-watch this and make your logic make sense.

[@reversetape6984]

@@jiggypoof6411 though your replying to a 3 year old comment I’m not sure how likely it is that he has seen it

[@guyherewithanunoriginalnam1061]

‘The internet: a dark carnival of humanities most wretched impulses’. Never heard of something so accurate in my life.

[@NN-fz4pd]

"humanity" you mean men.

[@millicentsparkle6246]

water: like air but a bit more chokey

[@shaid1111]

You people who pressed dislike. You do know you are totally proving the point he is making?

[@drunkenrampage1588]

Herman Falck How Criticism does not equal harassment.

[@vincentmuyo]

Herman Falck How And giving him more views. Controversy is more attention-grabbing and likely to be spread than something everyone would agree about. Funny that it's this video rather than any other video, eh? I guess Gamergaters are most easily offended people around.

[@crazo3077]

Herman Falck How I can imagine there were people who immediately hit dislike after seeing Sarkeesian and Wu. I can't deny that I'd have taken the video more seriously if they were not included, but the issue is still important over all.

[@anticosmic8249]

Herman Falck How So if I make a video about how men are the only internet victims and you dislike it that means you're proving my point?

[@bahcue7381]

Herman Falck How yea you right having a different opinion mean you are proving there point. People get these threats all the time.

[@Terastas]

"I don't know why, but I always picture John Oliver as a puffin." He said of the man who, very soon, will be providing the voice of a horn bill.

[@Earthstar_Review]

One step closer to a porg.

[@anoyint]

I used to think of him as a tapir until that comment.

[@potmki6601]

The Internet A dark carnival of humanity's most wretched impulses Yep.

[@nicklagoni7306]

no thats the 2016 election silly

[@martabagnoli1212]

but also puffins

[@thizbiz5111]

I have so much respect for people who talk about their mental health on interviews. What strong people!

[@notbobby125]

Alright, why the hell does this video have 12,600 dislikes- 3:36 ...Really? Are we really still treating this woman as literally Hitler? SERIOUSLY?

[@Bizarrejoe]

notbobby125 Well, yes.

[@TOKAGERO1]

notbobby125 She is more like Eric Cartman

[@MrSHURIKENCHO]

notbobby125 Do some friken research on all the lies she said and all the money and praise she gets for them and you can try to understand

[@BayattheMoonNetwork]

notbobby125 She stole over $400,000 of money from concerned feminists and tells lies DAILY to further her agenda. She is single-handedly setting Feminism back 60 years. So ya ... she is "literally Hitler."

[@Stalley75]

notbobby125 A lot of trolls disliked it.

[@Appleboy78165]

Regardless of your opinions on Anita, can't we all agree that nobody deserves the kind of threats she got?

[@Dr.Barber]

Gotta say, definitely not the biggest Anita fan, but that was still pretty fucked up.

[@Appleboy78165]

Yeah. Even though I don't fully agree with her opinions, the threats she received are something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, let alone someone I mildly disagree with.

[@Faint366]

Ya, the real ones. Just keep in mind that she did fake a lot of the threats she claimed to have received, considers "you're a liar" to be harassment, and has also had comments closed on every platform she's a part of, meaning it's been years since she's actually received any new threats. Her twitter auto blocks certain words and she uses block lists to auto block anyone who follows people she doesn't like. That being said, the people who did actually send her threats, back when they still could, did something inexcusable.

[@LiarraSniffles_X3]

There are women doing feminist talks right now who have literally had multiple attempts made at their life in 'less developed' countries. This doesn't stop them from doing feminist talks, so Anita's pathetic crying turned money grubbing over an email that was declared not a threat BEFORE she cancelled her speech and rode around in a cop car all day for the news people doesn't exactly make me empathize with her. I mean fuck, one lady who visited all the local high-schools around here only stopped doing public talks in her country after being chased out of said country by a group of 20 odd armed men for days, literally shooting at the truck she was hiding in as they crossed the border. It was like one of those WWII Jewish escape stories! But no, a shitty, incredibly suspect email is clearly good enough reason to hang up all our beliefs and hide for a day; even if the school in question and the local police offer to bolster the amount of security for the event. I really like John, but I really wish the researchers had used better examples of people receiving real threats online from actual, credible (read: not anonymous) groups that have been proven to go through with them, instead of just the most vocally upset ones. Well, the other ones were fine I guess as I don't know anything much about them, but the Anita one just pisses me off. Edit: spelling. It's too early for this.

[@ZeroTheHeroGOAT]

The threats are juvenile at best. But nobody should be allowed to create false truths on such weak evidence base as she has, so some form of public reaction is to be expected. Policing online reactions is a poor way of going about the issue though, rather focus even more thoroughly on online etiquette. The nasty behavior online has actually rubbed off and is more and more visible in real life situations as well. The web blanket is fading and people are generally more obnoxious than just a decade ago.

[@billtafalla2378]

Wait till John Olivers researcher started digging about what 4chan did over the years. Yeah, internet can ruin lives

[@tackytaco8133]

who were they ???

[@greatdanelegend7001]

@@tackytaco8133 4chan is a website. Some of its users are really good at doxxing people (finding out who they are and where they live)

[@tackytaco8133]

@@greatdanelegend7001 Wow. That's messed up.

[@Nigelfarij]

@@tackytaco8133 Usually for good reason. They got burger king foot lettuce guy fired....

[@personalspace6270]

@@Nigelfarij Go too the Police thats the right thing. Because a lot of freaks think they are on the right side of things when they are not.

[@mistyrhodes3783]

This happened to me in 2015. Whackjob ex posted nude pictures of me on Facebook where I have 5000 business connections. He also started a new FB profile in my name with nude pics of me as my picture and had clients calling me for hours to tell me because they got friend requests. So, I was in Florida at the time, and I filed for a protective order at the courts that was so strong, that guy can’t even mention my name and he is arrested immediately. The best thing is that it is permanent, doesn’t expire and follows me across state lines. I was pulled over for having an expired tag and it’s attached to my drivers license because the officer asked me about it and made sure my male son was not this guy. I haven’t had an issue with him since. I’m sure he has moved on to someone else.

[@AngryNerdBird]

"But what about the men" - Every Comment Section on this topic, ever.

[@JackJack-cf7le]

Goatmon No, everyone is stating how Anita is a liar and it has been proven that the death threats she received before public speeches were fabricated by herself.

[@AngryNerdBird]

***** Of course those are serious concerns. And I'd take them way more seriously if 99% of the time they get brought up was for something other than just derailing talks about women being harassed. When someone brings it up as an actual discussion, I talk about it. I've done it before, plenty. When people bring it up purely because "WHY ARENT YOU TALKING ABOUT MENS PROBLEMS HURF DURF" I just roll my eyes.

[@FeynmanProblem]

Jaxon Flaxon Waxon That's just a rumor. The FBI seemed more than satisfied that the death threats were legitimate.

[@AngryNerdBird]

Tyrannosaurus Rekt Oh look, another dipshit accusing a male feminist of wanting to get laid....

[@lumpisan]

FeynmanProblem No they never said that they never even investigated them the police and the school both said they were not legitimate never made it past them

[@emadwolf10]

People who dislike this are foolish because this issue generally is unacceptable no matter what

[@WraithCommander42]

Emad Wolf Correct, now if only Oliver had presented it in a nonsexist way then maybe people wouldn't have hit the dislike button so many times.

[@herrickludwig4211]

That would be true if it weren't presented in such a sexist way against men...

[@emadwolf10]

Matthew Walters Against Men?!..... you're funny

[@WraithCommander42]

Emad Wolf So, being against sexism is funny? Aren't you the horrible human being.

[@WraithCommander42]

Emad Wolf Whatever.

[@bunniesbunniesbunnie]

it's 5 years later and I chuckled at a rickroll.

[@seiyuokamihimura5082]

"If you DIDN'T WANT that to happen, you should not have taken pictures" is as good a sentiment as, "if you didnt WANT to get murdered, you should not have been born."

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

I'm a female and I've been fortunate enough to only be told to get my ass back in the kitchen. As I love my kitchen... that wasn't so bad in the scheme of things. But, right now, I'm part of a local chat group that has a person threatening other members. Going to their house. Describing their fence and security system. Snidely saying that they know what car the woman drives and what her husband drives and that 'we know when he's not home to protect you'... IT'S A FREAKING WOMAN DOING THE THREATS. She's not shy about her identity. She's flat-out saying that she's going to murder this woman, but she'll try to shield her children from the carnage when she does it. (Yes. The cops have been called) One of the worst cases of online bullying that I was ever witness to was a group of three teenage females trying to drive another girl into suicide. Online harassment is a major problem, but women are just as guilty and men are just as likely to be victims. Human beings SUCK. And, if given the opportunity, we'll suck even harder. Bullying isn't a female problem. It's a human problem. Now I'm going to relieve some of this stress by putting an egg in my baby-maker and punching it. (I'll bet money that there's a fetish video out there showing this exact same thing... *sigh*)

[@Arcflash67]

Pepper Conchobhar When someone online reveals your name, address, phone number, place of work, etc. that should no longer be viewed as online bullying. That is a serious and real threat. As for someone putting unwanted photos or videos of you online? Don't stand out on your sidewalk with a basket of stones handing them out to just anybody and then complain when your windows get smashed out.

[@SG-cv4pf]

vizski I am gonna make sure my friends see it and they spread the word.

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

***** Aw! My first rape/death threat! How sweet!! :D

[@vociferonheraldofthewinter2284]

***** **oh stop it, you!** ((blush))

[@Shoikan06]

vizski THIS

[@fidorover]

I SWEAR, JOHN OLIVER, I AM GOING TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU LIVE AND I'M GONNA SHOW UP ARMED WITH love and give you a big hug for being so awesome and funny. And come to think of it, it'd be rude to just show up at your home, so I will wait until such time as I happen to see you on the street and, in passing, I'll say, "Hey John, big fan" and I'll keep walking.

[@TheFriendlyTroll]

***** nice

[@khagerou]

***** This gave me hope.

[@Oneirodynia]

***** You're a fucking psycho... Seriously, that's the creepiest thing I've ever read on KZbin...freak.

[@khagerou]

And it's gone now

[@TheFriendlyTroll]

Tenebrae Um, did you even _read_ the comment? The _whole_ thing? He said he thinks John Oliver is awesome, and you call him a psycho for saying so. Clearly, *you're* the psycho. Either that or you have absolutely pathetic reading comprehension skills.

[@v.v365]

If I ever date someone who asks me for naked photos I’ll always refuse. It’s my body and I protect myself first and foremost.

[@Pennsyltucky84]

Which is absolutely your right. To be fair though, your significant other requesting an intimate picture of yourself isn't harrasement and making that point isn't really appropriate to the subject matter.

[@sharazisspecial]

Just exclude your face in the pics

[@kerrynicholls6683]

V.V At least you can say that in foresight in hindsight I’m screwed but good for you, I really mean that

[@Widdekuu91]

I knew a girl (no longer with the guy, luckily) in school that was given the choice by her boyfriend. Either he'd masturbate to porn if she was out, ór he'd masturbate to her pictures. She chose the latter. A few months later, she sat crying at the table with us, because he'd broken up and refused to delete the pictures, saying they might come in handy. Awful.

[@KristinA-xv4yk]

Good! Stick to your guns, no matter what! Fuck men who pressure women into sending nudes.

[@Beckimudd]

Can you imagine someone saying "the internet is not real life" today 😂

[@WraithCommander42]

Don't put legitimate harassment like revenge porn causing someone to attempt suicide and Sarkeesian's Bull Shit in the same video. Those things are not similar in any way.

[@WraithCommander42]

***** Everyone who gets famous online has their life threatened. She is not different. Just look at Jack Thompson. He is pretty much Sarkeesian, just from a decade ago. The same thing happened to him.

[@ZimmyFox]

***** most of the threats on her are false/created by her and even if they were real. IT'S THE FUCKING INTERNET, NOBODY'S GONNA SHOOT YOU OVER THE INTERNET

[@WraithCommander42]

***** Exactly, so when she makes a huge deal out of something that happens to everyone in her position it diminishes real victims like the woman who was pushed to suicide becasue of revenge porn.

[@ZimmyFox]

***** not saying "harassing" people online is ok, it's just not a real problem

[@WraithCommander42]

PraiseTheSun20 I agree. Ignore the trolls or troll them back if you want some laughs.

[@Billibab]

I've literally SEEN this episode already and I STILL got rickrolled... in 2019!!

[@Christian-vq3lr]

Same

[@randomearthling5214]

I feel u! :D

[@ryanhansen2477]

Me too

[@dragoncrash1234]

Sameee

[@mitchellbland1655]

I knew it was coming as soon as I heard "footage of a world war one soldier"

[@ivys1991]

Ahhhhhh, the irony. I was criticizing an argument against John Oliver in a KZbin comments section and I got a rape threat as a response when asking why my point was stupid 😊. I can't believe the horrible things people, and especially women, face when expressing an opinion. And I'm not talking about a silly rape threat I experienced while defending John Oliver, I'm talking about revenge porn and people getting doxed.

[@AzizidarkReborn]

Women speaking up have constantly faced consequences in the past too. Not just physical beatings by their brothers, fathers or spouses, but public shaming in neighborhoods, the salem witch trials and even incarceration for 'hysteria', a catch all that any kind of powerful men could use to call women crazy and have them put in a psyche ward etc. Women have always had the shorter end of the stick. I always hate the arguments about physical fitness in geneology. As a man, I prefer to think it's because women first had the thought to maybe treat others with respect, and man proceeded to ignore her for 8000 years, because we are so unbelievably dense.

[@mindingownbusiness555]

Makes me wonder.. are these sickos missing some brain cells? I don’t think brain cells are holding hands up there. We (women) are about to take our opportunity to turn this sh** around.

[@yulikitten]

John Oliver: *Rickrolls me* Me: Jokes on you! I'm into that shit

[@MizzRosenrot]

Out of all the people who really care about this issue and work their butts off to make a change, you chose to represent one of the loudest online bullies that is out there. GOOD FUCKING JOB!

[@TheFuckvalidnames]

MizzRosenrot IKR. How frustrating :(

[@HectorTheGenuflector]

Come on, AOL isn't *that* bad...

[@KazeAizen]

MizzRosenrot I didn't see any bully in this video.

[@kansasmgtow3063]

KazeAizen the persons talking about either Anita sarkeesian or Brianna wu. They both use their connections with the media to slander and lie to a wide group of people, call any criticism harassment and then play it up so their supporters will fund them. anita has been conning people out of thousands of dollars for years. And they both say things that sound like quotes from Stalin all the time.

[@KazeAizen]

Kansas MGTOW Funny because the only thing I saw were two women trying to do a job and fearing for their lives. One making an iPhone game and the other talking about the social responsibility of games in this modern age. Also slander? Who do they slander exactly? GG?

[@boxbreaker2011]

I'm sorry John, but you and your team blew it with the first part of this segment. Anita is a liar and a con artist, and a little bit of digging around would've shown you why so many people hate her so much. And it's NOT because she's a woman or a feminist.

[@prophetofgreed]

boxbreaker2011 Worse, Brianne Wu worked with the writing team on the segment...

[@constrainedanacronysm1370]

Also plenty of white men get harassed like boogie who has received overwhelming amounts of threats and insults because of his weight, Total biscuit for being a public figure was threatened by someone who claimed they knew his home address and were going to find him and Milo Yiannopoulos, for being in political opposition to a group of people had a dead animal sent to him.

[@adam0v0tube]

boxbreaker2011 so its good this video IS NOT ABOUT HER OR HER CAUSE OR FEMINISM, right?

[@PuntedKitten]

boxbreaker2011 Oh, it's definitely because she is a feminist. She's a feminist trying to insert "feminism" into video games, fighting the "patriarchy" of gender stereotypes. The fact that she is not much of a gamer just adds to the insult.

[@adam0v0tube]

PuntedKitten yeah but this video is about revenge porn, not videogames feminism.

[@ivys1991]

Amanda Todd was what brought this issue to my attention, and she was able to press charges because she was a minor, but wtf is this? I am so repulsed and disgusted I can't. There's a girl on tiktok who's ex leaked her nudes and people are LITERALLY SETTING IT AS THEIR PROFILE PIC JUST TO HARRASS HER. HORRIFYING

[@geraldine1744]

This show is a much needed life line. I cried angry tears hearing the same horrible things that have been said to me as well and to virtually every woman I know. But I laughed because it made me feel so much less alone in a world where the justice system seems to believe that a paint chips based diet makes its brain go smarty.

[@CuleChick11]

I'm not sure why people are talking about this as a "womens" problem. Men can be target by all these things too. It's possible that women are targeted more often, but this is a people problem, not a womens problem.

[@VioletDeathRei]

Cule Chick It depends of what circles in many cases men are targeted more, and even in those studies it never looked into whether or not the people doing the harassing actually knew the gender of the person they were harassing.

[@SpiderEternal]

Hear hear!

[@davidolsen1222]

Cule Chick No. Women who use male avatars notice a very pronounced and immediate drop in rape and death threats when talking on subjects of basic fairness and equality. So yeah, the problem tends to have rather marked sexist overtones.

[@VioletDeathRei]

David Olsen Really because men who use female avatars notice a drop in all kinds of threats and violent comments as well, often citing people as more helpful and forgiving. People are also much faster to defend you with a female avatar since they assume you are female(or at least suspect it.)

[@leglemon]

David Olsen Citation needed.

[@gillymac9363]

"Hey Dan, Ready for the game? I'm just finishing up here with my new kayaking buddies." Dan: "Wow that's a really specific thing to say." ✌🏻😆

[@TheCSJones]

"You should see them, shirtless, sweaty, and in need of relief after a long day of kayaking, clear river water glistening on their strong pecs." Dan: "Why are you telling me this?"

[@supernovatv9514]

0:13 you fool you fell victim to one of the classic blunders

[@vicdamon5486]

Its inconceivable...

[@momijithelesbianleftie6578]

They tried to enact the intimate privacy protection act twice and both times it died in congress and it still needs to be enacted. Hopefully successfully if it gets reintroduced during the next congress. Poor Americans

[@ascent8487]

Puffins are so cute. Who doesn’t love a puffin?

[@topazxy5809]

Ascent not me

[@destroyerblackdragon]

Penguins.

[@14gears55]

He’s a near sighted British puffin, which I think would make him even more adorable

[@tnaoro]

:)

[@haselnutcracker9447]

Gordon Ramsey XD

[@insertcreativenamehere1512]

I'm afraid to look at the comments, the like button says enough.

[@kevito666]

TheEnvisager Yup. The ratio, as compared to all the other episodes on this channel shows a lot of credibility to the issues he is addressing.

[@insertcreativenamehere1512]

John Adams brainless *human

[@OboeWhizzy]

TheEnvisager Exactly. A third of the people who regularly watch his videos and like all of the other episodes happen to hate this one and dislike it. Shows a lot about even the liberal internet community.

[@Fettclone1]

OboeWhizzy I would argue that it says more about the validity of the criticism. Trying to argue from your perspective says a lot more about your personal bias on the issue.

[@TheQuiescentSquall]

kevito666 Disagree. I believe most people take issue with this videos unfair & incomplete reporting especially with the issues with Anita and Brianna wu.

[@ahmadjabareen4730]

How did I watch this video for the 5th time and John keeps rick rolling me, this man is a legend...

[@jameszumwalt7338]

How are there 40k dislikes? That's pretty scary

[@Panory]

Oh... you brought up Sarkeesian... You shouldn't have done that John. These comments are a nightmare, aren't they?

[@WDSimp]

Alex Havener You have no idea.

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

Alex Havener He probably planned it. He'll just disregard all the comments as "further harrassment" (despite the fact that Anita is a known con-artist) and he'll spin it into his favor.

[@14Schofield]

Holdin McGroin As dumb as I think Anita is, why does her crime excuse the harassment she receives?

[@holdinmcgroin8639]

14Schofield She doesn't receive harrassment any more than the average KZbin personality. However, when she gets a "lol kill urself" mail, she doesn't laugh it off like they do. Instead of wasting his time on a con-artist, Oliver should've reported Swatting, which is an actually dangerous crime.

[@WDSimp]

Holdin McGroin I don't believe that just laughing off threats is the proper way to go about this. May be showing my age here, but back before we had the internet, sending threats to people through the mail or by telephone were typically followed up on by the police, and more often than not the people who sent those threats was punished for their actions. The internet is making that considerably more difficult, but it is certainly not something that we should just give up on as a society.

[@TheLegendOZelda360]

Anita Sarkesean makes her living on victimizing herself. Its a little disrespectful to the massive amount of women who have been genuinely harassed without any monetary incentive or popular exposure to have her follow a woman whos had her life destroyed by revenge porn. I say this as a feminist, as someone whos been on work trips to Africa to build girls schools, who understands that the empowerment of women and their equal treatment and protection under the law is vital to further progress within our ever more global society; Anita and other sensationalist acts of the same shade are bad for the movement. They take energy and frustration that HAS to act as a catalyst if we want to fix this sort of thing, and redirects into banal self righteous squabbling with schoolboys on reddit.

[@creedddzz]

***** We don't need your 'girls school' we will build them ourselves.

[@gloriajones7200]

It bugs me that even a feminist would say something like this. Anita does not "self-victimize"... There is an active FBI investigation and she runs a non-profit... arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/01/feminist-frequency-to-pivot-toward-combating-gendered-online-harassment/ femfreq.tumblr.com/post/109319269825/one-week-of-harassment-on-twitter

[@colepram2171]

***** 100% there with you. I despise her Borg collective view of feminism. I was seriously disgusted with her Australian panel where she said women need to fore go their personal choices and individual gains in order to help feminism as a collective. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4DQenx3lsinatUm57s

[@sabrinab.2426]

God some people never learn

[@bizarroworld475]

***** Africa is not yours

[@squirrellygirl8326]

it was an honor to be rick rolled not once but twice by Mr. Oliver haha

[@brandondavidson4085]

I watched this years ago... and I forgot about the Rick-roll. You got me again, John!

[@blakebailey22]

WHY IS NO ONE LISTENING TO THE OTHER SIDE!? Why is it that all of these news outlets are only interviewing anti Gamergaters? There are TWO sides to this story. Gamergate is NOT about harassment, it is about ethics, integrity, and anti-censorship. I wish these guys would actually do more research.

[@blakebailey22]

Blake Bailey To clarify, yes- online harassment is awful, I'm not defending that. It's that you had two professional victims and pathological liars on this episode.

[@katlicks]

Blake Bailey Disinformation, and narrative. Someone's profiting off running such a blatant lie, which is why GG is such a scary thing to them, it's the people creating their own narrative, not taking what the media gives them.

[@CosmicGuitares]

Blake Bailey Insisting that it's about ethics doesn't change that the movement has been used for more nefarious purposes. Just repeating "it's about ethics in games journalism" doesn't erase that, nor does it lend credibility to the movement in any way. I know it can be frustrating to wave the GamerGate banner and have people respond by assuming you're a bad guy, but that's the problem when you throw yourself in with a nasty lot that has made a poor name for themselves. I said it back in August 2014 and I'll say it again: If people in GamerGate wanted to be taken seriously as a movement that sought after ethical journalism, they would be wise to distance themselves from the hashtag that has been used for so much negativity and harassment. A re-branding is long overdue, and this time there should be no tolerance for those who would seek to use the movement as a proxy for their own hate.

[@katlicks]

***** You know it's been Anti-GG'ers that have been doxxing, sending death threats, lying and creating general terror, correct? jennofhardwire.wordpress.com/2015/01/06/gamers-discussing-gamergate-scandal-are-being-harassed-wheres-the-coverage-this-article-will-be-regularly-updated-with-documented-harassment-of-gamers/ The amount of lying and self-sent threats have been amazing. They're trying to martyr themselves to kill a movement that's drained Gawker of half it's money for being scum.

[@leonawroth2516]

Blake Bailey Not once did they mention "gamergate". It's just a "coincidence" that gamergaters are perfect examples of online harassment....or is it?

[@spartanB0292]

Looked at the title, saw the dislikes, and immediately knew GamerGate was involved.

[@Honkey99]

spartanB0292 GamerGate is about holding journalists to ethical standards, if you think cheating on your husband with a gaming critic for a good review, THEN taking most of his assets and putting a gag order on him so he can't speak out against you is "ethical" then you have some serious fucking problems.

[@spartanB0292]

I have no stance on this anymore. Of course I believe that journalists should be held to and ethical standard, especially when said journalists so heavily influence the decisions of the gaming consumer. But both sides of this shitstorm have done regrettable things and I would prefer not to attach myself to either. I was merely pointing out that given the subject of the video and the mountain if dislikes it has, it was fairly obvious that GG was going to be mentioned.

[@romxxii]

None of that bullshit happened.

[@Honkey99]

romxxii Yes it did, your ideological stance has blinded you to all evidence of an opposing opinion. You saying "no it didn't" without saying why is as petty as a child saying "yes he did" then covering his ears and yelling to avoid any opposing point.

[@SilortheBlade]

Alex if you think any of that bullshit happened then sadly you are typical gamergate advocate. Can you do me a favour. Can you point me to the review that said developer slept her way to? I'll wait.

[@alysiamerdavid-wasser9165]

@12:39 Nope. Rick-roll me once, shame on me. Promise me a moving speech by Congress? i prep for Rick Astley! 😂😂

[@4legolover]

Bruh I get told to kms on every conceivable platform including irl conversion and I'm just told to man up if I complain or I just have to laugh it off. Bruh

[@lazarnedeljkovic5615]

Username checks out

[@4legolover]

Lmao funny Haha joke my guy but that isnt my actual name in games but idk maybe my actual one is worse idk. Its txc.pepe.NaCl

[@sighduck9789]

What, are you saying your pain is far greater than theirs?

[@nonstoinky4715]

I get told that in video games but at least it is a joke if they actually want you to do that that is incredibly sad.

[@4legolover]

@@sighduck9789 Y e s. You are c o r r e c t

[@TheFPSman1]

You had a really good video had it not been focused solely on women, and if Anita and Wu were not in there. "YA DUN FUCKED IT UP!" Edit: Stop marking comments as spam. No matter how ridiculous EITHER side is being, I'll restore them. Also fuck you Google+. Carry on.

[@TheFPSman1]

Ric Ancira I don't follow. I'm saying men should be included.

[@TheFPSman1]

***** Woah hey there, don't give anyone a comment to point at and yell "HARRASSMENNNTTT!!"

[@coregoon]

Ouroboros The video being focused mostly on women is fine. Harrasment happens to everybody, but women are still more often the target then not, _especially_ online. Of course, bringing Sarkeesian and Wu in was a clear fuck-up.

[@UdoADHD]

Ouroboros Anita is a perfect example... the threats against her for having a successful kickstarter is absolutely ridiculous...

[@Anndgrim]

Ouroboros Men get harassed sure but the abuse women receive is extremely misogynistic in nature. They get harassed by thousands gamers more misogynistic than the most fundamentalist of Islamists.

[@humanoid251]

John: I got you so good Me: joke's on you Johnny boi, I actually like this song and don't mind a bit of Rickrolling

[@theneekofficial8829]

Humanoid25 MOOD

[@pineapple_kid2570]

Good job

[@DryBones271]

The song is actually beautiful. If you listen to the lyrics....

[@spookcannot3967]

you spoiled it for me!

[@ZacksRockingLifestyle]

I got rick rolled often enough that I actually began to enjoy Rick Astley’s music

[@My1xT]

That copyright problem is likely on of the reasons why in Germany there's in general the right to pictures of yourself as its own thing

[@Rosethesicko]

I've had an online stalker for about 10 months now, he creates fake accounts impersonating me and posts CP💀, threatens to dox and swat me and my family. Crazy world

[@The4thSnake]

I wish this video wasn't focused just on harassment women get. It seems that the worst crime you can commit online is being a straight white male who likes video games. And let's be fair, not taking naked photos is genuinely good advice. Telling people to take preventative measures is not a bad thing. --------------------------------------------------- Okay, I'm adding this here because people are too stupid to actually read what I said. I'm not blaming victims here. I'm just saying that telling someone not to take nude photos of themselves is good advice because they can't get leaked if they don't exist.

[@EdenNeedsAYoutubeHandle]

The worst crime you can commit online is being a straight white male who likes video games and behaves like an asshole about being a straight white male who likes video games.

[@MasterLoki1991]

+Roy Batty well if you talk to Anita who thinks "you can't be sexist against a man" just being a male is enough of a crime to warrant harassment and abuse. heck according to her being called a liar is harassment.

[@callumreid6936]

+The4thSnake Dear the 4thSnake clearly you do not understand that women get more harassment then men thus it is easier to talk about it as it is clearly a problem, now your crime is that you are a moron because how is that even relevant ? taking naked photos is good advice ?? sorry missing the problem here, the ex-boyfriends are beaching Human rights and your blaming the girl for taking them ??

[@The4thSnake]

Callum Reid Dear Callum, if you actually read what people say before responding in a condescending tone, you won't look like such an ignoramus. I never said that taking naked photos is good advice, nor am I blaming the girl. All I said was that "don't take naked photos of yourself to prevent revenge porn, etc." is good advice as a preventative measure in the same way that "lock your doors to prevent theft" is good advice as a preventative measure. In addition, even if you do have irrefutable proof that women get harassed more than men online, how is men getting harassed not also a problem? Please do yourself a favour and learn to think before you type to avoid wasting the time and brain cells of others as they try to make sense your inane ramblings.

[@callumreid6936]

oh please ^^ firstly thats like saying don't do drugs, people are not gonna follow it, what we need to focus on is changing this idea that the ex boyfriend has this idea that he has the right to post her nudes on the internet. Secondly the proof was in the video, clearly didn't pay attention -.- also its a problem for men but it's a smaller percentage thus when talking about online harassment it is easier to get information around female harassment than males. Another problem is that finding statics around male online harassment is hard enough as they wouldn't want people to know they are feeling vulnerable.

[@laurenjhicks]

So...why does this video have so many dislikes?

[@anonforyou]

+Lauren Hicks The topic is good and it's great Oliver is sharing it but he is using some feminazis as examples. He could have used other girls since this problem is big. That's why this video is getting a lot of dislikes. Not because the topic is bad, it's just because of that detail. To be honest, it ruined the video for me too.

[@laurenjhicks]

Murtzs Burts Really? Why?

[@kingdomofthesaintful]

+Lauren Hicks The internet seems to think Anita Sarkeesian is a topic discussion invalidator.

[@mikethegrunty5968]

Basically the same reason jimmy kimmel had so many: anytime someone says something unsavory about games the more whiney sector or gamers, a small but vocal minority ,can't handle it so they dislike the video in droves

[@warthog3592]

+Lauren Hicks well you see we got rick rolled twice and some people have problems with that

[@pillowverse7664]

Did you know that the government agencies trade the pictures back and forth, comparing which are better or worse.

[@robinjackson7882]

The I Doesn’t surprise me.

[@SuperCatman]

Many people don't understand. John wasn't necessarily agreeing with what Anita says, his point is just that the threats made against her are unacceptable.

[@anoukfleur2513]

To all the men who stand by women fearing or experiencing online harassment: thank you! :)You make the world just a bit safer for us.

[@alpacamale2909]

+Anouk Fleur so fragile, oh I mean, progressive.

[@henryleopard1066]

+Anouk Fleur Yes m'lady, I and my friend John Oliver, who recently castrated himself to fight the patriarchy, will always stand by m'ladies who fear online harassment from the inferior male gender. I am a man who will fight for your honour and I just want to say that I am truly sorry on behalf of all men throughout the world for all the problems we've caused you. I'll be the hero that you're dreaming of. I am sorry about evil misogynists you don't know disagreeing with you online and questioning your opinion. Because as we all know, m'lady is always right. I am sorry about the pay gap which m'ladies are victims to This has nothing to do with working hours, leave, choice of occupation, pay negotiations etc. IT'S BECAUSE OF SEXISM AND PATRIARCHY. I am sorry about some police officer in Canada advising people how to avoid being a victim of a sex attack. This was pure disgusting and I will gladly roll out a red carpet for you on your next Slutwalk. I am also deeply sorry about manspreading. Yes, the thought of a man/shitlord on an empty train or bus not squashing his thighs together in a way that would endanger his testicles IS DEEPLY OFFENSIVE AND RAPE CULTURE #YESALLWOMEN. ... Ummm so can I habz sum pussy now baby gurl? I'll get you uggs and I pad.

[@agentflo1683]

+Anouk Fleur Looks like the peanut gallery showed up to confirm what was said about sexism on the internet! I support you, though.

[@henryleopard1066]

Mary Lusk AHA!!! MORE M'LADIES FOR ME TO RESCUE. HOW HAS THE PATRIARCHY TRIED TO OPPRESS YOU T'DAY M'MARY?

[@porcupineangel6632]

+henry leopard whoa, Slow down Don Quixote :) you know those windmills are taxing on thy delicate wits.

[@gloriaf9834]

A puffin? That's actually really cute.

[@jexxer]

I know! How can it be an insult when puffins are so adorable?

[@jamestown8398]

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[@jexxer]

I love everything about this image.

[@N279]

I feel so bad bursting your bubble, but puffins can be viscious.

[@SilverAlaunt]

"I don't know why, but I always picture John Oliver as a puffin." Could just be me, but puffin's are definitely on the cute scale. So, not an insult?

[@rabeehaadnan5560]

"...almost every job requires the internet now." Pandemic 2020 lurks around the corner.

[@Quarter360]

Wow. John Oliver sold out just like Stephen Colbert.

[@odinofanime]

Nick Rhodes how? he talked about a legitimate that a lot of people ignore. That isn't selling out, thats what he does every freaking week. Also, how did Stephen sell out?

[@InorganicVegan]

He sold out to the "white male privilege" crowd, implying that a white penis stops harassment, even though it's mostly white guys who get SWATed.

[@RaitoYagami88]

Nick Rhodes Selling out is when you get money for something immoral. This is merely a failure to research.

[@jordangreen9201]

I don't think you know what selling out means. Usually it means joining a big company or selling something on your show. It doesn't usually mean saying." Women are people and should be treated as such"

[@odinofanime]

Inorganic Vegan he never talked about swatting, he talked about revenge porn and online harassment (though I feel like I would like to see John handle Swatting) or did you mean Colbert? In which case, no he never sold out like that. I don't even entirely know what you mean by that statement. White Males are what takes up a majority of the law and Government, so it kinda makes sense that asks them to to cut it out.

[@FemaleAnimeMaster]

I feel like John tried to cover this topic of online bullying... but "revenge porn" doesn't happen nearly as often as people being driven to suicide just for doing or saying something a group of over sensitive people didn't like. A girl on Tumblr was nearly driven to suicide because she drew a picture that some people considered racist. I think we need to do what John advises, and one more thing. We need to educate people -- mostly children -- better on how to use the internet responsibly. If I could, I would definately teach a class on Internet Etiquette.

[@FemaleAnimeMaster]

+FemaleAnimeMaster Plus, John seemed to ignore the fact that this also happens to men, sure it happens to women more, but men aren't invulnerable from it.

[@FemaleAnimeMaster]

+FemaleAnimeMaster Plus, John seemed to ignore the fact that this also happens to men, sure it happens to women more, but men aren't invulnerable from it.

[@FemaleAnimeMaster]

+FemaleAnimeMaster Plus, John seemed to ignore the fact that this also happens to men, sure it happens to women more, but men aren't invulnerable from it.

[@michellelowe8032]

+FemaleAnimeMaster Jews weren't the only ethnic group massacred by the nazis, but they're the most talked about because they comprised a huge majority of the victims.

[@iosefka7774]

+Michelle Lowe Except that most harassment is towards men, not women.

[@CarlosRIOS777]

This is so horrible and insane. The main solution is copyright and the copyright is just as bizarre. Men who do this, anyone who does revenge p*rn need to be held accountable and arrested and sued. How do people get away with this, keep their jobs, get to be around other women and even children after doing something like this?

[@NorthernLightsYouTube]

Moral of the story: never make fun of John Oliver’s spider hands.

[@DreamcastGuy]

As a man who covers gaming online even I am hammered with death threats, stalking, and harassment daily. It isnt just a problem with women, it is just the nature of the internet. Give people the power to act wicked anomalously and they will. Last month someone told me, "You cant seem to fit any more ideas in your thick skull so I have no choice but to hold you down and use a power drill to get into your brains." No one likes these comments but if you have the guts to speak up and stand out online unfortunately you have to deal with venom from the snakes.

[@davehugstrees]

True and there is revenge porn of men too. It was kind of sexist of John to say it's not an issue for men.

[@z-beeblebrox]

davehugstrees But he didn't say that. He just didn't bring it up, and I mean, even if it didn't disproportionately affect women more than men, it's not like this is a fucking race, you know? You don't lose the game because you're not the most attacked group.

[@MynameisBrianZX]

DreamcastGuy Except studies have shown that women get it far more often, up to a couple orders of magnitude. The video even references one of them. It's fine to have thick skin, but at a point, no skin is thick enough to withstand that shit. That's why it's so important to point out that this crap is happening and should stop. People like you who say "well, that's just nature" are just enabling this sort of behavior. No wonder why people think only women have a problem with this; the men don't have the balls to stand up and say "stop!"

[@StevesSammiches]

DreamcastGuy If you're a YT personality, or trying to be one, a mountain of haters and trolls await. Good luck, DreamcastGuy!

[@StevesSammiches]

davehugstrees He never said that.

[@Asmrran]

I find it extremely ironic that this is the most disliked video on Lastweek Tonight.

[@sofijeffrey9797]

Asmrran it is also one of the most viewed and liked too. So relatively it is average.

[@marije4440]

I already know who disliked this

[@Dawnbreakerr]

Pretty sure the Election Controversies video is the most disliked

[@kylec8240]

You know, you're on the internet, you could look up the definition of "ironic" with almost no effort. Are you equating "dislikes" with "harassment"?

[@Oblivionm24]

Yes. That is their point.

[@MyChemAndTwilight]

The fact that it's Tom Hanks' son at the end makes it even better 😂

[@madelainekane760]

I didn’t notice that until just now; so funny 😂😅

[@BenTheBeanYT]

I love that Rick Rolling just gets a standing ovation now...

[@avoigt2529]

The second Rick-Roll literally made me throw my phone on the floor because John f*cking Oliver got me good even though I sensed it coming

[@GandPTrixie]

I'm really mad because I saw this comment and still didn't see the second rick roll coming

[@june9914]

At I got rick rolled and I ain’t even mad I’m happy

[@eman83a]

I can’t tell you how much I laughed at this comment

[@HK_HossainKhan]

0:17 I got Rick Rolled By John Oliver LOL

[@aidoll3692]

Hossain Khan twice.

[@bertoandon9681]

12:23 you got me funny British, you got me.

[@Notyourbroseph]

That random Mystikal - Danger snippet was perfectly placed. 😂😂😂

[@poyokirby]

In the comments: proof that the video's claims are true. Good job KZbin comments, we did it!

[@Manic-Pixie-Dream-Ghoul]

poyokirby Exactly.

[@domydishes]

poyokirby so where are all the threats?

[@richardfilanderer]

No, it actually proves Anita and Wu are horrible and pathetic examples to be discussing,which is what everyone is saying if you actually read them I'm of the mindset that there are many forms of harrasment that must be stopped, such as revenge porn, but the things Anita and Wu actually suffer from are quite frankly laughable. They tell lies, contradict their statements, and pretend like they're really suffering.

[@xUrsusxXX]

poyokirby What the fuck kind of logic is this? KZbin comments = credible threats now? Holy shit. The social justice department is rampant.

[@poyokirby]

***** I've seen some videos of her. I disagreed with her opinion, but I don't harass her about it, I just don't watch her videos

[@GordBirch]

This is the one time John Oliver has lost me, too many of the "High Up" people will refuse to look beyond the immediate to see beyond Sarkeesian and how she has always made money off of her "Threats" BTW, I have a white penis, I get threats almost weekly, very real and ugly threats, but I don't advertise them - cry about them, nor take almost ANY of them seriously - only ONE I took seriously, never reported it online, went to RCMP, they are still investigating So... this is the only one I could not watch all the way through, the homework was NOT DONE WELL

[@amt253]

***** Maybe I'm missing something in your reply, but since you also have received threats online, wouldn't you be in agreement with this segment and happy that it's spreading the word?

[@projectorraven]

***** How do you make money off of rape threats? How do you even set a plan in motion to make money off of threats. Or are you saying the threats did start happening, and then she simply capitalizing on them. I have never understood the negativity Anita gets. She is an academic. Her writing stands or falls on its own validity. She might be wrong, or her argument may not hold up critically. Sure. But all the violence and venom she gets...because she said mean things about Mario ...

[@josuesays]

***** Then why do you watch this show? This show cries foul on a lot of things. I m sorry dude, but there's no reason to hate Anita. You're a whimp if you can't take someone's opinion, digest it, then argue your own points without flipping out. I disagree completely with Anita, but i'm not ignorant enough to think she's killing video games or changing them in a meaningful way. Not only that, the irony is that all of you crying about SJW are the ones giving the SJW their power and credibility. Without people reacting like a lynch mob, the SJW won't have anyone to fight. But, as it seems to always be the case with human conflict, both sides are too freakin' ignorant and blind to realize that they're just the snake biting its own tail. The SJW and the ANit-SJW people have way more in common than they want to recognize. Also, quit victim blaming. It's never okay to threaten someone unless they're like about to murder your baby or something. It's disgusting to threaten people and, for me, it's even more disgusting to lambast people for crying foul on those that threaten others. Get over it, bad shit happens, and it's not going to stop unless we all pull together to stop it. Just like you went to RCMP to deal with that threat shows that you don't always "handle shit yourself" so quit telling people, people you don't know on a personal level, when it's okay and not okay to handle shit on their own.

[@amt253]

***** I never followed the Sarkeesian story, so I can't make any assertion about her claims or any claims against her. Indeed, it may have been a mistake to include her in the video; again, I don't know. But I am interested in some of the general assertions you've made here. You say that this is a society of wimps and that people who are harassed online should handle it themselves. How do you feel about stalkers and such in real life? Should people report them to the police, or handle it themselves? And since real-world stalkers in many cases do eventually turn violent, why should people receiving threats believe that online threats are usually harmless? You say that you were threatened because you fed some trolls online. I may misunderstand your description, but it seems like you were trying to rile people up and perhaps you expected them to threaten you. Most of Oliver's report addresses the experiences of people who had no interest in stirring up anger or controversy, who were just going about their daily lives, but for whom the internet became a place of harassment and threat. He speaks specifically about women whose lives have been all but ruined by people posting nude photos of them online without their permission. I ask for information about the threats you've received not to invalidate your experience but to ask whether it was comparable to the experiences addressed in the report.

[@lion_mx]

amt253 The thing is, these people either fabricate these threats to gain whatever they want (money, fame, further their agenda) or just overreact to what happened. Look at Brianna Wu, where the police of their district already released a document where it stated that after investigating the reports, her "threat" reports are not real and just waste the police resources; because she still files reports again and again and again. They undermine real threat victims and as said before the waste real time and resources meant to help and investigate real threats.

[@lillieofthevlly]

its so cute when people decide to enforce john's point by being clowns in the comments

[@bvedant]

yup! take a non-leftist stance and you're a "clown". holy shit you lot are irritating...

[@Gloomdrake]

Barath Vedant I’m sorry that being wrong makes you a clown. Would you feel better if we gave you a brighter nose?

[@embrikchloraker8186]

Kafkatrapping.

[@hey_no_problem5012]

Barath Vedant No one even mentioned a left or right stance? The point was don’t make women fear for their lives, what’s that got to do with politics?

[@symbolic503]

not as cute as watching someone worship d-list celebrities over issues too complicated for you to comprehend.

[@slightlydepressedsloth]

‘Just don’t take them’ is terrible advice for so many reasons not least of which being that you probably trusted the person at the time you sent them and lots of people are manipulated into sending them but I know a ton of people who have photos taken without their knowledge or consent. When I literally like 12 some girls in my PE class pulled down my skirt in the changing room and then made sure I was in the background of a selfie they took, luckily those weren’t posted anywhere but similar happened to my sister. Her best friend at the time took pictures of her when she was changing without her knowing and sent them to at least one of their friends. She only found out cause the dude told her about it So yeah, it’s really not as simple as ‘don’t take them’

[@Dutch3DMaster]

Honestly, I am still baffled as to why the discussion rarely seems to focus on people being angry over the person who abused trust and made whatever troubling picture go public. Everyone is immediately like "Well, don't take 'm then..." and I'm like "So, why don't we talk about the absolute asshole who thought taking revenge on someone like that would make you cool?"

[@emordnilap4747]

Yeah no way not taking/letting someone take nude pics would solve this problem. It's extremely well known that it's common for perverts to take pictures without consent. Sometimes people they know, just as often strangers. Ever wonder why you can't turn off the camera shutter sound on your phone? This was implemented to alert any woman when someone takes a picture under her skirt, or bathroom stall. Think about how much of a problem it has to be, for every smart phone manufacturer to agree, their products are causing enough harm that and they need to do something about it.

[@matthewtink6889]

I'm going to toast all your bread and put it back in the package

[@storytime4526]

+Lochness _Waffle Trolled m9

[@josiahlikestodance]

God damn, you monster.

[@bigwilly43729]

Just calm down man. No need to overreact here. I'm sure there is something we can work out.

[@kevincrowe7832]

Save's me the hassle of toasting my own bread.

[@palmerzukermanschure1451]

can't wait to taste the bread

[@basedbattledroid3507]

The world would be a better place if trolls just turned off the computer and went kayaking.

[@Meeeeeeeeeeeeh34]

Vegetarian Soylent-Green I love your username....and I'm not sure there are enough lakeside shacks in the world for them to "shack up"

[@Peculiar_Poltergeist]

And then they learn about the cobras and John Oliver hand replicas I put in their kayaks just several hours earlier

[@DaDunge]

you should have made that "kayaking"

[@pedrotrivella6212]

“Wow, that's a really specific thing to say” jajajaja John Oliver is the best. Gretings from Venezuela

[@scottwilsin8607]

It shouldn’t have to take a lawyer to explain why privacy violations and revenge porn are wrong and disturbing to an individual citizen. It’s baffling how society has become so obsessed with being anonymous to the point it has learned how to tamely re-frame hate crimes. The laws-- definitely need to change.

[@vontosmagicmurderbag2611]

I...actually remember that AOL commercial. I remember thinking how cool it would be to look up stuff about dinosaurs on the computer.

[@vincentshipe6689]

Looking up dinosaurs is ALWAYS cool no matter how old or new the internet is

[@winterwolf8084]

All we look up now is porn

[@anoyint]

@@winterwolf8084 why not both? I hear there's at least one pornographic image of your favorite dinosaur on the internet somewhere if you look hard enough! I looked up "dilophosaurus" on the rule 34 page once and there were around 5 results.

[@belatedmedia]

Everyone crying foul in the comments should really stop and think if they're contributing to the problem or not... (Also that updated commercial at the end was perfect.)

[@vcom741]

***** Given that the video included 2 liars, I'd say no. They are not contributing to the problem. Especially since one of those 2 liars is that specific problem.

[@thewh00ster]

***** you're contributing to the problem the most whether you're aware of it or not.

[@poyokirby]

thewh00ster "These people that were on for 2 minutes to provide a point of reference RUINED the other 14 minutes that was not about them" - youtube comments

[@JustCozItsMe]

vcom741 Liars aside,he has a good meaning in the end,wouldave been great if they had not been included though.

[@vcom741]

JustCozItsMe I will agree with this. No point hating on the video due to one mistake.

[@calronhunt9704]

I love that the whole point of this show is basically to spread real information to a larger group of people through humor. Love it. It could totally trick people into learning stuff too

[@helios24601]

11:35 was a flashback to Mike Meyer's Cat in the Hat....