Kickstarter bans 'seduction guides' and other PUA projects
Too late to prevent some money from going to the wannabe rapist at the heart of the controversy, but still seems like a good step.
http://thinkprogress.org/alyssa/2013/06/21/2196011/kickstarter-to-ban-seduction-guides-donate-to-rainn-in-response-to-pick-up-artist-uproar/
First, there is no taking back money from the project or canceling funding after the fact. When the project was funded the backers’ money went directly from them to the creator. We missed the window.
Second, the project page has been removed from Kickstarter. The project has no place on our site. For transparency’s sake, a record of the page is cached here.
Third, we are prohibiting “seduction guides,” or anything similar, effective immediately. This material encourages misogynistic behavior and is inconsistent with our mission of funding creative works. These things do not belong on Kickstarter.
Fourth, today Kickstarter will donate $25,000 to an anti-sexual violence organization called RAINN. It’s an excellent organization that combats exactly the sort of problems our inaction may have encouraged.
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