After a user took advantage of the service to promote and publish a book promoting rape culture, Kickstarter has banned “seduction guides” and similar content.
The controversy began when Ken Hoinsky, a Connecticut man, with strong ties to Reddit's Seduction forum, started a project for his new "seduction guide."
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r/Seduction is a fairly controversial section of Reddit for its ties to Men's Rights and for promoting what many see as rape culture.
Ken Hoinsky was using Kickstarter to raise enough money to turn his posts and advice about how to pick up and seduce women into a book called Above The Game.
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Malone posted some of the more troubling comments of Hoinsky's on his tumblr:
Decide that you're going to sit in a position where you can rub her leg and back. Physically pick her up and sit her on your lap. Don't ask for permission. Be dominant. Force her to rebuff your advances.
Malone made the argument that Hoinsky's past postings took the Above The Game out of the somewhat harmless territory of Pick-Up Artistry (PUA) and into a much more hateful and scary space:
Pull out your cock and put her hand on it. Remember, she is letting you do this because you have established yourself as a LEADER. Don't ask for permission, GRAB HER HAND, and put it right on your dick.
