‘Rape Tavern’ in ‘World of Warcraft’ reminds us that BDSM is actually all about consent
Unbeknownst to most, the popular online multiplayer game World of Warcraft isn’t just a role-playing game in the traditional sense. There’s also a subculture using it for “erotic role-playing” (or ERP) to fulfill kinky fantasies played out through fantastical avatars.
But a recent Motherboard article dives into the dark underbelly of the game’s most infamous sex dungeon. Reporter Dominik Schott spent ample time at the Goldshire Inn on the Moonguard server, interviewing over 40 players about its typical happenings.
The activities that take place there have earned it the nickname of “Rape Tavern.” And, let me tell you, it doesn’t get any less disconcerting from there.
Also known as the Pr0nshire, this “unofficial swinger capital” (link is NSFW, btw) of World of Warcraft has been around since before anyone can remember. But over the years, it appears to have taken a turn from the merely kinky to the, uh, unsettlingly …