lovely Wizard posted:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3658972&userid=108713

Literally all your posts are bitching about how this is dumb, ergo, you a retard.

Paladinus posted:

Lol, someone mentioned Femen as an example of an effective feminist movement. light this thread, please.

Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:

Shut the gently caress up.

Annexed posted:

I've read almost every page of this thread and regret nothing.

I want more posts of that 10 year old telling these fuckers off though.

Grondoth posted:

This is the greatest loving thing

Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:

Shut the gently caress up.

THE PENETRATOR posted:

im using this controversy 2 get followed on twitter

quote:

#GamerGate

The past week has been, by a long shot, the worst week in the recent history of gaming. With finger pointing, tantrums and some absolutely vile abuse aimed at so many prominent figures on both sides of the debate, nobody has come out of this situation on top. We have experienced the ugly side of every sector in gaming and it’s left a lot of us lacking enthusiasm for the industry that brought us all together to begin with. Although the original fever has passed, it looks as though nobody in the industry is truly moving on. And I believe a large portion of that is down to the narrative that has been created by the dismissive, sweeping voices that stand in opposition within gaming media.

Much of the anger surrounding the ‘GamerGate‘ climate (a tag coined to represent the injustice felt by a community of gamers at odds with its industry, has transitioned from the petty back and forth surrounding individuals) and fallen firmly on the doorstep of the journalists that have in the past, and continue to, stand in the way of progress. I have talked a bit before about journalistic responsibility, as well as simple ways around potential conflicts of interests, and received an incredibly supportive and open minded response from the gaming community. So frequently now I am confronted with the accusation that gamers are overall a misogynistic group of individuals. However, I am a woman, I am openly and outright feminist, I have spoken out against the treatment of women in gaming, especially over this past week - and yet the responses I have received have been almost entirely to the tune of “whether or not I agree with your point of view, I respect you for discussing it reasonably”. So why is it that I’m seeing articles from other, far more prominent and connected figures in gaming media claiming that ‘gamers are over’, that our culture has expired, and the general sentiment that the community has outstayed it’s welcome within it’s own supporting industry?

This overarching disconnect from the reality of gaming culture speaks strongly in favour of the need for reform. Journalism has become an incredibly defensive sector due to recent ethics and conduct concerns expressed by the community, and a great deal of the response has been dramatic knee-jerk reactions such as dubbing all gamers sexist, or blocking writers from offering indie support. Unfortunately, the defensive reaction of the gaming media has closed almost all formal channels of communication between the industry and the community, and this complete refusal of discourse has only served to heighten the divide, and fan the flames of frustration felt on both ends. When the only means of communication is informally through networks like Twitter, it increases the anger, it perpetuates the feeling of ignorance and lack of understanding between both parties – all of these factors increase the likelihood of abuse and aggressive attitudes.

It still doesn’t feel as though it’s a fair fight, and it isn’t. There are many figures within the industry that carry a great deal of influence, and in picking sides either way have perpetuated the ‘Gamers v Social Justice’ narrative we are experiencing right now. But that isn’t what’s actually happening. Sexism is a real issue within gaming, but it has become a false target, the reality of which is belittled by the unfounded, misrepresented and often entirely baseless accusations being casually thrown around. There has of course been undue and unwelcome harassment and abuse suffered by many people in gaming over the past few weeks, regardless of which standpoint they have taken. The accusation that this outward form of hatred is prevalent only in the ‘gamers’ sector is entirely dismissive of the abuse names such as TotalBiscuit and JonTron have faced. It is entirely dismissive of the utter insult, disrespect and hatred the community as a whole have faced, to the point where we have been compared to a terrorist organisation. Is this reasonable discourse?

Rest of the article: http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/08/moving-forward-worst-week-gaming-whats-next/#ixzz3C21MsroI

Big Ol Marsh Pussy posted:

Shut the gently caress up.

Shadoer posted:

Incidentally, Gamer Headlines which has done a fine job of reporting on this has another article up

http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/08/moving-forward-worst-week-gaming-whats-next/

EA Sports posted:

collude with some weird twitters and push down corn prices for me thanks in game boy advance

Shadow Puppet Of posted:

I love your love of threads you hate. Reminds me of the Xbox One.

The Brown Menace posted:

Shadoer posted:

Incidentally, Gamer Headlines which has done a fine job of reporting on this has another article up

http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/08/moving-forward-worst-week-gaming-whats-next/

Spiky Ooze posted:

There are articles and youtube videos from tons of places that are reasonable like this. Didn't feel like making a list because that's too much like slacktivist bullshit but man if the cuck conspiracy thinks they rewrote how the public feels about everything they're very silly

CrazyLittle posted:

Wait, do you actually think it's a conspiracy of some kind?

rainy day posted:

most "SJW" people consider getting someone really drunk and loving them while they're half conscious rape. Zoe is the first person I'm aware of to call cheating on your SO rape.

rainy day posted:

most "SJW" people consider getting someone really drunk and loving them while they're half conscious rape.

lovely Wizard posted:

CrazyLittle posted:

Wait, do you actually think it's a conspiracy of some kind?

A. Beaverhausen posted:

About that...

CrazyLittle posted:

Wait, do you actually think it's a conspiracy of some kind?

Man Whore posted:

You are bad.

cis white male posted:

yeaaaaah that often is a form of rape

goddamnit, this loving honeypot loving shitfest

The Landstander posted:

This is like when Fox News thinks up "death tax" or something except way gayer

romanowski posted:

jennifer lawrence and kate upton's titties on the internet and y'all in here arguing about zoe quinn's titties, wtf?