GamerGate thread

**archibaldcrane** · 2014-10-31 00:18

disregard that, I suck cocks

**Mazmaz** · 2014-10-31 00:22

Originally Posted by Priran

couldn't name 3 games

friendly reminder that SJWs absolutely unquestionably play video games

If she names names "oh she's cherry picking"
If she refuses to name names "couldn't even name 3 games"

**archibaldcrane** · 2014-10-31 00:24

Yeah I got the sense she wasn't interested in talking about specific games in the interview - not that she couldn't name 3 lol.

**Priran** · 2014-10-31 00:36

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

If she names names "oh she's cherry picking"
If she refuses to name names "couldn't even name 3 games"

like all of a sudden she or her supporters gives a shit about cherrypicking?

if she can't think of 3 games that wholly fit her narrative then maybe she's a charlatan hawking a stupid made-up problem.

**Jefe** · 2014-10-31 01:03

If you can't answer questions related to the supposed 'research' you've done, there's something seriously wrong with you lol. In any other field, it'd mean you don't know what the fuck you're talking about. When it comes to Anita, well, we'll just wait for the excuses here in this very thread.

**NynJa** · 2014-10-31 01:18

expecting her to know what shes talking about and be ready to answer related question is very misogynist.

**Priran** · 2014-10-31 05:36

a selection from the colbert report's facebook post for that interview:

almost all of the top comments are dismissive of her, and the most liked comment is calling her academically dishonest. comments in support of sarkeesian are hyperbolic dreck along the lines of "does she have to get assassinated for gamers to stop hating women????"

http://a.pomf.se/ghekmj.gif

**Mazmaz** · 2014-10-31 06:20

wow! It's almost as if gamers are also more likely to dominate online spaces too!

**Priran** · 2014-10-31 07:29

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

wow! It's almost as if gamers are also more likely to dominate online spaces too!

Ah yes Facebook, that bastion of nerd culture.

Thank you for acknowledging that "gamergaters" is largely synonymous with "gamers" (since anti-GG has spent so much effort recently trying to push the opposing point), but if you think active GGers are gonna dox themselves you're nuts.

**Mazmaz** · 2014-10-31 07:35

Just because those with the most disdain for status quo tend to be the loudest, doesn't mean they're the largest synonymous with the term.

**Priran** · 2014-10-31 07:48

Originally Posted by Mazmaz

Just because those with the most disdain for status quo tend to be the loudest, doesn't mean they're the largest synonymous with the term.

Sorry I'm not sure what your point is. Silent majority doesn't really apply when the bar to participation is clicking on a little thumb.

**Talint** · 2014-10-31 10:13

So as a game developer, I've had both sides yell at me.

I've had GamerGaters yell at me, because I don't think women should be harassed, and should be treated just like the normal human beings they are.

I've had the other side also yell at me, because I'm staying "quiet" on the issue, because I am not doing everything in my absolute power to try and stop GamerGaters.

To that, I say fuck all of you. I just watched the studio I work for layoff sixty people. All of them were pretty talented coworkers, some were even my friends. A decent number of those people aren't going to return to the industry, which is too bad. But nobody cares, since this is now expected to happen. You all are rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.

You want better games? Demand better working conditions for developers. Churn is high in the video game industry, and the only people who stay are the ones running on passion and bullshit; NOT the most talented or experienced.

**archibaldcrane** · 2014-10-31 11:07

Churn is high? Your projects can last for years. Try working in television!

**Ksandra** · 2014-10-31 11:14

or movies!

**tyven** · 2014-10-31 11:45

or politics! you know how many my nigs bout to get ROASTED on Tuesday?

**quannum** · 2014-10-31 15:07

**Talint** · 2014-10-31 17:11

Originally Posted by archibaldcrane

Churn is high? Your projects can last for years. Try working in television!

Originally Posted by Ksandra

or movies!

Dem unions tho.

**Abandon** · 2014-10-31 17:20

Originally Posted by tyven

or politics! you know how many my nigs bout to get ROASTED on Tuesday?

rofl

**Ksandra** · 2014-10-31 17:47

Originally Posted by Talint

Dem unions tho.

my husband's field has no union.

I don't think archi's does either.

**Mazmaz** · 2014-10-31 18:32

Originally Posted by quannum

Some thoughts on this and comparing to the Brianna Wu.

First of all

social-marxism, infiltration of progressive radical social justice ideas

That's equality? Are these people republicans?

Second of all, it was interesting to see how different his approach to the interviews were. While Brianna's interview was all about HER, TotalBiscuit's was all about HIS IDEAS. It was mainly about having him clear his positions and giving him a platform about his thoughts on the subject. If he were to treat TotalBiscuit's interview like he did Brianna's, he would've asked things like:

"Did you disclose to your viewers about the Alienware offer and how it affected your review? Why or why not?"
"Do you think women's and minorities rights in the gaming sphere should be discussed and affect change in the industry?"
"You mentioned that political ideas in reviews should be proportional. This seems like a vague statement without any realistic way to quantify. Can you expand?"

I'm not ready to say the Brianna Wu interview WAS a personal attack, but let's not kid ourselves about the difference in the interviews.

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