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![Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/691/215/331.png "What the actual f--- are we supposed to do about this")
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![Anonymous 09/02/14(Tue)23:02: 1 3 No.26 1360276 2226 1360409 >>21 590 >>261361195 >261359398 DON'T FORGET TO STRUCTURE YOUR TWEETS CAREFULLY MAKE SURE IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU'RE STATING TWO THINGS 1. You don't want SJWs/Journalists/Extremists to use your ethnicity/nationality/gender/etc. as your shield 2.You are in support of #GamerGate BE F------ CAREFUL WITH HOW YOU INTEGRATE BOTH HASHTAGS BECAUSE SOMEONE IS GONNA MISINTERPRET YOUR TWEET AND THINK THAT YOU DON'T WANT GAMERGATE TO USE YOU AS A SHIELD INSTEAD Anonymous 09/02/14(Tue)23:03:41 No.261 360409 261360276 THIS THIS F------ THIS We cannot afford to let them hijack this one Anonymous 09/02/14(Tue)23:03:00 No.261360346 File: sh26.ipg (22 KB, 400x250) OPERATION Make Them Hear You >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cq2x4-Sbu0g [Embed] 1) Operation Disrespectful Nod >https://github.com/GamerGateOP/GamerGateOP/tree/master/Operation %20Disrespectful%20N od A) we need people fixing this list to make more sense. For example, better graph out who advertises for what website, and the article(s) in question that you are emailing them about. B) Actually follow through with ODN. Send out those emails 2 Tweet, blog, post, phone ca advertisers that's a big one)-a about #Game Gate and #notyourshield Again, this S Simple, but very. VERY mportant. Go through every avenue you can and speak the truth. Don't Just sit here and monitor the thread 3) Support non-shill feminism. This is arguably the most important step of all. The only ammo they have against us is that we are anti-feminist, which is a bold faced lie. They are hiding behind a good cause to deflect away from their journalistic corruption. So, make videos, post on every site you can, and do all in your power to talk about REAL issues relating to feminism in video games. NOT the masturbatory drivel of Anita and the like. For example What is one of your favorite female Video Game characters? And why? Are there any missteps there you would hope to be rectified in the future? Is there anything about this character in particular that gets something right that other characters should learn? Is there a character that you feel was interesting but got less screen time than you would have liked? What are the TRULY bad examples of female characters (I.E. not just complaining for the sake of complaining about every single thing like FemFrequency)? Discuss real life female devs AND THEIR GAMES (important!), support proper blogs and kickstarters (if you can), and explore and share all other avenues 4) MOST IMPORTANTLY, remember (3) is a backbeat to the issue on journalism. It is ENDLESSLY important, but keep aware of the current main point here. And stay strong Anonymous 09/02/14(Tue 22:55 25 No.261 359562·22261359857 >>261 359941 >> 61360221 22261360295 22261360785 22261 361449 File: 1409282652753 png (84 KB, 256x256) ATTENTION MINORITIES+WOMEN WHO ARE BEING IGNORED BY SJWS BECAUSE YOU DON'T FIT THEIR NARRATIVE ATTENTION MINORITIES +WOMEN WHO ARE BEING IGNORED BY SJWS BECAUSE YOU DON'T FIT THEIR NARRATIVE HASHTAG IS #NOTYOURSHIELD >USE THE TAGS TOGETHER #NOTYOURSHIELD + #GAMERGATE >DO NOT USE ONLY #NOTYOURSHIELD USE THESE TO TALK ABOUT YOUR BEING SILENCED. BE CLEARLY IN FAVOUR OF #GAMERGATE FOCUS ON CORRUPTION AND HOW YOUR VOICE IS SILENCED BECAUSE YOU DON'T FIT THE AGENDA LET YOUR FRUSTRATION FLOW. EVERYONE: RETWEET THE HELL OUT OF #NOTYOURSHIELD >ADVICE ON USE OF #NOTYOURSHIELD Targeting is crucial to avoid SJW h ack or normal person misunderstanding/dismissal of this tag. Make sure your tweet s CLEARLYin avour of #GamerGate and AGAINST SJW hypocrisy corrupt journalists. Misinterpretation is SJV bread and butter OPEN TO HIJACK/MISINTERPRETATION >"As an Asian who deals with more serious social justice issues. I'm #notyourshield #Gamergate AA Could be interpreted as "I am not the shield of GamerGate, stop claiming to represent me, gamers." >"I love games, and I'm black, so to all you who claim to be fighting for equality I'm #notyourshield for your agenda Leaves out #GamerGate. To he casual observer appears o be against hose ghting or equality . Equal s our word against he SJWs we pain as extrem st. Also appears o be against equality A so eas y interpreted as #GamerGate claims o represent me". Very attackable GOOD > Being Latino isn't enough: Now I have SJW claiming to fight for my equality by trying to silence my free speech #NotyourShield #GamerGate >"Genderqueer person, checking in I am #notyourshield . journalists! #GamerGate" THE TAG MEANS NOTHING ON ITS OWN. YOU MUST GIVE IT ITS CLEAR MEANING THE TAG MEANS NOTHING ON ITS OWN. YOU MUST GIVE IT ITS CLEAR MEANING DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE? LOOK AT EXISTING TWEETS ON #NOTYOURSHIELD FOR INSPIRATION REFER ALL "WUTS DIS" POSTS BACK HERE](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/824/035/f44.jpg "On The Use Of Hashtags...")
