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Where developers stand on GG
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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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![back to. DetnroningiMoment CRACKED NEW edit article I go to discussion page HTMLE5 IS NOW ON 19th Sep '14 6:17:32 PM Elmo3000 chilis Send Elmo3000 a standard message explaining an editing issue There's is absolutely zero concrete evidence that Zoe Quinn has done anything morally wrong. There is 100% solid evidence that she has received death/r--- threats, had private pictures sent around the world, and had her information hacked so people could call her parents. It's not 'Playing the victim' to point out things that have actually happened to you Added line(s) 66 (click to see context): WiX EAT Create Your Site> BOLDLY. 19th Sep 14 6:15:51 PM Elmo3000 Available in the Freezer Section Send Elmo3000 a standard message explaining an editing issue "Overwhelming evidence of Zoe Quinn's negative actions..." Deleted line(s) 67 (click to see context) Tropers/KingClark: The article that [[VideoGame/DepressionQuest Zoe Quinn]] wrote about the recent [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gamergate GamerGatel] [[http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/quinnspiracy scandal]] was a blatant case of BiasSteamroller where she painted herself as a completely innocent victim against ffStraw Misogynistys from Imageboards)in spite of overwhelming evidence of her dishonest actions, outright lies, and censorship carried out on her behalf. However, that's not what seals this as the worst moment in the site's history: the reactions of David Wong and the moderators on the forums were what alienated me from the website. To begin with, there's Wong s [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831516-gamergate obvious ignorance on the subject] and [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831288-gamergate his refusal to look into it]] or [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831453-gamergate to listen to another perspective]]. Then there's the act of shadowbanning users who present their opposing perspective in a completely reasonable way (which happened with the person in the previous link) or outright censoring posts ([[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831509-gamergate such as Wong deleting all of a post except 'the relevant part that just so happens to agree with him]] or [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831513-gamergate moderators making games out of censorship]]). The cherry on top of this trainwreck, of course, would have to be [[http://knowyourmeme.com/photos/831811-gamergate this hideous post]], where Wong might as well have said "I don't care about journalistic integrity so long as my site gets pageviews" . I had respect for Wong previously, and I can say that his piece on "[[http://www.cracked.com/article_17061_reminder-5-things-you-think-will-make-you-happy-but- wont .html 5 Things You Think Will Make You Happy (But Won't " changed my outlook on life, but his immaturity in handling this situation and displaying a blatant disregard for a civil debate leaves me utterly disgusted er 7i00 Independence Pkwy, Plano, TX GET COUPON ©2014 ELUSID FOODS, Inc. Troperville Welcome To TV Tropes Ask The Tropers Forum Trope Repair Shop Recent Discussions Latest Reviews You Know, That Thing Where 17th Sep '14 4:52:50 PM KingClark](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/833/263/da1.png "A ScrewAttack user deleted an articulated argument regarding the scandal on a TV Tropes page COMPLETELY OPEN to subjective opinion.")
