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Bill Watterson's Premonition of Games Journalism
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comic journalism calvin hobbes bill watterson too lazy to photoshop i found this while reading c&h on the toilet and saw it as relevant
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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")
![[UPDATED]A Disheartening Account of The Harassment Going On In Gaming Right Now (And How Adam Baldwin Is Involved) Thundey, Aupp n every concelveable sense of the temible i ome part due to the rapidy escalating harnsment af prominent feminists in garer客Everytme you think "es at its peak andthrigs mute seat cool do, jerks on the imernet ensure that rall rampsrighr back up again so the point .there w·ween't ture haw to cover the tary because we ddn't..n know where to start In case you havee been folilcnghene's what's been #GAMERGATE SUPPORTERS HARASSING PEOPLE ONLINE. BUT HOW ACCURATE IS THAT? WHEN YOU OPPOSE THE MEDIA THEY WILL ONLY COVER ONE SIDE A SERIES OF ARTICLES THAT CAME OUT TARGETING GAMERS AS A WHOLE THESE FUELED THE HATE AGAINST GAMERGATE SUPPORTERS AND LED TO S. No idea what's in this syringe but evidently someone wants me to find out! Arrived My husband has been worrying because of the threats I got for voicing my opinion on #gamergate. Anti-GGs, thought you o women? Yeah now I'm pretty sure I've been doxxed. Sorry guys and gals I'm going to back off from GamerGate. Just remember you got my support. *Re--﹄" * Mm -u- Someone end up geting the pesswords to my bank, paypal and personal onine acounts, so Im ohicialy out Shay sale I hope your windows are secure 004 AM-21 Sep 14 I DON'T F------ KNOW HOW BUT YES THEY HAVE MY NUMBER. PRESUMABLY THE NUMBERS OF MY FAMILY, TOO, FROM THE WAY THEY SPOKE Jane Dear dude who called my work this morning trying to get me fired over what I said about Nice try I think the funniest part is that my #GamerGate videos are largely calling for responsible debate, not vitriol, Hey, I know where you live: I also access to private data on your facebook and know who your family is. Stop posting about #gamergate. Have fun think the worst part about this is that I'm a single dad. If I were to get fired because of this, my daughter suffers more than I do. Oh realy? Then you might learn that my cousin owns a This is what's happening to women who stand up for games #GamerGate # pic twitter.com/BJvkg65Qci" Write a message ealing bes We don't knew whe did this Cyet) s Ticking Caucain Time Bab for ISIS than the anti-Quinn people. THIS CAMPAIGN HAS BEEN CLOSED That's correct. making Video Games For YEP, THEY EVEN HACKED A CHARITY AND IMPERSONATED THE INDIEGOGO TEAM WHY WAS THIS NOT NEWS WORTHY? GAMERGATE IS A CONSUMER REVOLT AGAINST BIASED AND CORRUPT GAMES JOURNALISTS WHEN YOU FIGHT THE MEDIA, THEY WILL PAINT YOU AS THE BAD GUY AND IGNORE YOU WE WANT OUR VOICE HEARD I SUPPORT #GAMERGATE CONDEMN PERSONAL THREATS SUPPORT WOMEN IN GAMNG I AM AGAINST BIASED AND CORRUPT GAME JOURNALISM](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/837/462/ce9.jpg "The harassement going on")
