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Why the media is silent
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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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![FEATURES, INDUSTRY, INTERESTING CONTENT, NEWS #GAMERGATE: YOU'RE WINNING AND HERE ARE A FEW OF YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 BILLY D -7 COMMENTS chievement Unl ocked EPIC WINNING! Given that a lot of the articles surrounding #GamerGate have been e of the most ing and abhorrent stuff one could imagine som all involving the video game industry - I decided it was time to take a break and go over some of the good stuff following some posi tive articles that have been popping up. There's a succinct and pretty cool piece over on GamesNosh that highlights some of the accomplishments of the #GamerGate move. ment, including things like raising $5,400 for the American Founda- tion for Suicide Prevention, donating more than $71,140 to The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGogo that opened up an opportunity for a fe male developer to get her game made, and getting sites like Polygon, Kotaku, Destructoid and Defy Media to alter their policies. It seems like all the good stuff happened in the first two paragraphs, eh? Well, there's more where that came from. More than a million tweets have gone out using the #GamerGate hashtag. Thanks RvS. Because of #GamerGate an Australian gamingjournalist came for ward and exposed EA's cover-up of Those people were vindicated because of #GamerGate. #NotYourShield managed to showcase a multicultural movement of minorities, majorities, those in the LGBTQ community and females of all types showcasing their support for #GamerGate. It was a vic tory that destroyed the radical justice warriors' narrative that only white cis males" had rallied against them. Dr. Christina Hoff Sommers released a factual, insightful and educa- tional video about sexism in gaming, I'm sure many of us would love to see more given that it addresses a controversial topic without browbeating gamers or developers about these issues (and it's done in a manner that doesn't include inciting flame-wars but relying on facts and critical analysis). #GamerGate helped expose the Game Journo Pro List, which show- cased that various writers within that group had slanted agendas and were willing to overlook the facts in order to push their own so- ciopolitical message. What's more is that following the leak of the GJP, none of those within the group who had been actively anti-#GamerGate have published anymore hit pieces against the movement. Their credibility has been destroyed, and it now makes them look as if there were means to commit collusion to push the "Gamers Are Dead" agenda. Their silence is a victory unto itself. Most importantly, though, is that there is a slow but steady shift in the narrative. The Escapist continues to put out fair and balanced re- ports; TechCrunch released an article that factually covers the time- line of events; and indie devs have rallied to the cause, thanks to sites like Niche Gamer We've also seen the rise of new websites for gamers to support, in- cluding but not limited to, GamerHeadlines, GamesNosh, Niche Gamer. Tech Raptor and even The Ralph Retort. And despite all the censorship that canvassed much of the internet throughout August, we now have forums popping up in some of the most unlikely places showing support or gathering information sur- rounding #GamerGate. We have places like Something Awful, RPG Codex. Evil Avatar, Space Battles, Sherdog, the lt/KotakulnAction/ sub-reddit (even though it's in Reddit's ghetto and off the grid), Fa- and even the FGC (fighting game commu- nity) have stepped in with their own thread on Shoryuken. All of these are chiming in and offering discussion in addition to the gar risons maintained by 8chan [might be NSFW, so be careful], Escapist forums and MMO-Champion Update: It's been brought to my attention that while some of these places allow for discussion of #GamerGate, the forums themselves may not necessarily be pro- I know it sometimes seems like things are waning and the movement isn't getting things done, but there's a lot going on that's just not be- ing reported. However, the truth is slowly getting out and it'll con tinue to break through the cracking ice that is the fickle lies held up by hubris and blindness. Keep the pressure on. Keep using the #GamerGate hashtag. Keep fighting for transparency, accountability and the truth. There's a propaganda video going around that has managed to pull out some laughs and get everyone to feel a bit more at ease, espe- cially given all the high-tension surrounding this controversy, so I'lI leave this oldie-but-a-goodie right here.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/838/831/0f1.png "One Angry Gamer Article By William \"Billy D\" Usher. Dated September 27, 2014")
