![A Perspective from Someone Outside the Gaming Industry The Leader of Gamergate 10/20/14 (Mon) 05:11:44 ID: df1d82 No. 192995 Watch Thread] Hello 8Chan I've been lurking around for a while and have been aware about the entire GamerGate situation since around the end of September. I wish to remain anonymous because of what has happened to other people who work and come out for GamerGate, but since l don't like or operate inside the USA I should be safe but don't want to take any chances. I'm here to say one thing You guys are doing a lot better than this board is saying Let me explain, I work for a specialist recruitment company in the UK, we usually get posting from most industries but our key focus is banking and IT Firms (Software engineers etc.). We look for those that are the best for the position, both in skills and personality, which means aside from the usual references and educational establishments, we look through social medias sites like FaceBook and Twitter This for two major reasons. First, we want to know what this person is like personality wise. We don't care about what movies these people are watching or any of those e-cards with inspirational quotes, we look for anything that could be consider extremely vulgar. Signs of discrimination based upon sex, income, or race are the things we look out for. If they are proven to hold these views, regardless of whether or not they could be a descendant of Hercules himself he will be thrown out of the candidate list instantly Second, we look for signs of how they interact with other people. How well they do under scrutiny, and viewpoints that are different to their own. This is important because the minute they are hired into a company, they formally represent the company when they are working, both in real life and on the internet. The reason I am telling you all this is because the things that I have seen come from the profiles of the GamesJournoPro people are complete career killers. Gawker is proving themselves to be a vile pit of hate and discrimination and everyone working at said company are going to be painted with the same brush. When they leave and try to hire them, the employer or recruitment company is going to do some research and find out everything they've said to their consumer base. I don't need to tell you how bad insulting your key demographic looks to your company. You are killing them in this regard and they know it. If GamerGate goes on the way it is, I would not be surprised if we hear that these people go onto benefits because no company worth their weight in salt would dare hire them But this is the problem, the people calling you every name under the sun know that this information removes any chance of a better job outside of the Games "Journal" industry. I predict that once their plan on trying to get as much media spotlight on you guys as possible, they'll work tirelessly to remove any and all evidence that they've attacked and insulted the GamerGate movement. My guess would be they'd start on discussions within places like Escapist Magazine before moving onto places like KnowYourMeme which holds thousands of screencaps of their Twitter feeds. Regardless of whether they stop the GamerGate discussion they don't want the mud on their sleeves I want to give you some advice in regards to this 1. Screencap EVERYTHING - regardless of whether or not it's Pro and Anti GamerGate, everything needs to be recorded, arguments no matter how small can work against these people. Nobody wants an employee that has shown that he or she has no trouble talking down to a consumer base 2. Back it all up - KnowYourMeme is doing a good job but that's only one place. When they target the site, and they will target that place, the information stored could be lost from public eye for a while. Making sure everything you dig up on these people is safe and backed up, even if it is on someone's external hard drive, makes sure that the information gets out. The Streisand Effect is real but it needs you guys to start whenever information gets hidden. 3. Never provoke them- Trying to get a rise out of these people, no matter how much you can justify it, won't work. If they retaliate one could argue that they were provoked and it has less effect. But if someone argues politely and displays their points in a way that is clear and well thought out, and then they hurl insults and rage, that looks bad Some of you think that them going on air a slandering the GamerGate movement is their way of attacking you, it's not. It is just an effort to try and keep the spotlight away from their own malpractices for the time being, but it is only delaying the inevitable. This is doing more damage to them than your constant emails to advertiser, though that as well is a good way to remove their platforms. And since there's probably at least two people from KnowYourMeme here, good job and keep it up From someone within the recruitment Industry Good luck, and God's Speed](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/850/411/6e2.png "Heads Up KYM")
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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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![I-1 File (hide): 1413650533107 png (105.49 KB, 493x811, 493:811, Fuoker ong) □ The world I lost. The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 12:42:13 ID: 0a939b No. 174903 Reply] Last 50 Posts Watch Thread] The Comic Book World Is Gstting Safer for Women, But Gaming Wonkt ls ionn Bat the CamingI woke up this morning to see this plastered all over my feeds by friends of mine who happen to be famous comic-book creators. Pic related 试 ime mi n-women-qamin Because of my jobs I've gotten to know and become friends with many of the biggest names and even more of the not quite big names in the comic-book world. They are generally great people who are kind and accepting in the way that is forged only through a lifetime of mistreatment and bullying. It's what makes the current state of the industry so disturbing Thonk you to rry friends in comics who hove jained the hespes, men andwormen Thanks fr roting back, sheher it's yu or your frends What you need to understand is that comic-books fell to the hordes of SJWs over a decade ago. They came marching in with their social science PhD's and told the creators how 'transformative their art could be. Glowing academic papers were written about certain writers and artists elevating them above their peers. The rest were told how, they would be taken seriously, if only they could distance themselves from the misogyny and racism of their medium, and more importantly, their fandom. The creators, who were already left leaning, didn't find difficulty in moving just a bit more. The creeping politics of hate seeped in, and each time it was met with acclaim from a corrupt CB media The comic-book media who had rushed into lockstep with the academics were finally being validated. These pathetic creatures who werent talented enough to actually make comic books, were stuck scraping pennies off the floor so they could orbit the industry that so many dreanm of working in. The creators and academics touted and promoted the 'right' sites and granted exclusives to them. Blacklists started for the ones who questioned this new paradigm, but it was short lived. Any who initially resisted saw their inevitable doom, and fell in line. We were soon told on a daily basis that we were disgusting ignorant monsters for liking the things we liked, for not being more inclusive, for not supporting the right books So we folded Actually folding indicates that we put up some sort of fight. We never even tried to push back. We were used to the bullying, it was one more name to call us. We'd proven for decades that no matter how bad things got, we would still buy the book every month. No matter the quality of art & writing, we couldn't have a gap in our collection. Our love for the medium was stronger than our integrity Time passed and this became the status quo of today In the name of social justice they've become censors and bullies. F------ artists are publicly advocating for the censorship of art they don't like. It's endemic to the industry at this point I've sat at industry cocktail parties and listened to editors from the big publishers tick off names of people who are 'unemployable' because they don't toe the political line. Or they dared push back over mandated inclusiveness You will never hear about this from the creators, they'll give interviews where the first thing they'll say is how it was an artistic choice, not an editorial edict. How it made sense to the story they were trying to tell. It happened organically and provided a far more interesting perspective for a character that had grown stale I don't even blame them for it. Why wouldn't they? While CB's are dying, the OC produced has become multi-million dollar development deals for movies and television. A successful run on a big publisher IP can make a name that leads to a successful creator owned book, and that leads to fat Hollywood option money Which is al the industry cares about anymore This is my world now. I pretend in public and on social media to agree with everything they say and do. The daily disgust I have for myself and for my peers is the price I pay to live my dream, or at least that's what I repeat internally. At this point I don't even know anymore, but I'm old and this is the only thing I know how to do Leader, you say, what does this have to do with GG? Sage this thread! I agree, sage this s---, it's the butthurt tears of a f----- who's posting on the wrong board But, I do hope that you read and understand Because l'm you I'm your future If you give up, if you fail. The world I lost and my poisoned dreams will be your daily life Understand if you lose this time, there will be no continue, no extra life, no respawn Gospeed Leaders, I'm proud to be part of this community. I'm proud of you](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/850/239/a27.png "a27.png")
![File (hide): 1413651771975 png (555.03 KB, 883x827, 221:209, escapist-disclosure.pną) VIDEO GAMES □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:02:52 ID: dacf26 No. 175097 IWatch Thread] This is what transparency looks like. Not so hard, is it? Screenshot from the Escapist 10 Ways Civ: Beyond Earth Is Nothing Like Civilization V 10 Ways Civ. Beyond Earth Is Nothing Like Civilization V □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:04:04 ID: 920d4e No.175122 GREG TITO 3 OCTOBER 2014 9:00 PM >'G-Gamergate is a hate mob with no real goal >People start reforming ethics in gaming journalism anyway Good to see □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:06:38 ID: 864867 No.175142 >>175187 >>175222 22175364 I mean once this is all done with.. Is gamergate over? We saw how MSM labeled us. Will it stop there? □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:10:27 ID: d95967 No.175 187 22175315 22178885 P> >Is gamergate over Never. Public perception of gaming journalism has been forever tainted Even if the movement itself dies out in the future the damage is done They won't recover □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:13:08 ID: 8aa24 No. 175222 22175289 01:14 09:37 -·-o P> Disclosure(s): Strauss Zelnick, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc., is the head of ZelnickMedia, an investor in both Take-Two and article was published without approval or consent of ZelnickMedia or Take-Two The movement will be over but I think there are many of us who want to keep pushing through past gamergate our parent compan □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:16:55 ID: c54c68 No.175265 >honesty and something I care about Link to the video? □ The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:16:59 ID: 4e89e6 No.175278 File (hide): 1413652619693 ipg (51.24 KB, 650x480, 85:48, 1410002878130 ipa) Look Journos. Just LOOK. This is all we ask. We're not asking you let Internet Aristocrat proofread every story. Were not asking you do interviews anonymously on 8chan. We're not asking for Anita Sarkeesian's head on a pike JUST A COUPLE F------ LINES!!! The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:18:25 ID: ecfeb7 No.175289 P> l personally would like to see the removal of every SJW of this outlet The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:20:30 ID: bcf607 No. 175315 P> You know what the nice thing about that is. All the SJWs have been exposed but the majority of u the GG crowd is large enough t re anonymous so when GG goes away we will not suffer but they sure will. Our known supporters are the only people I worry about. That said I'm pretty s pport all of them back after this. Most of them like TB already had our support before The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:24:08 ID: f44b45 No.175364 2217538 22175485 13 175142 GamerGate will never be over. Even if the anti-gg group are repelled from the gaming community forever, they will push their agenda on some other entertainment medium like movies or music The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:25:27 ID: bcf607 No. 175388 P> Id love to see them try to push this s--- in movies. Hollywood has fought censorship much longer than we have The Leader of Gamergate 10/18/14 (Sat) 13:31:15 ID: 97f762 No.175485 Even if the grievance-mongers stay away from vidya for now, they'll s ther media to latch on to. That's the thing about progressive entryists - they aren't satisfied until they have sucked the life out of a tely everything f Gamerga 10/18/14 (Sat 0:33 ID: 7db1fd No >175097 (oP) mean on hould review it with that connection, but at l t that way I'm the one deciding to trust article or not. I approve f Gamerga 10/18/14 (Sat ID 1fd No ano ther cause. Maybe no-knock The t part would be coming u ame that fits the GG board name f Gamerga 10/18/14 (Sat ID: aa8fe5 No 162 THIS is how you do it I say we give Escapist applause for that. Thats actually fantast f Game 10/18/14 (Sat) 15:06:38 ID 834 o being based 10/18/14 (Sat) 17:29:57 ID: e73255 No 8665 They will recover and reorganize, the important thing is ay v an Based J apan](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/850/201/c17.jpg "Escapist doing the disclosure thing")
