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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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![Inboxx David Pakman Show @davidpakmanshow - Oct 31 @TheQuinnspiracy we've been covering #gamergate, interviewed @totalbiscuit, @spacekatgal, @nero. Would like to interview you. Can we talk? Fwd: Appeal To Unblock Austin LaBorde 12:51 PM (35 minutes ago) 136 IRL Stine @TheQuinnspiracy Oct 31 Seeing you publicly pressure folks who politely turn down your offer doesn't give me much hope that I'd be treated fairly davidpakmanshow Begin forwarded message: From: "vaccaro.dennis" 32 79 Date: November 23, 2014 at 11:41:56 AM CST David Pakman Show @davidpakmanshow - Oct 31 @TheQuinnspiracy I'm openly a progressive feminist. I truly want to know more about why so many anti-gg's don't want to talk on our show Subject: Re: Appeal To Unblock 144 254 Takes part in dogpiling on ZQ regarding Pakman https://twitter.com/BruteReviews/status/528286626590769152 https://twitter.com/BruteReviews/status/527545925557055488 is bord gaslighting the existence of harassment (could Austin LaBorde @BruteReviews Follow also be not understanding intent for suits or constitutional confusion) This definitely isn't borderline though https://twitter.com/BruteReviews/status/525316243772174336 I vote to reject On Sunday, November 23, 2014 11:23:25 AM UTC-6, Austin LaBorde wrote @davidpakmanshow @TheQuinnspiracy Really Zoe? He is being very professional in his approach and you're putting up a wall of anger. Hello, my name is Austin LaBorde and I had recently discovered myself on the blocklist. Let it be known, that I have NEVER committed harassment towards anybody, nor have I ever condoned the act in any way, shape, or form ever. 1:45 PM-31 Oct 2014 My Twitter: https://twitter.com/brutereviews Austin LaBorde @BruteReviews Follow Please note that once I discovered my inclusion on this list. I was not very happy about it. I highly believe that I was placed there by mistake, I only follow a few people involved in the movement. Does not make me guilty to be placed on a list to be blocked Good luck with those lawsuits when the 1st amendment steps in and swings its hammer! @Spacekatgal #GamerGate I Await Your Decision Austin LaBorde Austin LaBorde 12:51 PM (35 minutes ago) Begin forwarded message: 12:42 PM-29 Oct 2014 Renaissance Nerd @Ren_Nerd- Oct 29 @BruteReviews @Spacekatgal yea it's hammer is mighty indeed Date: November 23, 2014 at 11:37:33 AM CST Subject: Re: Appeal To Unblock Austin LaBorde @BruteReviews The sooner we publish the specifics of what qualifies or doesn't qualify for a rejection, the better, because we're getting a lot of people who seem to think it's only death threats or something l consider myself neutral. But why have l never seen ANY solid proof that #GamerGate purposefully did these things? As for Austin, his little tantrum is both mis-targeted (really? he couldn't do just a little bit of research and find out that it wasn't in fact the IGDA's tool?) and demonstrates that he belongs on the blocklist. Plus, specific disqualifying behavior Sea Lion: https://twitter.com/BruteReviews/status/528286626590769152 Victim Blaming: https://twitter.com/BruteReviews/status/525020669005029378 2 Suffices for me. Strong vote for rejection 12:02 PM-23 Oct 2014 -Aaron Sofae Austin LaBorde @BruteReviews Dear ppl of against #GamerGate if you want to stop bullying and harassment, then some of you need to change yourselves Austin LaBorde 1:11 PM (15 minutes ago) Begin forwarded message: 4:27 PM-22 Oct 2014 From: Aaron Sofaer Date: November 23, 2014 at 12:03:30 PM CST To: blackdotbug Subject: Re: [ggautoblocker-appeals] Re: Appeal To Unblock Tagged and marked completed n the whitelist has been rejected. Please note that y Austin, your request for a pla only the last ninety will be rejected without review re WI r consideration for the appeal nd until then, any requests for re-appeal -Aaron On Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 9:46 AM, blackdotbugwrote seconded](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/869/947/dd0.png "dd0.png")
