Gamergate

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Btw did anybody see the utterly deranged threat made against Utah University for hosting an Anita Sarkeesian talk? It almost makes me think those dreadful Tipper Gore-esque "Anti violent video game" people had a point...

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I've always thought the strange thing about Sarkeesian is the contrast between the MOR content of her videos, and the incredible emotion in the wider world they provoke. Although I normally find them interesting enough, "Tropes vs Women" strike me as very standard feminist analysis. It seems ridiculous the amount of passion is poured into attacking her or obsessively weeding out her "hypocrisies". And because of that enormous backlash, "gamers" (in reality, dweebs who inexplicably believe themselves representative of all gamers, and edgy political regressives seeking a movement to co-opt), have actually vastly increased Anita's and other SJW's influence on the industry. Which is ... quite funny I guess? I find it funny.

Some rebuttals make sense, but a lot of them are made by stupids who don't seem to understand the difference between a review and a critique. Some of them made by STEMlords dissing entire academic fields flippantly almost make me embarrassed to be a science student. 

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update: a gamergater has crashed his car on his way to attempt to assassinate a female game dev.

Wow years of playing GTA and these morons can't even drive a car? lol

I suppose the real question is ... Is it all about ethics in assassination attempts?