I support GG, but only as concerned with ethics and argument not death threats, but you know what? I'm not married to that name. You could call that "movement" or mindset or #hashtag whatever you want, or not name it. But whatever you end up calling it, here's the pattern:

Nice story. I was so afraid this was going to be another death threat story. It's cool to see a face behind some of the best games of the last decade. With that on her resume I'm sure she'll do bigger and better if she wants, and I'm interested to follow up on her for some good gaming.

I don't really have any problem with this game at all. Art is art, and all mediums (be they video games or books or painting) have the potential to be offensive, so this really says nothing about video games in particular. And I'm in no danger of taking real life tragedy less seriously as a result of art (even…

I never agreed with her, but damn I feel kinda bad for her. Wonder if she still got paid at least.

I'm sorry but I can't STFU when I'm being told gamers like to attack women online, or that they (we) are overwhelmingly misogynist, or whatever. That's what pisses me off and this goes all the way back to Sarkeesian, before gamergate.

oh wow. What a misunderstanding. Caring about people doesn't make you an asshole. It's the part where you don't care about the people who get lumped in with asshole for no good reason than maybe a shared #hashtag and/or "gamer" designation.

Well, I don't find myself "lumped in", and if I did find myself lumped in, I'd have to assume the category is so broad that the lumping was an invalid move in the first place. For instance, I'm a gamer. Should I feel guilty? Because some other people who call themselves "gamers" sent death threats? Well, far as I know…

Wow, you (or your quote) really sounds like an asshole. First of all, this #Gamergate thing doesn't even seem like a group. The article is ripe with contradictions. "Hate groups have leaders, but this group is leaderless." "They recruit by talking about gamers in general, and feelings." and in your screed "Don't like…

Death threats are a bad thing. But they aren't the "new status quo". Just because the platforms are new (email, Twitter) doesn't mean people weren't doing this for the longest. I've been reading about celebrities, journalists, politicians, and basically anyone with a certain amount of notoriety gets death threats…

Cool thanks for the info and link.

you're right. our school systems are terrible if they tell you not to begin with definitions. starting by defining our terms is very good. and especially when you're talking about laws, what a law actually is (according to the dept of govnt responsible for enforcing and litigating them) is pretty useful.

Hate crimes are a whole 'nother matter, but it's related and I could agree the concept of hate crimes is problematic, but I still think they should be a thing.

it's funny b/c wikipedia is stupid? no wait, they have citations, among them the dept of justice. so I guess what's really funny is that you took a misguided slap at wikipedia and tried to turn that into a valid point lol.

From my point of view, the issues at play are internet privacy (and the laws surrounding that) and problematic celeb worship, and then, maybe, issues of women's privacy or role in society or something. I honestly do not think the hackers are like "I hack women because I want to punish women for being women. Grrrrr…

Listen to this big city lawyer right here. "I'm sorry the evidence doesn't fit. I can't connect it to the alleged crime." "Fuck you. Make the connection." "Oh ok." LOL thanks for the laugh, and I mean that with respect.

I wonder: if I stole your suitcase, and there happened to be nude pics inside, did I commit a sex crime? Do I have to know about the pics? Does it matter if I copy and distribute or not? Keep in mind, I'm not saying this isn't or couldn't or shouldn't be a sex crime, but in matters like this it seems lots of factors…

I can see your point a bit, but that's only if "she" is identical with "her photos". And she isn't.

The slippery slope argument? First they steal and look at photos. Next thing you know woman because a slave class with no bodily autonomy who only exist for the pleasures of men (or at least, that's the world the hackers want), right?

I feel ya. I do get that "what about men" can be disingenuous, and I'm not trying to derail the discussion or anything (I think I mentioned two other women....), but a similar situation is a similar situation, man woman whatever.

hahaha thank you. And congrats on your Sarcasm Degree from Asshole University.