I remember the days pre-X360 when gaming was about us versus the rest of society who still refused to see it as anything but a child's toy and as a result there was little infighting. Since becoming mainstream since the late 2000s more and more people are joining as it becomes more and more accessible and now people…

Note they're not talking about everyone who plays games, or who self-identifies as a "gamer", as being the worst. It's being used in these cases as short-hand, a catch-all term for the type of reactionary holdouts that feel so threatened by gaming's widening horizons. If you call yourself a "gamer" and are a cool…

This is her Modus Operandi, man. If it was just some random, I'd be more inclined to believe her at face value, but Anita has done this before.

Yes, she's in full on victim mode. I know that she claims to have called the police, but I haven't seen a police report. I've seen her claim to have contacted them, but no evidence to back that claim. So, I won't make a judgment call on that until I see it verified. But, I have seen her play the victim roll before to…

But she actively bans debate on her videos. That is part of the problem. She doesn't really want debate, she wants a shitstorm.

You mean where he basically says, "No, it's perfectly cool that she does this and it totally paints an absolutely legit picture that is no way biased?" Yeah, I got that. SSDD. Glossing over how that is academically problematic doesn't make it "okay." It doesn't make it any more valid, it doesn't make it have it…

people aren't sending her murder because they care about her. They're attacking her, like all trolls to get attention, and like all bullies to exert power. They have no intention of carrying them out, and given thst this is the 9000th one she's gotten, i seriously doubt that this was anything other than a promotional…

Very true. She does not deserve any of the abuse she has had to endure.

I disagree with her vehemently, because she doesn't understand narrative, and she's demonstrated that many times, and many of the "tropes" she uses are far more multi-faceted than she even begins to admit to (The Damsel in Distress being the big one), and I feel she should be ignored because she's a terrible academic.…

A) She hardly had to do that. Anyone who's spent a day on gaming internet message boards knows it's never real. I'm in no way defending the ***hats who were actually harassing her, but let's not claim her life or safety was in any danger. The whole calling the police this was just a neat marketing gimmick, and…

I'm not anti-feminist, but I do certainly see flaws in Sarkeesian's approach.

she's made a few points that make sense to me before, but by and large I'm not a fan.

agreed... anyone who doesnt agree with her is automatically labeled as a terrible person. theres needs to be a new voice for women in video games because its NOT sarkeesian. At this point, im 99% positive shes using this as publicity, shes a pretty transparent person when it comes to gaining attention.)

The problem? Shes 'discussing' a very touchy subject. If you dont agree with her youre automatically a sexist and a bigot. Thats my issue. She doesnt debate anything, she shoves blame onto something, rants about how stupid it is and how bad women have it and then thats that. She isnt open for discussion, her…

Completely agreed, my only issue is that sure, this is an issue worth studying. she's just the last person who should be doing it. she already has the answer she wants in her head, she's gone into this issue already biased.

It's only a well-reason rebuttal if it's actually responding to the genuine concerns people have over some of her facts and citations.

I find the majority of sarkeesians arguments to be poorly grounded and trite, however in no way does that justify the acts of the people attacking her

You nailed it. Let's be best friends.

This. This all day long.

Calling the trolls harassing her "rational debate" is indeed insulting to rational debate. But the issue is that the attempts at rational debate also get labeled as harassment/misogyny/trolling by the SJW crowd who apparently can't fathom that anything Anita would say might be factually incorrect or even debatable.