Dude. The whole "cherry-picking data" thing can sometimes be a legitimate complaint in science, because no one has access to absolutely all relevant data and the data are often opaque to begin with, so there's a definite risk that unscrupulous scientists will try to pass off an atypical result as a typical one (or…

My god, you have the patience of a saint. Salute!

The thing is though, that's still valid as a criticism. Pointing out the use of a trope doesn't say anything about the rest of the game or media work, it just points out the use of a trope. She's not out to review entire games, she's just pointing out examples of a trope in a game.

How does the fact that you work for a woman in Far Cry 3 change anything? Also, if you think that there is only one scene in Far Cry 3 that has questionable content, you should probably play it again. I'm not saying the game is terrible. I loved that game. But there were certainly a few bad scenes in there.

If your argument is that something occurs often, it is not cherry-picking to then point out sample occurrences.

Just because you don't view something as "sexy" does not mean it isn't sexualized. The visual cues for that kind of thing are pretty clear and well-understood. I mean, aside from the fact that the character we're talking about is an actual prostitute (which is her sole defining feature in the game), there's the…

I have watched the videos, and I'm familiar with how academia works. She didn't "silence" critics; I mean, here you are, right now, talking about it. Turning off comments on her Youtube videos (which, for god's sake, even people like TotalBiscuit have done) is not "silencing critics" in any meaningful sense.

When you…

Giving examples isn't cherry picking.

Being critical of video games is not "treating the medium as a punching bag." It's called "treating the medium with the respect it deserves." Film, books, music, literally every other artistic medium receives, and should receive, the same critical treatment.

I have disagreements with portions of her argument, but I also disagree with Colbert's take on things from time to time.

It's really hilarious that the angry mob that follows her essentially helped make her all the more relevant. Instead of silencing her as they'd hoped they'd do, they helped make her become ever bigger a deal than they could handle. They will whine about how she doesn't belong on Colbert's show, and yet they're much…

But that's the thing: the presence of all that other stuff doesn't somehow negate the bits she talks about. The question isn't "Is there other stuff in the game?", because there ALWAYS is. There's always going to be some justification, some reason why X is there in the game.

When looking at larger trends, though, it…

Are you deliberately repeating GG talking points about Sarkeesian? Because I think they don't understand the term "cherry picking." Or how academic critique works. Or anything they're talking about.

Nobody gives a shit in the real world.

"Cherry picking", also known as "relevant".

I have a some issues with her work, but the angry mob that follows her around really isn't doing the community any favors.

This interview made me realize just how strange the whole gamergate fiasco must look to outsiders.

ive played this game from 2007-2011 before i joined the army, i have over 4154 hours in this game, now that im out of the army im gonna try to get back in. this game is simply one of the best games of all time. it was so good that ive bought it twice. i bought the orange box on the ps3 and TF2 on the PC.

Hoda Kotb declared catcalling to be inoffensive and quite complimentary this morning, and Matt Fucking Lauer had to set her straight. Today meets the Twilight Zone.

The reaction to this video is as awful as the catcalling itself. I've seen countless face book arguments where men I've always found to be pleasant and respectful, that I would have never guessed are sexist, are saying she's overreacting, so women are having to tell them to put their sister/mother/wife/daughter in…