I teach sixth grade, and we just finished watching The Outsiders movie (you know, the one starring C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Tom Cruise, Emilio Estevez, Patrick Swayze...).

omg r u kidding HES SO HOT AND CUTE

Is anyone else really annoyed by the dudebros that infest Gawker? I wrote that "pussy" is a sexist insult and I've been regaled with angry guys for hours now. None of them have made any convincing argument either. It's pretty much just "it's not sexist because I say so."

While I agree with you that it'd be wonderful to see a trans woman in the role, the sad fact is that studios are cowardly. And what I mean by that is not that they're afraid to cast someone who's trans. They're afraid to cast someone who's not "a name." And though Hollywood is making huge strides in beginning to cast…

until kotaku and friends all pumped out the same "gamers are dead" article citing her

Do you not remember the start of this? It was reported that a journalist got involved with a game dev and then reviewed her game with high praise. That literally started it all. Except that was proven false and a fabrication. Everything else is just angry momentum and makes very little sense. You want justice for…

No you see I do get it. I used to be a young white male also. It's just once you get to be in your mid to late 30's you realize what bullshit used to upset you.

Back in my day .. back in the 80's before the internet .. when there was only the BBS's, these dudes were known as perverts .. These were the dudes Renaissance reenactments trying to grab the boobs of the water bearers, and then eventually getting their ass kicked by the men of her clan. These were the dudes at…

Okay, here's the thing you don't seem to understand: journalists are people too. That's not a failing. Yes, when writing, journalists usually need to separate their personal feelings from their professional opinions. But until we invent journalistic robots, there's simply no way to separate the two completely.

In fact,…

what is exactly "feminist agenda"? in this case

you're more concerned about corruption in gaming journalism than corruption in government or political journalism, it's probably time to reexamine your priorities.

Gameghazi? Ben-game-zi?

GamerGoat is already here. Come on Cheroro, get with the TIMES!

Thank you for everything you've published so far. I'm not saying that what you've done has failed; I think it's been very valuable, and every such article is one worth writing. As an addition, perhaps you could write more articles about the mechanical day-to-day work of journalism?

More hash, fewer tags.

Really, what's twice as exhausting are the people oblivious to the amount of hate the women get, framing it as "two sides". Don't be that guy! They're just as "saddened" and "depressed" as you are! They want to be people and talk about they're lives without this embarrassing specter of First World Problems.

THE FEMINIST AGENDA! ALL THE WOMEN OF THE WORLD GATHERED IN A DARKENED HALL, READ FROM THE NECRONOMICON, AND DECIDED WE MUST CRITICIZE VIDEO GAMES!

I think you have a rather inflated view of this whole thing.

I think I met you at the GDC Women's SIG a couple of years ago and remember hearing about your studies. I am really sorry your work is getting pulled into this mess. It's so baffling to me- I'm a female AAA game dev and have been thankfully insulated from this junk, the guys I know and work with that have in some…