The worst kind of research is non-research.

It's entirely possible that this is not remotely how you meant this post, but it totally comes off sounding like "I see racism in every corner of the world, even where it doesn't exist."

Let's run with your analogy. It's time for me to Godwin up in this bitch.

I apologize to the Downs community for my hasty association between them and GGs.

I'm not using any sorcery or conjuring any cheap tricks, here.

How does calling yourself a GG accomplish any of that?

It's really simple. Gamergate has a reputation. Being a part of said group, or defending it as you now are, stains you with that group's reputation.

No, I paint religious people with the same brush. Your analogy fails, hard. People choose to belong to a group. They aren't born into them.

Yes, yes we can. Why? Because ethics in video game journalism isn't a thing. It isn't, seriously. You're doing it wrong if that's a big enough concern to warrant death threats, trying to get ads pulled from websites, and ACT LIKE GIANT FUCKING DOUCHEBAGS VIA THE INTERWEBS.

How does this sound versus the PS3 gold wireless headset? Because those things sound awesome! The mic sucks, but meh.

Then don't associate with GG. You can easily care about video games without falling into that cesspool. How hard is that?

Because there are two groups, Gamergaters and everyone else on the planet. We, who will be referred to as EEOTP, are not choosing to be a part of a group. We are the default. You choose to be a GG. It isn't hereditary or genetic - though possibly a small caveat because it does take a healthy amount of anti-social…

Because that's what Gamergaters do. It seeks to belittle women in gaming under a thin guise of pretending to care about something so insignificantly small.

Evil or not, Gamergaters all seem to suffer from Down's Syndrome combined with a cocktail of narcissism and autistic like behavior.

None of this matters! NONE OF IT! Gamergate, you're filled with fucking idiots! EVEN IF YOU AREN'T A MISOGYNISTIC DOUCHEBAG 17 YEAR OLD, YOU'RE STILL A FUCKING IDIOT FOR GIVING ONE RAT'S ASS ABOUT 'ETHICS IN VIDEO GAME JOURNALISM!'"

That's exactly how it works, yes.

Soar losers? Did they... fly across the sky, like Katy Perry? :p

Soar losers? Did they... fly across the sky, like Katy Perry? :p

Real men not only take out the trash without being asked to, they put a new bag back in. Also, they ensure to pick up trash bags at the store and not expect anyone else to be responsible for that, either.

We're doubling down on the notion of a society that demands other people take responsibility for our actions.