Odd, I've found nothing to really back what you're saying, aside from this. All I can surmise from my search is that hate-related attacks simply require the basis of the attack to be inherently biased against a certain group.

This is a completely separate issue, as far as I can tell. PewDiePie didn't reference anybody else's work, let alone other stuff happening in gaming news these days.

Here's one example on Kotaku. I typed "Sarkeesian" in the search box, clicked an article at random, and started scrolling the comments. 15 likes, second comment from the top. Full of all the usual claims (you're a coward, you're afraid of women, calling him less than a man, etc), finished off with calling him a…

I don't claim any blog has expressly supported hate speech from one side or the other. I'm simply noticing that while blog authors are moderating the hell out of nasty comments directed toward women (as they should), they still allow comments telling men they have no right to comment if they don't have a vagina,…

it is "hate speech" in the context of how it is being used. If they were using it to simply target me, that would just be insults and mud flinging. However these attacks are being (falsely) used against gamers, painting the name in a completely different light then what a gamer really is. They are creating a…

And that's my point- the lines and definitions have been blurred, sides have been chosen by those who control the websites and blogs, and we've reached the point where any dissent, disagreement or dislike of the "feminist" viewpoint is called "hate speech".

Then again, does the fact that i don't identify myself by my bisexuality mean that bisexual as an identity is dead? I do identify as a gamer. Gaming a mainstay of how i spend the time i am actually in control of, and it's how i have made most of my friends. The argument that some arbitrary person can claim that…

You might as well not have posted this comment. Games are an artistic medium, and multi-billion dollar industry. It matters, and if we want both the art form and the community to mature, we need to take these discussions seriously. If you're going to sit in a corner andhowl "It doesn't matter to anyone!", that's fine,…

What? I've never heard that. A quick google search yields:

You can call it lazy. I would say it's an honest accounting of reality.

What I'm talking about and what you're talking about are two totally different things.

Who is going to spend the millions to hire people across all services to weed out those kids? Whats to stop them making a new account? Sadly it is the internet. It is much easier to join a party chat, or just hit the mute button than to engage them.

The funny thing about all these developers signing on to this is that "gamers" aren't even really mad at them specifically, they're more mad at the "press" and "journalists" that have been pushing one sided agendas.

To allow a discussion without being censored. The fact that Luke's last article was prefaced by "I will be moderating the shit out of this thread" proves that you all don't want to have an actual discussion.

"There is something wrong with gaming journalism"

I don't think someones views on a subject should be bannable offense. Do you believe they should also be fired from their jobs? If they are truly harassing, with real threats, let the police handle it. Policing through banning of services because of someones view on the internet will get everyone kicked off of a…

While it is true some people have went too far with making threats or personal insults, I think people are not understanding that a lot of the critique of gaming journalism and game creators has not been threatening or belittling. There is a lot of genuine qualms that seems to get intermixed with the rampant trolling…

The problem is most people don't give a fuck. If you do things one way, you get bitten. Do things another, you get bitten. Look at any real drama regarding Sarkeesian or Quinn. Regardless of the facts, whatever they may be, you have social justice warriors rushing to tehir aid without much of a central thought,…

Someone wrote a violent fanfic where Anita Sarkeesian murders the head of Gearbox, with the help of Spider-Man to make it "wacky". I don't think things like that are right, or remotely constructive. Anita herself said that no amount of fantastic elements can justify depictions of domestic violence, so I would assume…

You can also realize that any critique that lacks substance isn't worth paying attention to, and move on with your life.