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GamerGate, Misogyny, and Why it's Relevant to General DUers [View all] daredtowork Sep 2014 OP

Thank you for this. TygrBright Sep 2014 #1

More power to you daredtowork Sep 2014 #7

Actually, I haven't seen that many posts on the topic here at DU. TygrBright Sep 2014 #12

I remember a few posts daredtowork Sep 2014 #21

While I empathize what you say Separation Sep 2014 #33

Causes I believe in have already been labeled "hate speech." TygrBright Sep 2014 #35

Yeah, between some of the gaming forums and online co-op (which more & more games are pushing) justiceischeap Sep 2014 #9

This is a good point daredtowork Sep 2014 #11

I've actually made a few friends among the young guys, but... TygrBright Sep 2014 #17

Older people are usually regarded as potential patrons daredtowork Sep 2014 #22

Sadly, I think you're right about that with young women. TygrBright Sep 2014 #23

I think it's mainly free to play games daredtowork Sep 2014 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author TygrBright Sep 2014 #2

Um, I'm not always active in the DU, but why are you juried out for an opinion? ConservativeDemocrat Sep 2014 #3

It wasn't for my opinion daredtowork Sep 2014 #5

Some people don't actually read much of the OP. Rex Sep 2014 #15

Sure you are champ. Rex Sep 2014 #14

I've seen "social justice warrior" used a few times here, sadly Recursion Sep 2014 #4

Yes the talking points have been coming together daredtowork Sep 2014 #6

I've been following this on David Futrelle's site "we hunted the mammoth" intaglio Sep 2014 #8

They also hunt in packs daredtowork Sep 2014 #10

You were juried out because you said another DUer was going to threaten you with rape ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #13

Go back and review the comments daredtowork Sep 2014 #24

So you made a negative comment towards gaming.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Sep 2014 #27

The action of those boys raises a question daredtowork Sep 2014 #30

The corrupt journalist issue is a lot bigger then Zoe Quinn Chisox08 Sep 2014 #41

They're trying to make the term "social justice warrior" derogatory? OneGrassRoot Sep 2014 #16

It was from the get go, read the urban dictionary snooper2 Sep 2014 #19

Never heard that before. But I'm not into gaming or tumblr... OneGrassRoot Sep 2014 #20

I have a feeling that's intentional daredtowork Sep 2014 #26

Oh, absolutely. No doubt about that. OneGrassRoot Sep 2014 #36

Yes, it's a derogatory term daredtowork Sep 2014 #25

bad form to get kicked out of a thread with a hide and then start a new OP snooper2 Sep 2014 #18

I hope you are not referring to me Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #29

Not at all daredtowork Sep 2014 #31

Good, and for the record even if it may have seemed I was siding with the others Bjorn Against Sep 2014 #32

The big irony is daredtowork Sep 2014 #34

If you want to know why gamers jamzrockz Sep 2014 #37

We just want to play our games and Chisox08 Sep 2014 #38

So you are saying Sarkisian merited the treatment she received? el_bryanto Sep 2014 #39

There are trolls in every community Chisox08 Sep 2014 #43

I didn't find it so - I thought she made some good arguments el_bryanto Sep 2014 #44

Some people are just trolls and you can't explain their behavior Chisox08 Sep 2014 #46

Wow the lady in your first video nails it for me starting at like the 10 min mark Egnever Sep 2014 #47

Odd that you dont link to the thread or the post you had locked Egnever Sep 2014 #40

as I said last time nthis reared it's head DonCoquixote Sep 2014 #42

You're trying to justify your hijack of a thread by saying "anyone who objected is misogynist" muriel_volestrangler Sep 2014 #45

Locking. Sissyk Sep 2014 #48