#10961463, By Xerx3s Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

Xerx3s 7 May 2015 00:46:21 23,970 posts
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Retroid wrote:

mattshark wrote:
@Xerx3s The problem is that the people who started the movement are the ones who are causing issue. They are not and have not focused on gaming journalism.
Precisely this. The very first GamerGate tweets included references to Five Guys, which was from the Zoe Post.

@ Retroid & similar (well mostly retroid because he is so cute and fluffy):

Fair nuff. Tbh, I think most ordinary people don't subscribe to that. Just to the idea that there is a problem with this industry. Then why GG & not something else? Well, it's a moving train so I'd reckon they'd hop on instead of starting a new one.

uberbeard wrote:
Feminism has a long history and plenty of internal debate to reference to. There are prominent feminists who are great role models and who have been part of an ongoing debate. Anyone being misandrous now can clearly be pointed to the movements original goals and rationally be distanced from the whole.

When it comes to GamerGate, far too many of it's prominent supporters have and have had since the start of the movement criticisms that seem to have been handwaved.

You'll be speaking to a well reasoned, nice twitter user who seems to be genuine in their interest in improving journalism. Cool. Then they link you to a Sarkon or MundaneMatt video. Good job, them.

As the bankers say: 'Past results don't give future guarantees' (or something along those lines). Feminism in the past really did some great stuff but tbh, these days it seems like the same poison as every other internet movement. Just a different flavour.

I used to think that decentralised movements were the internet's greatest achievement. Now I'm not so sure. Now any popular movement will just be a beacon for the crazies to rally to and poison and nothing can stop it.

Fuck I've turned into a pessimistic old git.