They don't like her because she lies. There is a video of her on Youtube calling herself a gamer, and another one when she said she is not a gamer.

Her critiques has flaws in them. Like for example; instead of sneaking around to avoid killing, she would just go and kill or get the woman or man killed instead of just sneaking pass undetected.

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Why do you feel that if she was involved in any project, that she could somehow make it better?  I am not aware of her ever proving herself to be a good game designer or creative lead.

You mention that she brings up good points.  You are obviously entitled to your opinion, but I think there is far more evidence to the contrary.  First of all, she talks as if sexism is rampant in the video game industry.  She cites a few games as examples for her cause.  In 2014 alone, there were over 600 games released.  Without having to go through each one, I can tell you that the vast majority could not be called sexist by any means.

She feels she needs to champion this cause of equality, as if the game industry could not move forward or mature without her.  I hate to break it to you, but you could create a party of strong female characters in some of the earliest RPGs in the early 80s.  Examples of strong female protagonists that existed before Anita started her campaign include Ms Pac-Man, Samus from Metroid, Joanna Dark from Perfect Dark, and Commander Shepard from Mass Effect.

As a gamer, I am worried that with all of the publicity that she is getting, some publisher will force a developer to work with her, potentially ruining a game or franchise.  I see games as creative works of art.  Let the developers create what they see fit.  As gamers, we can vote with our wallets if we find the content objectionable.  In no other art form do you see anyone trying to regulate or censor work based on their views of what is sexist or not.  Do you see writers being told to only have strong female protagonists in books?  Do you see painters told to only paint strong female protagonists?  Can you not see how ridiculous this is for video games?

If she was going after video game companies who have sexist views in the workplace, then it would be a different story.  That would have an impact in real life.  Video games are not real.  Acting sexist in Grand Theft Auto does not make you a sexist in real life, no more than acting violent in Call of Duty makes you a murderer, no more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

What saddens me most is that people donate to her "cause", rathen than donating directly to local Women's Shelters or to other charitable organizations like the Red Cross.  There are much better organizations that can help women (and men) out there.

Theres nothing to talk about. Shes not involved.

I dont like mirrors edge anyways. Game about moving up to the areas that are colored in a white and grey game. I didnt get what the fuss was about.

Plain simple question: Why at all? Mirrors Edges storyline was written be Rhianna Pratchett, the daughter of one of my absolute favourite authors by the way.

Though the stor was somewhat flat, Faith was one of the best female characters of last gen. So why has Sarkeesian to mess with an already good, 150% unsexistic female character? 

With Alyx Vance, Jade and very few other female characters this is one of the few females in videogames that just has absolutely zero need to be made over in a feminist or actually less sexistic way.

I'm not a Sarkeesian hater. I think she is sometimes very populist, messing with facts etc., which isn't good journalism for me. She does have some good points though, things that are talked about now.

So we have a prequel game with three strong but not clichee females, one of them the lead ccharacter and protagonist. And someone who hasn't shown any talent yet in storytelling or characterdevelopment. I think that is more than enough to be very critical.

This is like someone saying 'oh, movie industry is sexistic' and then go and rewrite Ellen Ripley. It doesn't make sense at all, the outcome might actually far worse than the original concept and the one doing this hasn't yet proven to be capable of that.

I love Mirrors Edge, i really like Faith for being a pretty believable character for a videogame. Hell, she's an athlete. No big boobies or pointless hotpants, tattoos, a face not everyone finds to be pretty but i personally like. And she already is strong in character.

This is actually a very sensible post. She doesn't pose a threat to the industry. If people are very opposed to radical feminist views they are better off not watching. I guess I can stomach it more than most. When people get so pissed off it clouds their judgement and gives more power to the one who they are trying to stop from gaining power. Inadvetently this gives her exactly what she wants, which is why shes launched a campaign now against online harassment. If she hasn't recieved a book deal I wouldn't blame her because gamers gave her all the power. Zoey Quinn is why Gamergate started, but she doesn't tolerate gamers bull. She will argue with them until the sun comes up. There are sections to what Anita said that can be responded to while other things should just be kept as a mental note rather than responded to. The problem with her, she hasnt realized games have been giving females a more prominent roles without the need of a prominent feminist voice. Games are affected by culture and women have a more prominent role in the western world today, which is why games are starting to cater to them more. What Anita demands is a stronger female presence, but if to a degree her words are heeded they can help. She needs to understand that there is characters are subject to the artistic voice of an overall story and sometimes you cannot change that. Her main problem is with the Japanese audience with half of the things shes saying, but America is no slouch with games that only see things from a male perspective like Grand Theft Auto.

Anita thinks her views and interpretations of what a specific female character represent are absolute. Yes, you can see that there's a problem if you take video games as a whole, but ico is not what she says it is.

The Last of Us, for an example, had a male character that was driven by the death of a female character, and his main quest was to protect another. There might be something meta there that ridicules these "tropes" but the story was good, period, and it actually features the most badass and empowered female characters in their given situation.

Edit: I disgree with her ridiculous solutions and I I'm annoyed by her superstar status but completely believe that the things she put on the spotlight will change things for the better... Unless she's directly involved...

Look at the title of my post. Even if she wasnt involved there was a rumor about her being involved and the internet blew up because of her again.

I answered that on the poll. I picked "dont care" if you must know.

"Theres nothing to talk about. Shes not involved. "

I agree to a degree that this shouldn't be a big deal. The problem much like in my title say isthat people are talking about it in a negative light over the issue of Mirrors Edge 2. Its not completely about her being in it, but rather the reaction. Regardless, you've said you're peace and you've moved on, so i'll leave you to it.

Simple answer really. People are stupid. The idea of mob mentality appears on internet. The irony surrounding her is laughable sometimes (not her but the points she's trying to make).