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foodfather said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
mornelithe said:
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
I cant wait to see the reactions of the haters.

Its just amusing to me , what will they do to stop them ? Make bomb threats ? Good luck with that xD

4 chan will implode today.

Haha, yeah, because the only actual threats deemed credible by police, and investigated, are against those who question their narrative.  But hey, don't let facts get in your way :)

Show me their threats then to the people that question their narrative.

She made the threats herself. 

You gotta be fucking kidding me.



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I don't buy that she didn't get threats. Look we're all gamers, we all know there are some real fucking morons in our ranks sometimes.

It's unfortunate but true.

Look at that Jimmy Kimmel skit were he made fun of that video game Youtube service, and that lead to death threats just for a silly little comedy sketch.

Some people cannot take any joking, critcism, or anything of the game industry, in a way they're not that far removed from religious zealots like the Taliban. 



Well, they are highly qualified and more than experienced enough to give such a presentation. Good to hear!



Ka-pi96 said:
Doesn't she harass people online herself though?

I remember in a tweet of hers, she accused Keemstar, MrRepzion, thunderf00t, and AlphaOmegaSin for slander and harassement despite that they... didn't slander nor harassed her...

John2290 said:
This is problematic, because nobody has the balls to face up to them and set them right fearing they'll be targeted by these hypocrites so they get a free pass on everything they say or attempt while everyone must nod their heads and bite their lips. I really wish someone would stand up and put them down in a single high profile debate once and for all. If they really want to tackle real issues go after the employers who fault women for getting pregnant and pass off promotions to men that were almost certain beforehand. 

I'm not saying what they are going to the UN to talk about isn't relevant, just please get someone a little more intelligent and less radical..

The problem is that people like Anita actually do not want to have a head-to-head debate. They want to be coddled by the media so that they can continuing pushing their narrative.



Soundwave said:

Would I be ok with every second male character in a video game being protrayed as brutish dumb ass who needs a woman to come rescue him because he's too stupid to figure it out himself and is better off just watching sports?


You just about described some 90% of all US sitcoms ever made.



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Anita thinks that (through the influence of video games) male gamers are highly privileged and can get whatever they want without repercussions or consequences.

Talk about projection...



"Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

-Samuel Clemens

So many "gamers" afraid of Anita her influence reaching UN. Poor gamergaters. Hahaha.



So? If people don't realise online bullying/harassment and other problems stemming from the idea of hiding behind a username exists, then they are stupid in themselves. It's not just related to games, it's all forms.

I have never known a community so protective over how they act disrespectfully online.



Hmm, pie.

kurasakiichimaru said:

So many "gamers" afraid of Anita her influence reaching UN. Poor gamergaters. Hahaha.

Afraid? I think you're confused as to who is afraid here. Let's not forget that, while Anita says that people should be critical of media's influence, apparently her own content is exempt from this suggestion (For that matter, a great deal of what she says/does is a actually hypocritical of her Patriarchy claims). She goes to great lengths to silence any critics that present her with facts, facts which undermine her flawed ideology.

Anita is the one afriad of people critisizing her ideology. That's why she only approves of one-sided hive-mind "discussions" regarding her idea of feminism. She doesn't want to have actual discussions with people opposing her view, since she knows she can't win those discussions. She wants to push her agenda, and silence any competition... Much like Putin in a way. The worst part is that she is able to get away with this!

Whenever someone says something that disagrees with Antia's idea of feminism, most people would call it "critisism" while she calls it "harrasment". In other words, she plays a professional victim, a "get out of jail free" card, rather than actually provide any counter arguments with any real facts whatsoever (Presumably because she has a severe shortage of these so-called "facts")

If Anita really was correct in her views, she would be open to critisism, since she would be able to counter those critisisms with facts. But she can't. Any time someone tries to prevent other people critisizing their work or ideas, that's often a very obvious red flag.



"Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience."

-Samuel Clemens

The simple rule to determine how serious and legitimate harassment is:

1) how much has that person made headlines based of the harassment?
2) how much has that person made headlines based on ANYTHING else?

If 2>>1, take the claims seriously. If 1>>2, they're very likely professional victims who're actively provoking it. No-one cares about harassing a nobody. I guess Sarkeesian is kinda a famous name at this point, even if it is mostly based on the media promoting her as a victim, but Zoe Quinn is a complete nobody. She's done nothing of value or interest. Why on earth would anyone be still harassing her?