| ToxicJosh said: I agree wholeheartedly that there is a clear lack of ethics in videogame journalism. But to argue that any good has arisen out of HOUNDING A WOMAN OUT OF HER HOME, for the greivous crime of having sex is just wrong. And more to the point. Video game journalists being in bed (whether metaphorically or literally) with video game producers is a total non issue. It is literally unimportant. Things more important than 'Gamegate': Poverty, AIDs, Islamic State, Scottish Independance. Also; fucking ANYTHING. |
a. Zoe Quinn did a lot of shady junk...sleeping with a journalist was just the thing that came out first
b. The good didn't come from the people who harassed her (I think we all agree that harassment is fucked up), it came from all the discussion that arose around the subject. You shouldn't throw away the entire thing just because some people said some horrible shit (and don't try to imply that the people on Zoe's side didn't also throw their fair amount of shit). Horrible shit comes up in any discussion on the internet, but that doesn't mean we should lose the right to talk about things and try to change things.
c. ...uhhh, sleeping with the people you write about is pretty much the clearest violation of impartiality that can be found.
d. You're last sentence is kind of silly. Theres always something more important, but no amount of talking is going to change ISIS or get rid of AIDS. Talking however can improve the ethical foundation of gaming journalism and help make gaming better as a whole. Why should we not strive towards that goal?
However, Gamergate isn't about Zoe Quinn...it is about the discussions that the scandal sparked, which, to people who care about Gaming, can be really important discussions to have. Through this we have already spurred a lot of sites to change their disclosure policies, but many more changes are necessary before we get to a place where I can be comfortable with calling it "game journalism".
EDIT: This is a great article (posted by TheAdjustmentBureau):
http://techcrunch.com/2014/09/25/gamergate-an-issue-with-2-sides/
