The Art of #GamerGate

[Dr.Henry_Killinger]

DanneSandin said:

And you're proving them right. That's the point. What I'm saying is that it's better the change the name of the movement than to be ascosiated with misogynistic assholes, isn't it? GamerGate is now very closely ascosiated with that kind of treatment of women, so it's better to move on and change the name of the game. Even from the very start GG got ties with harassments and death threats.

And would you mind giving me links to the articles you were talking about with regards to gamers and such? The attack on gaming culture? Thx =)

How am I proving them right exactly, that doesn't make any sense? Am I a psychopath for suggesting that generalizing a group as a few bad actions is not reasonable?

Question 1: Who associated GamerGate with that kind of treatment of women. Various members of the group seemed to be doing different things. While some of them sent death threats, other where trying to be polite and supporting women in gaming, but why is it that only one side, the bad side, defines what Gamer Gate is?

Question 2: How will changing the name, make anything better? The point is to generalizing anything even suggesting the media might be unethical as anti-feminist. This as already happened in some degree with the #NotMyShield movement. The name is irrelevant.

This is what is supposed to be a professional media industry, where gamers are there main audience, and yet, these articles are generalizing and demonizing the entire community. You wouldn't be happy if you're doctor showed up to work late, in dirty jeans, and without any of his medical devices, why should games jouranlism be any different? Because a few children got mad and sent death threats?

http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/DevinWilson/20140828/224450/A_Guide_to_Ending_quotGamersquot.php

http://kotaku.com/we-might-be-witnessing-the-death-of-an-identity-1628203079

http://www.polygon.com/2014/8/28/6078391/video-games-awful-week

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/08/the-death-of-the-gamers-and-the-women-who-killed-them/

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/08/28/it-s-dangerous-to-go-alone-why-are-gamers-so-angry.html

http://dangolding.tumblr.com/post/95985875943/the-end-of-gamers

http://www.vice.com/read/this-guys-embarrassing-relationship-drama-is-killing-the-gamer-identity-828

http://www.buzzfeed.com/josephbernstein/gaming-is-leaving-gamers-behind

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/224400/Gamers_dont_have_to_be_your_audience_Gamers_are_over.php