| vivster said: She is politely expressing her opinions while deliberately hiding facts that contradict her point. Yes, classy woman. |
Yeah, I think the "ignoring facts that contradict her points" is the primary reason for the flack she gets. It's a trait that is often found in extremists (on all sides) who can't seem to view things from different angles.
For instance she described Hitman: Absolution as a game where "the player cannot help but treat female bodies as things to be acted upon, because they were designed, constructed and placed in the environment for that singular purpose. Players are meant to derive a perverse pleasure from desecrating the bodies of unsuspecting virtual female characters."
Here, she hides the fact that the game punishes the player for harming civilians as well as ignores the fact that the far majority of the characters that you are rewarded for killing are men. I know a (female) developer who worked on Hitman: Absolution who was quite disappointed by her coverage of the game (link). Often when someone tries to point these facts out to her, she censors them (turns off comments on YouTube, blocks people on Twitter, etc).
Personally, I don't have an opinion on Anita Sarkeesian and I certainly don't hate her. I think some of the things she stands for are legit and important but better handled by other women and men.
Last edited by Replicant - on 13 September 2018
