anita sarkeesian is a famous feminist youtuber who points out several instances of female oppression in video games
pointing to instances such as the "damsel in distress" and "women are helpless victims" tropes which can be demonstrated in games such as mario
well there was an outroar a few weeks back about death threats that were directed at anita sarkeesian on twitter, which were so alarming that she was forced to leave her home
however, after digging into the issue a little people have found that certain details don't quite add up:
http://www.reddit.com/r/KotakuInAction/comments/2g5gu6/sfpd_confirms_that_anita_sarkeesian_made_no/
"Here is the email I received from SFPD.
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http://www.staresattheworld.com/2014/09/anita-sarkeesian-fabricate-story-contacting-authorities/
"Some people were suspicious of these tweets, due to them being released at the same time as her most recent video, as well as the call for financial support which immediately followed them. Furthermore, the rapid succession with which the tweets occurred – and the fact that Anita was not logged into Twitter at the time of the screen-grab (how did she know about them 13 seconds after the final one was tweeted?) – had many people raising an eyebrow."
update:
http://www.gamerheadlines.com/2014/09/anita-sarkeesian-faked-death-threats/
"In regards to previously reported information, Milo Yiannopoulos has had another conversation with the San Francisco Police Department, during which it was revealed that “the Sarkeesian case’ is indeed being dealt with by the FBI.
Yiannopoulos stated the following (via his Twitter feed):
“I’ve just another conversation with SFPD. They say they are aware that the Sarkeesian case is being dealt with by the FBI. They don’t have records of calls made in August, which may or may not be because the case was handed off to federal agencies. I’ll follow up with the FBI later, but, irrespective of the merits of her complaints, Anita Sarkeesian is indeed dealing with the FBI.“
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now if its true that the threats were fabricated then it means she pretended to be victimised for financial gain
and also ironically it shows that she has attempted to perpetuate the same tropes she was trying to denounce as being sexist and depowering with regards to women imo
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