Almost makes me want to start a #notyoursoapbox tag trend to get people to stop attaching to games and forcing social stigmata's on people who just want to play and enjoy the games they love.

So media and "journalists" determine what's true or not by pushing their bullshit clickbait articles? Sorry but nope. You and these profesional bloggers AKA "journalists" are entitled to your own opinions but you're not entitled to you own facts.

Saying that something public, like #GG is nothing only about soggy knees and harassment because of some dumb trolls on both sides is like saying Google is a pedophile ring because you can find that stuff using it.

These wide blanket statements that appeal to emotion and not concious tought are really a waste of time need to go away. Goes for both sides, really.

Several people have already answered you on this, specially Tachikoma, so I'm just going to repeat one part - that is exactly what they want you to believe, and that is what you obviously fell for.

Again, look up bit more on the matter, and you will see amount of manipulation from gaming media (and media in general, who are after sensationalism) and how hard they are trying to portray GG as violent group of "white male misogynyst nerds" in order to dodge the main issue...which in return started #notyourshield, but you won't be seeing that in most major game media outlets since that does not suite their agendas.

I dont get the general hate here and i dont think there is a general understanding of where many people are coming from.

I dont think anything is beeing taken away or anyone is acting like something is beeing taken away. I think gamers in general just dont care about this debate. The problem is that gaming journalists are insisting in shoving it down our collective thoats.
I mean, Polygon's Bayonetta 2 review was ridiculous. What do i care wether the guy has personal issue with the sexism or not. I want to know how good the game is. Social agenda isnt part of game reviews.

There is a difference between not caring about an issue and being unaware of an issue. The general gaming populace falls in line with the former. And its not like unethical gaming journalism is harmless. Its actively snuffed out some indie chances. Gamers are subtely manipulated by the media and obviously don't realize how important the media is in regards to any entertainment industry let alone this one. 

Look at W101 and how its poor advetising heavily affected its sales.

Its honestly worse if its deliberate ignoring rather than just ignorance, since that suggest that gamer's like being told what to think, and unlike the DRM controversy that happened last year, by the time enough people get mad the damage will be done, and we'll find ourselves in the Movie Industry.

Feminism is for the advancement of women at the expense of men.

Men fight wars.
Men pay child support.
Men work physical labor 40+ hours a week.
Men are more likely to be homeless.
Men are more likely to commit suicide
Men are the minority on college campuses.
Men are less likely to graduate college.

Yet there's a patriarchy and women are oppressed. In fact, women are so oppressed, that it extends to video games. Where some of the most well known, best selling, and critically acclaimed games star females (Ms. Pac-man, Tomb Raider, Metroid, etc.)

'Gamergate' will rage on for quite awhile I'm afraid. And it will only get worse as gamers become more and more defensive from the constant cheap shots from the misandrist media.

Then ignore them out of existence. It's a few reviews out of a hundred, don't pay them attention. Fighting them is as fruitless a course as theirs is.