Item #: SCP-GMGR
Object Class: Euclid
Special Containment Procedures:
SCP-GMGR is to be contained within a soundproofed 6x8ft prison cell, and provided with minimal furnishings - bed, commode, desk, and chair. Any requests for personal items and/or recreational materials are subject to approval by the On Site Supervisor.
Under no circumstances should SCP-GMGR be allowed access to any forms of electronic communication or entertainment equipment at any time. Personnel found to be supplying such devices are to be terminated on sight by Security Personnel.
While in direct communication, personnel are advised to not engage SCP-GMGR in any conversation involving video games, feminism, or #[REDACTED], to avoid provoking a rage state. If a rage state ensues outside of containment, all necessary non-lethal force is authorized to re-establish containment. If a rage state ensues within containment, personnel are not to intervene unless attempts at self-harm become evident. Rage states have been known to last between █ minutes and ██ hours.
Due to SCP-GMGR's often violent reactions to subjects involving feminism, it is recommended (though not mandatory) that the majority of personnel assigned to SCP-GMGR be male. By order of Directors Quinn & Sarkeesian, a minimum of ██% on-site personnel will be female.
Why? Because fuck [REDACTED], that's why. - Director Quinn
What she said. - Director Sarkeesian
Any personnel found to sympathize with SCP-GMGR and/or agree with its viewpoints are to be removed from duty ASAP and sent for psychiatric counselling. Approval by a Foundation-appointed psychiatrist is mandatory prior to returning to duty. If approval cannot be granted following █ interview sessions, personnel will be administered Class C Amnestics. Should even this prove ineffective, affected personnel are to be terminated ASAP.
Description:
SCP-GMGR is a █████ [REDACTED] of ██ years of age.
[REMAINDER OF FILE REDACTED DUE TO A HIGHLY RESILIENT AND CONTAGIOUS INFOHAZARD PRESENT IN "SCP-GMGR".
O5 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED TO ACCESS FURTHER INFORMATION. PERSONNEL SELF-IDENTIFYING AS "GAMERS" MAY BE DISQUALIFIED FROM ACCESS.]
Friday 31 October 2014
Tuesday 28 October 2014
When GG passes by...
Just found myself wondering about what I'll bitch about once this whole Gamergate mess eventually burns itself out.
...
kittens...
... fucking kittens.
Yeah... those goddamn cats...
...
kittens...
... fucking kittens.
Yeah... those goddamn cats...
I Step Away from My Computer for a few hours, and look what happens...
Seems that my "On #Gamergate..." post got popular.
Chucked the link up on Twitter six hours ago, and since then I've collected 38 re-tweets, and 31 favourites.
Woo-hoo! I'm popular... ish...
To celebrate, here's Vin Diesel on helium...
Chucked the link up on Twitter six hours ago, and since then I've collected 38 re-tweets, and 31 favourites.
Woo-hoo! I'm popular... ish...
To celebrate, here's Vin Diesel on helium...
On Being a "Social Justice Warrior", clad in the armour of a "White Knight"
So, you've spent some time observing the fallout of the #GamerGate movement.
You've seen the vast spectrum of hatred, insults, threats, doxxes, and general shit fits being thrown for various reasons.
You've read the stories of people supposedly being driven from homes out of fear for their safety.
You've heard the ever-present claim that "it's about ethics in journalism."
You've seen all that. You've thought about all that.
And you've decided that you think GamerGate is full of it. You decide you won't support GG.
You think that it's wrong for people to have such bile thrown at them in the name of "ethics". You think that it's absurd for people to act so barbaric, and hide behind a supposedly "noble cause". You think that the sheer amount of negativity surrounding the "GamerGate" name has made its supposed goals irrelevant. You think that it's wrong to doxx people who disagree with the supposed "causes" behind GamerGate. You think that it's wrong to subject women who speak up against Gamergate to a barrage of insults threatening them with injury, rape, and/or death because they don't agree with others. You think that it's wrong to make them afraid to go home. You think that it's wrong to retaliate against someone so viciously simply because they disagree... and they happen to be a woman (or any other "visible minority").
CONGRATULATIONS!
You've just declared yourself a member of the world-renowned, GG-condemned, ranks of the "Social Justice Warriors"! If your opposition is of a particular variety, you may even be fortunate enough to receive the honourable "white knighting" badge!
HOORAY! GO YOU!
*inhales, exhales*
*sips tea to calm down*
Now that I've got that out...
As I just said, if you openly express your opposition, in any way, to #GamerGate, it's inevitable that some pro-GGer is going to come shambling in and attempt to insult you with the label "Social Justice Warrior", or "SJW" for short. This appears to be the "insult de jour" for many in the pro-GG camp - an attempt to humiliate in silence those who would stand against them, express their opposition to the sexism that's so rampant in GG, and/or say they disagree with GG's supposed goals.
You Might Be a SJW If:
You already know that I don't, won't, and can't support #GamerGate. In my previous post, I explained why.
And if you think that I'm insulted and/or embarrassed when some pro-GG goofball decides to call me a "SJW"... well, you'd be wrong. I'm not going to back off and run away weeping because someone thought it'd be clever to call me that.
I take that label with pride. Where's my medal? I want me a big-ol Olympics style gold medal with the letters "SJW" emblazoned on the front! And I want the chain to be the colours of the rainbow! YOU HEAR ME? THE COLOURS OF THE FUCKING RAINBOW!
So if your only response to my non-support of GamerGate, and my condemnation of the hatred being spewed towards women from people within the "movement"... is to attempt to insult me as a "White Knighting Social Justice Warrior"...
... just go home, cuz you've basically admitted that you've got nothing else. You've already lost.
Malcom Tucker demands that you take a time out:
Now if you'll excuse me, the kettle's boiling again.
@femfreq @TheQuinnspiracy @spacekatgal @feliciaday
#GamerGate #GamerHate #StopGamerGate2014 #GamersAgainstGamerGate
You've seen the vast spectrum of hatred, insults, threats, doxxes, and general shit fits being thrown for various reasons.
You've read the stories of people supposedly being driven from homes out of fear for their safety.
You've heard the ever-present claim that "it's about ethics in journalism."
You've seen all that. You've thought about all that.
And you've decided that you think GamerGate is full of it. You decide you won't support GG.
You think that it's wrong for people to have such bile thrown at them in the name of "ethics". You think that it's absurd for people to act so barbaric, and hide behind a supposedly "noble cause". You think that the sheer amount of negativity surrounding the "GamerGate" name has made its supposed goals irrelevant. You think that it's wrong to doxx people who disagree with the supposed "causes" behind GamerGate. You think that it's wrong to subject women who speak up against Gamergate to a barrage of insults threatening them with injury, rape, and/or death because they don't agree with others. You think that it's wrong to make them afraid to go home. You think that it's wrong to retaliate against someone so viciously simply because they disagree... and they happen to be a woman (or any other "visible minority").
CONGRATULATIONS!
You've just declared yourself a member of the world-renowned, GG-condemned, ranks of the "Social Justice Warriors"! If your opposition is of a particular variety, you may even be fortunate enough to receive the honourable "white knighting" badge!
HOORAY! GO YOU!
*inhales, exhales*
*sips tea to calm down*
Now that I've got that out...
As I just said, if you openly express your opposition, in any way, to #GamerGate, it's inevitable that some pro-GGer is going to come shambling in and attempt to insult you with the label "Social Justice Warrior", or "SJW" for short. This appears to be the "insult de jour" for many in the pro-GG camp - an attempt to humiliate in silence those who would stand against them, express their opposition to the sexism that's so rampant in GG, and/or say they disagree with GG's supposed goals.
You Might Be a SJW If:
- You believe that sexism has no place in the gaming community
- You stand in support of those who have been victimized by the hate mobs in GG
- You're in favour of AND/OR have no issue with more diversity in video games
- You're against the exclusion/marginalization of women, homosexuals, minorities, etc. in video games/the gaming community
- You're opposed to the doxxing/harassment of anti-GGers such as Quinn, Wu, and Sarkesian
- You openly express your opposition to the actions of pro-GGers, or GG itself
- You point out the uncouth actions of people within the movement as evidence that GG's supposed aims are partially/totally untrue, or just a "cover"
- If you simply oppose GG in general
And how about that other glorious label that gets thrown around? "White knighting"? What does it mean when some doofus decides to chuck that gem at you?
It's been around long before GamerGate ever was, but its meaning remains the same. It refers to a poster (presumably male) who comes to the aid of another poster (presumably female), with the expectation that they will receive some form of sexual favour in return for "coming to the rescue" of this presumed "damsel in distress". Because that's why men want to help - SEX!
Some people in the #GamerGate camps will throw this one out whenever someone comes to the defence of someone like Quinn, Sarkesian, Wu, et al. Because, of course, the only reason that any man would want to oppose the sexism that's become so much a part of #GamerGate, the only reason that any of us would want to come to the defence of these women, and the only reason that any of us would be willing to stand up and say "Treating women like this is wrong"... is because we want to end up in bed with Zoe Quinn, Anita Sarkesian, Brianna Wu, or any combination of the three, along with any other women who've been victimized by sexism in the Gaming community.
That's right, folks:
Every time I tell off someone for remarking about Zoe Quinn's supposed sex life - it's because I want to fuck her.
Every time I tell someone to back off when they threaten to shoot Anita Sarkesian - it's because I want to "get my freak on" with her.
Every time I tell someone to cut it out when they threaten to cripple Brianna Wu - it's because I want her, no clothes, with me.
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head - Any time I "defend" a woman online, it's because I want to re-enact some utterly ridiculous (and possibly painful to all parties involved) "moves" I saw in a porno flick a few years back.
You sir, are full of shit. Take a ton of laxatives, and get back to me when your arse stops aching.
*sigh, sips tea*
Damn, it's gone cold...
*chugs the rest, sets a new pot to boil*
Look, I like sex just as much as the next guy. I like beautiful, sexy women just as much as any guy (or any women who "swing that way"). And when I am "in bed" with a lady - cool.
But if you think that the only reason I'm willing to say that "you're an asshole for treating women like shit" is because I want to have sex with them?
Do me a favour - upend a cup of tobacco spit on your head, jump into a septic tank, and sing "I'm a Little Teapot", followed by an hour of shrieking like a chimpanzee. It'll make you look and sound even more ridiculous than you originally did. Actually, it'll probably be a more accurate representation of who you really are.
That's right, folks:
Every time I tell off someone for remarking about Zoe Quinn's supposed sex life - it's because I want to fuck her.
Every time I tell someone to back off when they threaten to shoot Anita Sarkesian - it's because I want to "get my freak on" with her.
Every time I tell someone to cut it out when they threaten to cripple Brianna Wu - it's because I want her, no clothes, with me.
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head - Any time I "defend" a woman online, it's because I want to re-enact some utterly ridiculous (and possibly painful to all parties involved) "moves" I saw in a porno flick a few years back.
You sir, are full of shit. Take a ton of laxatives, and get back to me when your arse stops aching.
*sigh, sips tea*
Damn, it's gone cold...
*chugs the rest, sets a new pot to boil*
Look, I like sex just as much as the next guy. I like beautiful, sexy women just as much as any guy (or any women who "swing that way"). And when I am "in bed" with a lady - cool.
But if you think that the only reason I'm willing to say that "you're an asshole for treating women like shit" is because I want to have sex with them?
Do me a favour - upend a cup of tobacco spit on your head, jump into a septic tank, and sing "I'm a Little Teapot", followed by an hour of shrieking like a chimpanzee. It'll make you look and sound even more ridiculous than you originally did. Actually, it'll probably be a more accurate representation of who you really are.
You already know that I don't, won't, and can't support #GamerGate. In my previous post, I explained why.
And if you think that I'm insulted and/or embarrassed when some pro-GG goofball decides to call me a "SJW"... well, you'd be wrong. I'm not going to back off and run away weeping because someone thought it'd be clever to call me that.
I take that label with pride. Where's my medal? I want me a big-ol Olympics style gold medal with the letters "SJW" emblazoned on the front! And I want the chain to be the colours of the rainbow! YOU HEAR ME? THE COLOURS OF THE FUCKING RAINBOW!
So if your only response to my non-support of GamerGate, and my condemnation of the hatred being spewed towards women from people within the "movement"... is to attempt to insult me as a "White Knighting Social Justice Warrior"...
... just go home, cuz you've basically admitted that you've got nothing else. You've already lost.
Malcom Tucker demands that you take a time out:
Now if you'll excuse me, the kettle's boiling again.
@femfreq @TheQuinnspiracy @spacekatgal @feliciaday
#GamerGate #GamerHate #StopGamerGate2014 #GamersAgainstGamerGate
Monday 27 October 2014
On #GamerGate, and why I cannot and will not support it.
The following post is a re-writing/expansion upon of a series of Tweets that I wrote up last night/earlier today, trying to summarize my feelings on the hateful absurdity that is #GamerGate.
Here is the original link: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sdill6
I'm addressing this blog entry to anyone and everyone in the #GamerGate movement, however devoted you are to your "cause", and/or how far you're willing to go for it. There appear to be a wide variety of groups and people within GamerGate, each with their own attitudes on what GG should be about, and what should be done to further their supposed goals.
I invite any intelligent, cool-headed discussion and criticism. Any insults, threats, or behaviour in poor taste will be ignored/deleted. You're in my house now - show respect, and you shall receive it.
Here goes:
Why does it seem that ANY news coverage/opinion pieces/blogs critical of #GamerGate are immediately pounced upon by the pro-GG crowd as "WRONG"?
A news website (gaming or otherwise) publishes an article/commentary on the current state of affairs in GamerGate, discussing all the misogyny and threats that it has become widely known for, and almost instantly the pro-GG crowd comes storming in to denounce it as "bad journalism". Should every news outlet covering #GamerGate *not* dare mention any of that, out of fear that the mob will charge in and spew rage everywhere, and try desperately to chase their sponsors away?
Huffington Post or the New York times could post an article and/or video featuring interviews with people like Anita Sarkesian, Zoe Quinn, or Brianna Wu. Sure, they'll mention what GamerGaters claim that their movement is "actually about", maybe even interview some supporters of the movement, but just scroll down the Comments section. Though have some Tums, Gravol, and Ginger Ale with you, cuz any decent human being is going to be sickened by what they see.
A Celebrity Gamer comes out criticizing the GamerGate movement and the people within GG for acting like such asshats, and basically gets told that "your opinion sucks and you suck too."
Chris Kluwe? He's a former Minnesota Viking, known for his vociferous support of same-sex marriage, and well-known for his brutal excoriation of a member of the Maryland State Assembly over the matter. He posted an equally blistering rant against GamerGate a week or two ago, and needless to say, the pro-GG crowd wasn't happy, and came in to denounce him with their usual repertoire. Although, it never really got worse than some bad name calling (Mr. Kluwe's eloquence in this department is staggering).
Felicia Day? Actress and well-known writer on most things nerdy and gamer? She posted her own blog on GamerGate, albeit one much less blistering and profane than Mr. Kluwe's. She expressed her concerns in a very polite and well-spoken manner, saying that she'd hesitated to speak about GG out of fear of opening herself up to abuse and doxxing. And how did people in #GamerGate react? THEY DOXXED HER within an hour of the post going up. Well done, GamerHaters - you've just proven proven her point.
So which celebrity is next to be assaulted by the hate mob? Jennifer Lawrence? Kevin Smith? Anna Kendrick? Joss Whedon?
Non-celebrities (ie, people such as myself) speak out against GamerGate, lashing out against it for having caused such hatred, fear, and pain to so many people. We criticize the misogyny that's become so ingrained in the movement and how it's caused people to go so crazy, and even driven some people from their homes. And suddenly, since we attached the GG hashtag to our tweets, our Twitter Notifications explode, and we're faced with a barrage of people saying that our opinions are unwarranted, we're misinformed, sending us links to "The Truth", or just plan insulting us and claiming we're using fallacious logic. I've lost count of how many times I've been accused of setting up a "Straw Man Argument". And I've had the "SJW" label chucked at me a few times. But I've never been doxxed. Not even a threat. Just a couple nasty insults.
It's kind of ironic, isn't it? People in a movement claiming to represent "ethical behaviour and fairness" tending to forget about fairness and ethics whenever someone else doesn't agree with them.
Behaviour like this gives the impression of GamerGaters as people who are unable to tolerate any flak, accept criticism, or take any responsibility for what is said on their behalf, especially when people within this movement are using GG as an excuse to spread their hatred.
Guess what, folks? I don't have to agree with you. Don't like that? Get over it.
And while we're on the subject of doxxing:
If GamerGate isn't about sexism and misogyny, why then do women who speak out against GG have to be afraid of getting doxxed, and men don't? Felicia Day's blog came out around the same time that Chris Kluwe's did. Which one of them got doxxed?
I've heard the usual excuses - "doxxing isn't GamerGate", "doxxers are trolls", etc. Bullshit, I say. Trolls are just stupid little pranksters who come in, do something "outrageous" for the lulz, and eventually get bored and scamper off. The #GamerGate doxxers... haven't. They've stuck around, and despite the claims of other GamerGaters that all doxxes are taken down ASAP, these persistent little bastards keep posting the personal info of their "targets" over and over again. I'd say that they do believe in GamerGate, and use doxxing to shut up anyone (mostly women) who dare to raise their voices.
And pro-GGers are always saying "we get doxxed too"! That's your excuse when an anti-GGer gets doxxed? That makes doxxing anti-GGers "not as bad"? An eye for an eye, huh? Stuff it - doxxing is never right, no matter who does it - GGer or not! Doesn't matter if the info is "publicly available", or if you have to shell out cash for a background check/Private Investigator (I'm looking at you, Mike Cernovich, you f'ing a-hole).
Two stupids don't make a smart.
I've read most of the "GamerGate's Goals" lists sent to me by pro-GGers (the decent ones, at least). The goals/ideals expressed do seem to be well-intentioned, but the fact that they've been caught up in all this hatred and ranting about "Social Justice Warriors (SJWs)", feminists, and "white knighting", may have rendered them meaningless. The hatred, threats, and fear associated with the "GamerGate" banner may end up ultimately killing any chance of the change GG claims to desire.
If it hadn't taken Zoe Quinn's ex-b/f spouting a bunch of rumours out of his ass to set this whole mess off, if people like herself, Sarkesian, and Wu hadn't been made to flee their homes out of fear for their safety, and if all the ugliness and threatening behaviour had died off in the earliest days of GG OR not even happened at all, then a whole lot more people might be willing to take #GamerGate seriously.
Who knows? If women/feminists weren't even being targeted by scumbags in the first place, and if misogyny hadn't become so much a part of GamerGate, then maybe there'd even be a chance that people like Zoe, Anita, and Brianna would be willing to support a movement like #GamerGate. But as it stands, there's not a chance in Hell of that ever happening.
There's just too much hatred running around. Mention #GamerGate to anyone who's not yet aware of it, and their first impressions upon taking a look might be that it's about hatred and misogyny.
I've just seen too much anger and fear getting kicked up because of #GamerGate to take any of these "actually, it's about ethics in journalism" claims seriously. Sorry, my fellow gamers (Yes, I'm one of you), but with all the venom being spat around, I cannot throw my name behind #GamerGate. And I never will.
Maybe, back in the day, #GamerGate WAS about ethics and fairness, and exposing ACTUAL "shady connections". The only things that I've seen that I'd consider "mind blowing exposures" are just how far some people are willing to go in the name of something like this, that's not even that significant in the end.
"Actually, #GamerGate is about ethics in journalism!" No it isn't, not anymore.
"#GamerGate is not about threats and sexism!" Perhaps it wasn't. It is now.
Gamers are NOT dead. Not by a long shot.
But #GamerGate might be. Sorry, folks.
If you're still dedicated to working towards "fair and ethical journalism", developing a clear cut set of goals and methods in which to achieve them, then "#GamerGate" may not be the best banner under which to achieve that.
#GamerGate #GamerHate #StopGamerGate2014 #GamersAgainstGamerGate
@femfreq @TheQuinnspiracy @spacekatgal @ChrisWarcraft @feliciaday
Edit 10/28/2014: Corrected some names I got wrong. D'oh!
Here is the original link: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sdill6
I'm addressing this blog entry to anyone and everyone in the #GamerGate movement, however devoted you are to your "cause", and/or how far you're willing to go for it. There appear to be a wide variety of groups and people within GamerGate, each with their own attitudes on what GG should be about, and what should be done to further their supposed goals.
I invite any intelligent, cool-headed discussion and criticism. Any insults, threats, or behaviour in poor taste will be ignored/deleted. You're in my house now - show respect, and you shall receive it.
Here goes:
Why does it seem that ANY news coverage/opinion pieces/blogs critical of #GamerGate are immediately pounced upon by the pro-GG crowd as "WRONG"?
A news website (gaming or otherwise) publishes an article/commentary on the current state of affairs in GamerGate, discussing all the misogyny and threats that it has become widely known for, and almost instantly the pro-GG crowd comes storming in to denounce it as "bad journalism". Should every news outlet covering #GamerGate *not* dare mention any of that, out of fear that the mob will charge in and spew rage everywhere, and try desperately to chase their sponsors away?
Huffington Post or the New York times could post an article and/or video featuring interviews with people like Anita Sarkesian, Zoe Quinn, or Brianna Wu. Sure, they'll mention what GamerGaters claim that their movement is "actually about", maybe even interview some supporters of the movement, but just scroll down the Comments section. Though have some Tums, Gravol, and Ginger Ale with you, cuz any decent human being is going to be sickened by what they see.
A Celebrity Gamer comes out criticizing the GamerGate movement and the people within GG for acting like such asshats, and basically gets told that "your opinion sucks and you suck too."
Chris Kluwe? He's a former Minnesota Viking, known for his vociferous support of same-sex marriage, and well-known for his brutal excoriation of a member of the Maryland State Assembly over the matter. He posted an equally blistering rant against GamerGate a week or two ago, and needless to say, the pro-GG crowd wasn't happy, and came in to denounce him with their usual repertoire. Although, it never really got worse than some bad name calling (Mr. Kluwe's eloquence in this department is staggering).
Felicia Day? Actress and well-known writer on most things nerdy and gamer? She posted her own blog on GamerGate, albeit one much less blistering and profane than Mr. Kluwe's. She expressed her concerns in a very polite and well-spoken manner, saying that she'd hesitated to speak about GG out of fear of opening herself up to abuse and doxxing. And how did people in #GamerGate react? THEY DOXXED HER within an hour of the post going up. Well done, GamerHaters - you've just proven proven her point.
So which celebrity is next to be assaulted by the hate mob? Jennifer Lawrence? Kevin Smith? Anna Kendrick? Joss Whedon?
Non-celebrities (ie, people such as myself) speak out against GamerGate, lashing out against it for having caused such hatred, fear, and pain to so many people. We criticize the misogyny that's become so ingrained in the movement and how it's caused people to go so crazy, and even driven some people from their homes. And suddenly, since we attached the GG hashtag to our tweets, our Twitter Notifications explode, and we're faced with a barrage of people saying that our opinions are unwarranted, we're misinformed, sending us links to "The Truth", or just plan insulting us and claiming we're using fallacious logic. I've lost count of how many times I've been accused of setting up a "Straw Man Argument". And I've had the "SJW" label chucked at me a few times. But I've never been doxxed. Not even a threat. Just a couple nasty insults.
It's kind of ironic, isn't it? People in a movement claiming to represent "ethical behaviour and fairness" tending to forget about fairness and ethics whenever someone else doesn't agree with them.
Behaviour like this gives the impression of GamerGaters as people who are unable to tolerate any flak, accept criticism, or take any responsibility for what is said on their behalf, especially when people within this movement are using GG as an excuse to spread their hatred.
Guess what, folks? I don't have to agree with you. Don't like that? Get over it.
And while we're on the subject of doxxing:
If GamerGate isn't about sexism and misogyny, why then do women who speak out against GG have to be afraid of getting doxxed, and men don't? Felicia Day's blog came out around the same time that Chris Kluwe's did. Which one of them got doxxed?
I've heard the usual excuses - "doxxing isn't GamerGate", "doxxers are trolls", etc. Bullshit, I say. Trolls are just stupid little pranksters who come in, do something "outrageous" for the lulz, and eventually get bored and scamper off. The #GamerGate doxxers... haven't. They've stuck around, and despite the claims of other GamerGaters that all doxxes are taken down ASAP, these persistent little bastards keep posting the personal info of their "targets" over and over again. I'd say that they do believe in GamerGate, and use doxxing to shut up anyone (mostly women) who dare to raise their voices.
And pro-GGers are always saying "we get doxxed too"! That's your excuse when an anti-GGer gets doxxed? That makes doxxing anti-GGers "not as bad"? An eye for an eye, huh? Stuff it - doxxing is never right, no matter who does it - GGer or not! Doesn't matter if the info is "publicly available", or if you have to shell out cash for a background check/Private Investigator (I'm looking at you, Mike Cernovich, you f'ing a-hole).
Two stupids don't make a smart.
I've read most of the "GamerGate's Goals" lists sent to me by pro-GGers (the decent ones, at least). The goals/ideals expressed do seem to be well-intentioned, but the fact that they've been caught up in all this hatred and ranting about "Social Justice Warriors (SJWs)", feminists, and "white knighting", may have rendered them meaningless. The hatred, threats, and fear associated with the "GamerGate" banner may end up ultimately killing any chance of the change GG claims to desire.
If it hadn't taken Zoe Quinn's ex-b/f spouting a bunch of rumours out of his ass to set this whole mess off, if people like herself, Sarkesian, and Wu hadn't been made to flee their homes out of fear for their safety, and if all the ugliness and threatening behaviour had died off in the earliest days of GG OR not even happened at all, then a whole lot more people might be willing to take #GamerGate seriously.
Who knows? If women/feminists weren't even being targeted by scumbags in the first place, and if misogyny hadn't become so much a part of GamerGate, then maybe there'd even be a chance that people like Zoe, Anita, and Brianna would be willing to support a movement like #GamerGate. But as it stands, there's not a chance in Hell of that ever happening.
There's just too much hatred running around. Mention #GamerGate to anyone who's not yet aware of it, and their first impressions upon taking a look might be that it's about hatred and misogyny.
I've just seen too much anger and fear getting kicked up because of #GamerGate to take any of these "actually, it's about ethics in journalism" claims seriously. Sorry, my fellow gamers (Yes, I'm one of you), but with all the venom being spat around, I cannot throw my name behind #GamerGate. And I never will.
Maybe, back in the day, #GamerGate WAS about ethics and fairness, and exposing ACTUAL "shady connections". The only things that I've seen that I'd consider "mind blowing exposures" are just how far some people are willing to go in the name of something like this, that's not even that significant in the end.
"Actually, #GamerGate is about ethics in journalism!" No it isn't, not anymore.
"#GamerGate is not about threats and sexism!" Perhaps it wasn't. It is now.
Gamers are NOT dead. Not by a long shot.
But #GamerGate might be. Sorry, folks.
If you're still dedicated to working towards "fair and ethical journalism", developing a clear cut set of goals and methods in which to achieve them, then "#GamerGate" may not be the best banner under which to achieve that.
#GamerGate #GamerHate #StopGamerGate2014 #GamersAgainstGamerGate
@femfreq @TheQuinnspiracy @spacekatgal @ChrisWarcraft @feliciaday
Edit 10/28/2014: Corrected some names I got wrong. D'oh!
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