(February 8, 2015 at 2:24 pm)TheMessiah Wrote: Oh, I'm pro-Gamer Gate by the way - it's not bull, The Escapist, The Verge, IGN, Destructoid and several other sites have updated their ethics policy. And I am glad I took part and still take part in Gamer Gate.
There's two wings of GamerGate:
1. The "everyone is out to get us - especially women - so let's hit them first" wing
2. The "gaming journalism sucks, and should be fixed" wing
Make no mistake - GG started as a way to punish Zoe Quinn for allegedly sleeping around to get favorable reviews of her indie game as reported by her jilted ex-boyfriend. The 4chan screenshots discussing 'retribution' are widely available for all to see. A game that was free, btw. From there, it spiraled out as a campaign against any woman who dared besmirch the 'boys only' activity of gaming, including critic Anita Sarkeesian.
The "It's actually about ethics in gaming journalism" portion came afterward due to a hilarious misreading of an email group message between various prominent gaming journalists. Allegations of collusion popped up, but having read through the emails myself, it was really just benign correspondence between professionals. Other professions do the same thing. It's no big deal.
That anything positive has come out of the shitstorm is amazing. IMO, the people who want to force the media to regain their sense of accountability would be better off dropping the GG name altogether. You can't claim moral authority when your group has no problem doxxing, harassing, and threatening others. Or for having Adam Baldwin as cheerleader #1.
In the land that adults work and live in, that kind of shit isn't acceptable. Hopefully, gamers will grow up, because it's embarrassing to see.
"I was thirsty for everything, but blood wasn't my style" - Live, "Voodoo Lady"
