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Brianna Wu, head of the independent gaming studio Giant Spacekat, was the target of a series of tweets containing death threats on Friday; one published her home address (since redacted). The poster's Twitter account has been disabled.
Wu responded on Friday night with the tweet:
Brianna Wu @Spacekatgal
The police just came by. Husband and I are going somewhere safe.
Remember, #gamergate isn't about attacking women.
GamerGate supporters denounced the threats and "doxxing" against Wu and disavowed the poster. However, several suspected that the tweets were a false flag created by anti-GamerGate forces:
Sun Knight @SunKnightO
@Sen_Armstrong @Spacekatgal @chatterwhiteman It's clearly either a troll or false flag shame that people actually think its legit.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by velex on Sunday October 12 2014, @05:51PM
I've decided that I am sick of being held accountable for the actions of others because of my assigned gender.
I just want to play Gran Turismo, Armored Core, and Civ. Why the fuck do I need to be held accountable for the actions of others?
If I had been assigned the female gender at birth or if this gods had allowed me to transition as a child, like the fucker in my house at the moment, there wouldn't be a problem.
In fact, if I were legally female, I'd probably be held up as an example of a woman gamer!
So fuck you and your cissexism.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @06:50PM
> I've decided that I am sick of being held accountable for the actions of others because of my assigned gender.
The only one holding you accountable for that is YOU.
I never thought "professional victim" was a real thing until now.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by velex on Sunday October 12 2014, @07:04PM
Haha, you've made me lol.
In order to be a professional, I'd need to have some profit motive. How do I profit by gamer-gate?
I am simply fucking sick and tired of sexism. This shit needs to stop.
I am an individual. I will not be held accountable for the actions of others.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @07:39PM
Its not, its only used as an ad hominem and strawman. Kinda like that whole "social justice warrior" label; there's no such thing, but its a useful way to collect and direct hate at everyone who disagrees with you.
(Score: 2) by velex on Sunday October 12 2014, @07:45PM
Not necessarily.
I hope that some day you come under fire on the basis of your assigned gender at birth. Then maybe you'll understand the irritation directed at SJWs.
Is social justice a good goal? Absolutely. However, the tactics of SJWs, mainly targeting individuals who are not causing the problem on the basis of sexism, are questionable.
When you find yourself attacked because of your assigned gender at birth, irrespective of any other biological or physical factors, you might understand.
And no, all of the sexism that was directed at me in the name of getting women into programmer, apparently has not resulted in more women programmers. However, my cisgendered female apprentice (who is a very impressive person!) might vouch that a non-sexist strategy is more functional.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @04:04AM
I don't see how, because the first sentence is unrelated to the second. You're just trying to demonize [wikipedia.org] everyone who says or does something you dislike by giving them a label [wikipedia.org] so its easier to collect and direct hate at them. Such a thing doesn't actually exist beyond a tiny minority, but using propaganda techniques is useful when trying to make something insignificant appear as something to be concerned about, isn't it?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday October 13 2014, @04:10AM
That sounds just like the techniques that social justice warriors use. They demonize their opponents by labeling them as racist or sexist or homophobic or transphobic or misogynist or even just "privileged", so it's easier to collect and direct hate at them.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by cafebabe on Sunday October 12 2014, @09:55PM
If I may heavily paraphrase one of your earlier comments [soylentnews.org]: When you fire up a car driving game, you just want to drive a car. You don't want to engage in a session of gender politics or be subjected to a 30 second public service announcement about misogyny.
Indeed, it is offensive that some people think this is an appropriate venue for debate. It would be more appropriate for people to compete in a free market of ideas. Unfortunately, digging yourself out of the Turing tarpit [catb.org] is hard work and it is far easier to complain that [soylentnews.org] programming is a tool of the clandestine patriarchy [theregister.co.uk].
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 12 2014, @10:02PM
When you fire up a car driving game, you just want to drive a car. You don't want to engage in a session of gender politics or be subjected to a 30 second public service announcement about misogyny.
Because that's precisely what's going on here. Fight the good fight!