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GamerGate - The Onion Knows

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the ONION Noah's Ark Water Park forecast: Chances of Fun 100% America's Finest News Source AV CLUB CLICKHOLE VIDEOPOLITICS SPORTS SCIENCETECH LOCALENTERTAINMENTFANTASY FOOTBALL Q search ORECENT NEWS Evidence Links Misogynist Hate Group "GamerGate" To Robin Williams Suicide Pueblo Indians Can't Keep Pace With Area Mom's Appetite For Earthenware NEWS IN BRIEF Media Race News Media News ISSUE 50.42 Oct 21,2014 Area Man Released After Being Wrongfully Employed For 9 Years Share on Facebook 16.1K Share on Twitter 1.2K 241 New Census Study Finds That 40% Of U.S Population Is Filler Second-Grader Likes To Save Purple Pills For Last Cake Left Out In Break Room With No Instructions WASHINGTON-New evidence links the woman-hating misogynist group “GamerGate," to the death of Robin Williams. A twitter user going by the alias "TruFcts" has uncovered a suicide note left by Williams on his GeoCities webpage. "I just couldn't take it anymore," says Williams' note, "ever since Zelda was born, I've been doxed by GamerGaters, they keep telling me that Link is a better character." Williams' note later goes on a sexist rant on the concept of "Link" being a "boy's name." We've chosen not to reveal Williams' note in its entirety, due to some of our readers possibly being girls named Jesse, or Ryan, or Alex (etc.) and may be triggered by his offensive views on "boys' names." We believe our suimmariza »f his biased and sexist views accurately represent what he rying to say ited 8chan.org, the headquarters o This story was confirmed by our own staff wher the GamerGate hate group. Our reporter posted a thread asking if GamerGate was responsible for the death of Williams, despite the movemen his death. Within moments, a user by the name of "The Leader of GamerGate," confirmed their involvement t gaining traction until after Famous game designer Zoe Quinn weighed in on the controversy earlier today. "Personally, I like the name Link for a girl. Part of me is shocked that Williams was such a shitlord, but then I remembered he did Mrs. Doubtfire. What a garbage human being." Quinn has received praise on her progressive social justice views and insistence to degrade and belittle those who disagree with her. As a result she has received constant death threats and harassment from the GamerGate crowd for seemingly no good reason. Clearly their methods are effective because currently googling "Zoe Quinn" brings back pages and pages »f people talking about her text adventure not being an actual game, completely burying the momentous amount of praise she's received over her loi know that she's considered very important by a small minority of white male journalists who excel at tearing down what others have achieved and talking about the issues that they've never personally experienced. ng career. Regardless, people should Academic Anita Sarkeesian took a moment to redirect the conversation in a much more positive direction. "Why are we still taking about this transgender-discriminating hack? This is a testament to the prodigious vexations of contemporary collective society. We value the o be called Zelda? Only a man as sexist and misogynist as Robin a right to tell a woman what to call herself." Sarkeesian later made the case that all name should be used by women, as denying them that right would be sexist. She concluded by saying that "Robin" is clearly a girl's name and Williams' should be ashamed of his attempt to oppress women further by using names specifically meant for them. n-seeking death of a scintillating burnou r real issues: Does Zelda eve iams would think he has Share on Facebo Share on Twitte POPULAR ONION VIDEO WATCH MORE VIDEOS t Kid Successfully Avoid Ridicule By Swimming With Shirt The Onion Reviews 'The Hunger Games: Catchin

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thegreato

thegreato

Oct 23, 2014 at 03:35PM EDT

Fucking beautiful.

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Marmite

Marmite

Oct 23, 2014 at 03:54PM EDT

Oh, how I wished this was real.

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