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![Gamergate (harassment campaign) Article Talk From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia For other uses, see Gamergate (disambiguation). Gamergate or GamerGate (GG)[¹] was a loosely organized misogynistic online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against feminism, diversity, and progressivism in video game culture. [2][³] It was conducted using the hashtag "#Gamergate" primarily in 2014 and 2015.[1][4][5][6] Beginning in August 2014, Gamergate targeted women in the video game industry, most notably feminist media critic Anita Sarkeesian and video game developers Zoë Quinn and Brianna Wu, among others.[7][8][9][10][11] The harassment campaign included doxing, r--- threats, and death threats.[12][13][14] Gamergate proponents ("Gamergaters") stated that they were a social movement, but lacked well-defined goals, a coherent message, and leaders, making Gamergate difficult to define.[15][16][17] Gamergaters claimed to promote ethics in video games journalism, claimed to be protecting the "gamer" identity, and opposed what they asserted as "political correctness" in video games.[18][19][20][21][22] Read Date Target Gamergate, online harassment campaign in 2014-15 that targeted women in the video game industry. The attacks were attributed largely to white male right-wing gamers who railed against the rise and influence of women and feminism in the industry. Gamergate served as a recruiting tool for the growing alt-right movement and helped spur the online “Pizzagate" conspiracy theory, which soon spawned the wider QAnon conspiracy movement. …………………………....…..……….…..... Attack type Victims Motive View source Inquiry XA 28 languages ✓ Perpetrators Internet trolls, particularly from 4chan, Internet Relay Chat, and 8chan View history Tools ✓ Gamergate August 2014 - 2015 Women in the video game industry See all media Online harassment campaign Zoë Quinn, Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu, and others Gamergaters created conspiracy theories falsely accusing Quinn of an unethical relationship with video game journalist Nathan Grayson.[23][24][25] More broadly, they alleged unethical collusion between the press and feminists, progressives, and social critics.[17][26] [27] These claims were widely dismissed as trivial, conspiracy theories, baseless, or unrelated to actual issues of ethics in gaming and journalism.[28] [29][30] Gamergate supporters frequently denied that the harassment took place, falsely claiming it to be manufactured by the victims.[31][32] Misogyny anti-feminism anti- progressivism FBI investigation Gamergate has been described as a culture war over cultural diversification, artistic recognition, feminism in video games, social criticism in video games, and the social identity of gamers.[28][33] [34] [35] Many supporters of Gamergate opposed the increasing influence of feminism and so-called "social justice warriors" on video game culture. [2][36] Gamergate led figures both inside and outside the gaming industry to focus on methods of addressing online harassment, ways to minimize harm, and prevent similar events. [37] [38] [39] [40] Gamergate has been viewed as a contributor to the alt-right and other right- wing movements.[21][41] Video game developer Brianna Wu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/002/691/215/331.png "What the actual f--- are we supposed to do about this")
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![abc CENSORS CRITICISM On Jan. 14 2015 ABC's Nightline ran a notably negative and one sided story on Gamergate and video games in general. The video accumulated an overwhelming number of dislikes and critical comments on Youtube. [Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch Pv=gAyncf3DBUQ] On Jan. 16th 2014, ABC began censoring the criticism of its story. The following top comments, as well as many others, have been removed by ABC. Archive of deleted comments:https://archive.today/dQRrQ) ShoeOnHead 10 hours ago it's not about corruption in the media -said the media i have been in the heart of this movement since day one and all i have seen is nothing but acceptance and support from many smart, funny, talented, passionate women and men who just love video games and want to protect their hobby from corruption and a forced agenda. the ONLY harassment i EVER see comes from anonymous egg accounts that were made THAT DAY and other third parties attempting to stir s---. all i see from this side is gamergate telling these trolls to f--- off and report the accounts. the only hatred i see is hatred for liars, corrupted media and con artists anti gamergate blocks and silences minorities and women who do not fit their narrative and who are a threat to their agenda. they even have a program designed to mass block everyone who has a different opinion than thenm i was doxxed by the "anti-gamergate" side the second week everything happened and my personal information (as well as private pictures of my butt lolwtf) were added to a list along side many other pro-gamergate people like milo, adam, jontron and totalbiscuit. the media never covers any of the awful things that anti-gg does because it did not fit the narrative most if not ALL of those against gg cannot get it through their heads that we are individuals. they are unable to NOT groupthink one bad apple = all of gamergate one gamergate person is a homophobe all of gamergate they throw us into labels like "conservatives" (even though its been proven 90% of gg are left wing) and cover their ears screaming misogyny" when faced with facts or logic. it's absolutely bizarre they can kick and scream sexism all they want, they can edit wikipedia pages, they can block out women's voices and hide in their little echo chamber all they want. the truth will always prevail Show less Reply , 1663 TotalBiscuit, The Cynical Brit7hours ago (edited) Lies within the first 5 seconds of the video. Please point me to the game which are showing violent depictions of women being r----. Oh no never mind, it's not about the news, it's about yellow sensationalism. The truth does not apply when ideology is at play Gentle reminder that the Mainstream Media is no friend to the games industry and has been relentless in its negative depiction of it for decades. This interview was astonishingly one-sided and unsurprisingly the interviewed critic lacked actual critical solutions to solving what she views as a problem to begin with. Next time, why not interview one of the many thousands of talented women working in this space, to get an actual perspective on what it's like, rather than someone who professionally baits controversy yet seems to lack the necessary knowledge to provide any tangible improvements that could be made to address the perceived problems Show less 2009 Sargon of Akkad 6 hours ago The mainstream media defends their siblings in the gaming media by parading a bunch of professional victims out for public pity What a surprise. Why arent you speaking to Nathan Grayson, Ben Kuchera, Kyle Orland or any actual JOURNALISTS who might be involved in a scandal over JOURNALISTIC ETHICS? Reply . 882 ThunderfoOt 5 hours ago sory, but ABC claiming to be 'News' here is kinda mis-selling You talked to some What youve done here is just as joumalisticly sloppy as the UVA -Rolling Stone 'mulitple r---' scandal. professional victims, believed everything they said, and didnt bother to check if ANY of it was true. Hey ABC, I've got a great story about magic beans that can take you up a giant bean stalk to a giant who lives in the clouds. just dont want you to ask anyone else about it, because fear being harassed by the giant Reply . 728 タ ournalistic corruption and the SIlencing of criticism are the new normal It's time to change that #GamerGate](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/898/373/996.png "996.png")
![#GamerGate get-together sabotaged by threats 1 hour ago-11:00 AM on 05.03.2015 Feminist speech sabotaged by threats 3 hours ago 1100 AM on 0503.2015 CONVERSATIONS WITH POP CULTU Social event in Washington D.C. ruined by criminal actions Speech at Utah State ruined by criminal actions Photo via Daddy_Warpig.] Photo via Radica Bytes.] A recent #GamerGate-themed meetup organized by "critic of contemporary feminism" Christina Hoff Sommers and political pundit/wonk Milo Yiannopoulos was put to a disturbing and sudden end a few days ago. Current reports vary on if the event was attacked by a bomb threat, some other promise of violence, or both, but it remains clear that local police we concerned enough to ask the reported +300 #GamerGate "members" in attendance to leave the premises as they investigated the situation. A recent lecture by "feminist culture critic"/wonk Anita Sarkeesian was put to a disturbing and sudden end a few days ago. Current reports vary on if the event was attacked by a mass shooting threat, some other promise of violence, or both, but it remains clear that Ms Sarkeesian was concerned enough that she cancelled the event. As you might expect, accusations are currently being thrown back and forth across gaming's political isle as to whether the threats came from those who view #GamerGate as a hate group, or by "members" of #GamerGate themselves in order to help signal boost their "cause" and gain sympathy from would-be supporters As you might expect, accusations are currently being thrown back and forth across gaming's political isle as to whether the threats came from those who view Sarkeesian as puritanical and a professional victim, or by fans of Feminist Frequency themselves in order to help signal boost their "cause" and gain sympathy from would-be supporters Seeing as how both Hoff Summers and Yiannopoulos showed little-to-no visible interest in gaming prior to their apparent recognition of #GamerGate's signal boosting power (in fact, Yiannopoulos even went as far as to describe gamers in their 30s as "a bit tragic" not that long ago), it's easy to see why some are suspicious about this particular threat Regardless, the whole thing is a mess and we at Destructoid are grateful that no one was hurt. Seeing as how Anita Sarkeesian showed little-to-no visible interest in gaming prior to her apparent recognition of "Tropes vs. Women in Video Games" signal boosting power (in fact, Sarkeesian even went as far as to describe gamer culture as a pit of toxic masculinity" not that long ago), it's easy to see why some are suspicious about this particular threat. Regardless, the whole thing is a mess and we at Destructoid are grateful that no one was hurt. For more about Tropes vs Women in Video Games, and its origins as a Kickstarter scam that plagiarizes TVTropes, check out this recent video by Sargon of Akkad. For more about #GamerGate, and its origins as a smear campaign against a game developer by her ex-boyfriend, check out this recent article on Boston.com. Did Anita Sarkeesian Fake Death Threats Against Herself? [Return of Kings] GamerGate Meetup Evacuated After Apparent Threat [Kotaku]](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/list/000/958/487/f47.png "If the gaming press reported on the Utah State threat the same way they did #GGinDC")
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