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    Re: #GamerGate

    I should disclaim I don't really have a clue about what this about, or much less care. I don't use social media, or the youtubes. I'm an old man to cut a long story short. I have seen some of the content published by the some of the individiuals who have been targeted or have claimed such (the hideously named SJW's), it's sometimes sensible, sometimes misleading, sometimes vile. The respondants are exactly the same.

    Really if you don't know what this is all about, I assure you you're missing nothing. How it made it onto the BBC and other large media surprises me greatly, but then I am an old man.
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    Re: #GamerGate

    Nearly 2 months out of date the main stream news picks it up . . .

    The whole thing has very little to do with the computer games industry, it's more about personalities, anti-women and anti-men bashing each other in increasing nasty and abusive ways, with the additional of the them or us mentality that says you have to side one way or the other feeding the fire.

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    That's probably one of the best descriptions of the internet I've heard in a while, although I think that "social media" might be better.

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    Re: #GamerGate

    Not sure how I missed out on all this.
    My attention to the gaming world fluctuates, of late it's been extremely low. That I haven't heard about it from mainstream media says something in itself.
    From a distance sound like legitimate concerns about journalistic integrity (even I have known to no bother with certain sites) getting tied up with misogyny and racism, 4chan , people defending people they probably shouldn't be.
    Definitely need to do some investigation here.

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    Re: #GamerGate

    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...ism-Corruption

    This video pretty much sums up my views on the whole thing.

    Jim Sterling is one of the few gaming journalists who i actually know by name and this is mainly because he actually seems to care about giving honest reviews and not being "bought".

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    Re: #GamerGate

    This whole thing seems to have blown out of control honestly. From what i understand from a podcast with totalbiscuit and a few other people discussing it recently, it began as controversy surrounding games journalism and proper disclosure of relationships, something I agree should be the case of course.

    Unfortunately with it being seemingly all social media based there are people such as the SJWs causing trouble under the name of the gamergate campaign which is a shame really.

    As far as I can tell the initial intentions were honest though, its just a shame that due to lack of organisation its mostly turned into one big ball of hate and prejudice because people see some of disruptive peoplevand assume they represent the movement as a whole.

    That said, most if not all of what i know is from said podcast, im sure it goes much deeper than that.

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    Re: #GamerGate

    Quote Originally Posted by jag272 View Post
    As far as I can tell the initial intentions were honest though
    Gamergate was founded by a celebrity linking to a slut-shaming video from an angry ex. Anyone who suggests that isn't the origins is lying to you.

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    Re: #GamerGate

    Impression I get from what I've seen of both sides though is that while it started out with Quinn shes just a part of a much bigger controversy regarding ethics in journalism though. She may be the origin but she specifically isn't really relevant to the movement itself anymore other than being one small example of the issue. Stuff like the shadow or mordor deal are much more relevant at this point.

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    Re: #GamerGate

    Quote Originally Posted by directhex View Post
    Gamergate was founded by a celebrity linking to a slut-shaming video from an angry ex.
    Might wanna reword that because you're saying that the internet aristocrat is an angry ex of zoey quinn.

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