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TalkBack / Re: On Disagreement and Vilification

« on: October 16, 2014, 01:04:37 AM »

In 3 sentences, what is gamergate?

A guy was upset his girlfriend broke up with him, so he got people on the Internet to harass her. This activity was disguised as fighting for ethics in games journalism to make it appear more palatable.


I understand the author of this article being put off by the conflict surrounding Gamergate. However, just because you feel that way doesn't mean both sides are equally to blame or merely opposite sides of the same coin. It's not always merely a matter of differing opinions and people being unable to agree.


In this case, one side has been continually harassed. One side has received death and rape threats. One side has had their personal information distributed over the Internet with the intent to do harm. One side has had to leave their homes out of fear of serious bodily harm.

The other side is tired of "agendas" and being called names.