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In response to "Why should a female developer get a free pass for creating a regressive character just because she's female?" by Reagen

The vast majority of GG is perfectly fine with a bigger sandbox, and gender equality.

Posted by Dignan (aka Dignan) Mar 17 '15, 20:28

Trolls are trolls whether they're talking about games, politics or religion.

The dicks who send death threats represent gamers as much as Fred Phelps represents Christians.

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I have yet to see a GamerGate supporter speak out against what's happening to Anita Sarkeesian, Brianna Wu or anyone else that's been threatened or - Tim Mar 17, 20:33 2
- Wow. I think it's universally acknowledged that the threats and harrassment are unnacceptable. - Dignan Mar 17, 20:40
- Are you kidding me? It was GG who found the Brazilian "journalist" who was threatening Sarkessian. - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 20:37
I've never seen any suggestion that people against GG are negative towards gamers - Reagen Mar 17, 20:32 13
- It was the anti-GG press that wrote that spate of "Gamers are Dead" articles a few months ago. - Dignan Mar 17, 20:46 4
  - The message of that article was "you don't have to be a certain type of person to consider yourself a Gamer anymore". - Reagen Mar 17, 20:50 3
    - No, the message was "misogyny killed gaming." - Dignan Mar 17, 21:08 2
      - There are no leaders on either side, just louder voices. - Dignan Mar 17, 21:16
      - largely because the leaders of GG (such as they are) are part and parcel and complicit in that attitude, from what I see. - Reagen Mar 17, 21:11
- Then you're willfully ignoring it. - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 20:41 7
  - It's clearly referring to the people who are attacking based on misogynistic attitudes, and clearly not towards all people who play games. - Reagen Mar 17, 20:44 6
    - No, it's used in reference to anyone who has a differing opinion of games. Like Code? You're a goony neck beard loser, etc. - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 20:53 5
      - I would say that you are 100% misreading that tone. -- nm - Reagen Mar 17, 20:55 4
        
        When it's being said by the same people who use white cis male as a pejorative, I'm pretty confident that I'm not. -- nm - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:05 3
        
        Here's the difference. The mostly white male gamers with their panties in a bunch over being inclusive to women are punching down. - TWuG Mar 17, 21:14 2
        
        Except no one is freaking out about including women!!!! - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:26 1
        
        Clarification: that's NOT what the vast majority of the pro side is criticizing... - Scots-IrishStephen Mar 17, 21:28
The problem is that those dicks start to become the voice of gamers if that's all you can hear from the gaing community. -- nm - tobor.2 Mar 17, 20:32

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The vast majority of GG is perfectly fine with a bigger sandbox, and gender equality.

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