Gamer gate is an online harassment campaign that targets women in the video game industry. Have you ever done or experienced this type of harassment before?
#GamerGate What are your thoughts on boys harassing women in video games?
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That’s not at all true. Gamergate was a culture war started by game developers who tried to pawn off terrible games with uncompelling characters on gamers in the name of “diversity”. When their games didn’t sell, they accused gamers of being misogynistic, racist, et cetera; the usual nonsense instead of accepting that they screwed up. Gamers don’t care what their characters look like as long as the story is compelling, and the playability isn’t sacrificed in favor of political nonsense. Grand Theft Auto is one of the most popular franchises of all time and the games are rife with great characters of both sexes, as well as various races and nationalities. Sports games are extremely popular and not only do they not exclude people of color, when you’re developing your own profile, you can choose your race and nationality. Terrible people made terrible games with terrible storylines and lame characters, but rather than just admit that they screwed up, they tried to characterize gamers as ignorant and hateful. You should be ashamed of yourself for posting this from such an ignorant perspective. You’re either deliberately driving the hateful narrative of the radical left or you’re wildly uninformed about the events that led up to gamergate, and the messy aftermath.
Let's be real, she's a woman who probably read a headline and doesn't have a fucking clue. Another typical case of a woman inserting herself into a man's space and trying to police it while not having the slightest idea of what is going on.
Indeed. Even if she went a step further and did a modicum of research, she probably used wikipedia. Which is known to be politically biased and frequently wrong.
GTA is a very bad example. GTA legit is a franchise that only became popular by been offensive and appealing to kids who happily say such things online. Plus your 50 so press F to doubt you grew up on GTA V were in GTA lobby having fun with your mates all saying such things, because I know I was. Because that's what kids act like online. Then some never grow up and act the same now even as adults.
Lol my typos here sorry tired but my point stands. Only ignorant one here is not getting that GTA is not promoting inclusivity at all it's game full of bad things that's the point.
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Hate to say it, but there's usually a reason for the bullying. If you're semi-attractive, being a female streamer is 1000 times easier than being a male streamer. I don't ever watch streams in general and have never understood the culture, but if you're going to be a woman streamer with no talent and just try to get attention with your body and looks, then you should be prepared for some harrassment the same way if you choose to have an OnlyFans account and sell explicit content. On the other hand, if you're streaming and showing a useful skill like some sort of athletics or sharing knowledge in any way, you deserve only respect in my books. Girls will still get more attention in that than males. That's just the way it is.
No. I'm a woman who plays videogames every day, and I have never experienced harassment. I've been on the ol COD shit talking the grown men who take their fits, and chirping the guys I'm playing with, having fun while insulting everyone to show appreciation lol.
I've played Co-op modes in Dead By Daylight, L4D, Dead Island, Back 4 Blood, etc. I have been asked about being a woman before, but I have not been harassed about it.
Honestly, I believe sometimes women do not pickup on the jokes, the sly remarks, sarcasm, or the crude humour as much as some other women do, and that makes a huge divide between the understandings, making SOME feel harassed (depending on context) while others it's simply sh1t talking for fun.
I don't play games on stream but if I did, I wouldn't really care if a bunch of losers who can't even show their face in public are being to mean to me. They are just pathetic losers with no life. Who watches a stream of someone they hate? Literally someone with no life. Tho I hate girl streamers who fake it, have no talent, or do weird half naked stuff on twitch to get followers for their OFs. If those kind get bullied they deserve it ngl lol.
Hating on women who use their body is not different really. No one online deserves to get harassed, just don't watch it simple as that. Move on. And a lot of girls do both they are actually good at the game and have sexual content. I know a girl who's in top ranks in OW yet she openly uses her cleavage. Which is a win win I can watch for both.
@Kaneki05 It's hard to respect people who don't respect themselves, not that I waste my time on people I have no interest in. But I am talking about the completely fake "gamer's" that have literally no talent, like the ones who watch someone else play while they stand there naked bouncing around. It is just another slut gimmick where they are purposely targeting a loser/dork demographic because they know that the majority of the guys on there can't get laid, so they will get them to pay for them with fan service lol. If you have interest in that crappy content that is fine but I think it is a BS market and don't care if they get bullied off the platform because honestly they are making it harder for other normal girl gamer's who don't use sexuality, to then start getting harassed.
They do respect themselves it's you who don't respect them don't get it twisted. And nope it's just wrong to harass people ethier way, and you are in fact just promoting it to happen to one group which then will stem to another. Some guy will just make the same excuse for any girl. Which leads to that exact problem of a non-sexual one getting harassed.
@Kaneki05 They don't respect themselves if they did they wouldn't be selling their body, that is common sense :P We will just have to agree to disagree.
Again that's your view of respect not theirs. Which then anyone can make that argument. Like a man could easily say they gamers girls don't respect themselves because they just do it for attention. Then use that as excuse to harass any of them. It's a flawed logic and better to think it's good not to harass anyone.
I mean boys in game chats hate on literally everyone. Every race, sex, ideology, literally anything. It is far from exclusive to girls. I mostly play single player stuff nowadays so I don't know if it's gotten worse but I can't imagine it's worse than when I was 12-16 in call of duty and battlefield.
There are definitely more girls playing online games now though
@Boomchakalaca was kind of always that way but you used to be able to also just talk to everyone in the lobbies which to my understanding isn't a thing anymore. It used to be insane.
Muting is pretty easy but games like R6 (the last online game I really played) you want a team that's actually communicating but I don't think you need it for many. Like I said I basically exclusively play single player now but it's always been pretty bad. More girls being on the chats are generally an "easy target" especially when it's 5 guys and there's no consequences to anything you say for sure though
I think it's a good thing, women shouldn't be playing video games, video games was always a guy thing until feminism took over, it's just so weird seeing women play video games, whatever happened to a time where boys would just hop on and play games together and have good times, and now these women are coming over and ruining everything for us, how would women like it if men started doing what women do like put on make up and going to the mall and playing dress up? They would think that's weird, but either way women don't belong in video games.
You're wrong about 'Gamergate'. Read Chazmatazz269's comment below. If you're going to ask a question about gaming, at least have the decency to actually know what you're talking about.
And no, I play games as well, and I've never been "harrassed" because of who I am, and if you can't handle the online banter then may I suggest you find some other hobby, like gardening or lawn bowls?
Seen it before. Its pathetic. Saw this multiple times in CS. Fact is some of those girls wasted the guys and they couldn't take it. I love gamer girls and I love when they kick my asss. Its a challenge and its fun. The guys who harass them are just plain pussies.
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Guys were sexist in 1940s and they still are now. They've got to let it out someway and a common way is girl gamers because it's a easy target that's the reality of it. Equally there is many guys who aren't and are happy to see girl gamers so don't let it get you down if you are one.
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Gamer gate was about the corruption of games journalism and game developers mainly. And that's still going on. I don't think there's any other field of journalism where the journalists hate their audience as much as in video games. It's actually amazing.
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My thoughts are the same as they are for women who wear leggings in the gym, and call every guy that looks a "creep". Chances are, it's just another attempt for girls to try to play the victim and get money sent their way, as well as demonize guys who are doing nothing wrong
Yep, she read some sjw headline and has no idea what is going on.
"Gamergate was a culture war started by game developers who tried to pawn off terrible games with uncompelling characters on gamers in the name of “diversity”. When their games didn’t sell, they accused gamers of being misogynistic, racist, et cetera; the usual nonsense instead of accepting that they screwed up."
Not in the industry but being targeted while gaming online. So its different than the original gamergate. but your question maybe went futher than that. I dont think there are a lot of people form the industry here.
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well the only comment i have is: there's very little spaces men can be among themself these days. and if you're a woman entering domains that males use as their retreat, then you should not expect to be the most welcome. i mean same happens if you decide to enter domains dominated by women as a man.
i mean a big thing is also: women enter these domains and experience toxic people. that's not because they are a "woman" but cause these spaces are just very toxic in general xD like specially certain game communities like League of legends or pubg. full of toxic assholes who'll harrass anyone. and women entering that sphere believe that it's "about them being women" xD it's not.
"Gamergate was a culture war started by game developers who tried to pawn off terrible games with uncompelling characters on gamers in the name of “diversity”. When their games didn’t sell, they accused gamers of being misogynistic, racist, et cetera; the usual nonsense instead of accepting that they screwed up."
I think it should be turned into a league. Joking aside though it's pretty pathetic that's why I don't use my microphone because you girls can be just as toxic. Lol
That is very astute of you and you are absolutely right. I didn't think you would understand this issue at your age but you will completely do.
As another user said..
"Gamergate was a culture war started by game developers who tried to pawn off terrible games with uncompelling characters on gamers in the name of “diversity”. When their games didn’t sell, they accused gamers of being misogynistic, racist, et cetera; the usual nonsense instead of accepting that they screwed up."
@Juxtapose Thanks man. The reason I understand this issue is because it isn't something new. Just look at the military work environment before/after women invaded. The policing of speech and tone became brutal once women invaded.
It's sad because I know good women who aren't like that and these shrill Karens sully their name.
You're welcome and your reasoning for how you understand makes a lot of sense. The military has changed quite a bit. Other organizations that went through a similar change display similar traits.
When you have a military organization that is designed to kill people and break things, but yet we are panicked about speech. Our enemies are laughing.
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12 year old boys online will say anything to get a rise out of you. If you think it is limited to women; you are sadly mistaken. The quickest way to shut them up is to beat them in game, repeatedly.
It shouldn't matter if they are a boy or girl, a gamer is a gamer, it's depressing that there are still those who are stil getting harassed because they're female.
Exactly that’s y i called them boys and not men. I assume u do not game daily? Otherwise this has been pretty visible among female live streamers as well.
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