That was fast.
I ask a question and instantly get labeled as pro #GG. Awesome.
That was fast.
I ask a question and instantly get labeled as pro #GG. Awesome.
I ask a question and instantly get labeled as pro #GG. Awesome.
Women being forced from their homes. Events being canceled. This could all be the work of a handful of agitators. Should Muslims abandon Islam because of ISIS?
I am unsure what part of someone's brain rationalizes "This person is getting death threats" as "NO I WANT THAT ATTENTION"
I know it's been linked and mentioned but here's another take that references Gamergate as part of the situation (the original article did not mention Gamergate)--
http://www.theverge.com/2014/10/14/...es-shooting-threat-for-anita-sarkeesian-visit
Jesus fucking fuck. This is even more extreme a terrorism event than that plane bomb threat against Sony a few months ago. With any luck maaaaaaabye this can get more people to agree that this has gone a bit too far?
Not necessarily, You just seem to be saying she's lashing out at local gun laws because there was a death threat against her and she decided to cancel a talk. Very odd.
I am unsure what part of someone's brain rationalizes "This person is getting death threats" as "NO I WANT THAT ATTENTION"
Multiple specific threats made stating intent to kill me & feminists at USU. For the record one threat did claim affiliation with #gamergate
I was scrolling through my facebook feed and saw the conference treat news posted by Destructoid's account. Looked at the comments and... fuck. Are the gamergaters working together to identify and collectively shit up news like this, or is the "average gamer" really that brain-dead?
I was scrolling through my facebook feed and saw the conference treat news posted by Destructoid's account. Looked at the comments and... fuck. Are the gamergaters working together to identify and collectively shit up news like this, or is the "average gamer" really that brain-dead?
Why would she care about legal conceal and carry? If somebody wanted to sneak a gun in and shoot her, they could. They wouldn't take the time to set up some checkpoint with medal detectors, lockdown every single entrance to the building, and search every bag just for a speaker that isn't a high profile politician or political candidate.
If somebody wanted to make good on a threat against her, them putting up signs saying C&C isn't allowed isn't going to stop somebody. Why is she lashing out at the local gun laws?
You have to understand her mindset though. I doubt it was lashing out on the gun laws themselves but more like making sure she is protecting herself from a psycho.
Saying, "I asked if guns would be allowed in the building, I was told yes." is not lashing out at gun laws? Myself I would have cancelled the talk as well.
Yep empty threats, you know
Even "trolls" aren't something that just happens. Trolling is a culture, one that is in fact celebrated in large parts of the internet. People troll because other people tell them that it is a cool thing to do. As such, "trolls" are a social problem, born from social norms. Just passing it off that "trolls exist, deal with it" completely ignores these factors. Pretending that trolls are an unchangable phenomenon prevents us from actually figuring how and why this troll culture developed and where it is rooted. We should be asking "who is encouraging this phenomenon, and why did it evolve?"
Posting this since other thread got locked.
How long have you been on the internet/ on earth? The vast majority of threats in person and online are empty. I've had multiple people google shit on me and make threats on me just for beating them in online games or posting shit they didn't like on a wow message board. Not to mention real life wanna be thugs who have talked shit. Who besides shut ins haven't had at least some online troll threaten them at some point?
Yes I feel bad for people who are threatened but psycos didn't need gamergate to troll/make real threats, all gamergate did was give them a new target until they get bored or get psychiatric treatment.
Yet the more the press wants to lump in everyone (gamergate involved or like me not involved) with said psycos the less of a fuck I give about them getting harassed online.
Had multiple anti gg journos harassing me on twitter about gun nuts/gun control because I said I agree with the broad ideas of Anita's videos, but find the execution quite poor. Seriously at that point fuck off and enjoy only interacting with psycos and trolls.
Juniored. Cool.
Juniored. Cool.
Posting this since other thread got locked.
How long have you been on the internet/ on earth? The vast majority of threats in person and online are empty. I've had multiple people google shit on me and make threats on me just for beating them in online games or posting shit they didn't like on a wow message board. Not to mention real life wanna be thugs who have talked shit. Who besides shut ins haven't had at least some online troll threaten them at some point?
Yes I feel bad for people who are threatened but psycos didn't need gamergate to troll/make real threats, all gamergate did was give them a new target until they get bored or get psychiatric treatment.
Yet the more the press wants to lump in everyone (gamergate involved or like me not involved) with said psycos the less of a fuck I give about them getting harassed online.
Had multiple anti gg journos harassing me on twitter about gun nuts/gun control because I said I agree with the broad ideas of Anita's videos, but find the execution quite poor. Seriously at that point fuck off and enjoy only interacting with psycos and trolls.
Edit: psycos and trolls that games press has actively been courting/creating/embracing with combative clickbait bullshit for years. You made your bed fucking enjoy it.
Considering this "movement" essentially stands for a hate group against women, well, a ban on GAF would have been worth it. People need to take a fucking stand.Really could have been worse.
Death threats deserve more recognition. I don't feel like I made a mistake, I'm more than happy to go Junior for a bit to call recognition to how horrible this has been going. Peoples lives are LITERALLY BEING THREATENED.Honestly, you should have put more thought into what you were doing. This thread's been up for a long time and there are more than a few intelligent, sympathetic voices in here.
And people know, this thread is almost constantly on the front page. They just wanted to show their asses like they did in both of your threads.
noIts like you guys haven't heard of trolling.
The death threats, etc are all for attention and to get a rise out of people like you and me.
Just ignore it. They thrive on rustled jimmies.
Yes its disgusting , and I hate it too. But someone out there is laughing their ass off when a GAF thread gets created where someone posts in all caps about women's rights.
Take a deep breathe and rise above it my friends.
Juniored. Cool. I really, really think that threat should have been kept open. There were numerous people in there who didn't even know how shitty it had gotten.
Posting this since other thread got locked.
How long have you been on the internet/ on earth? The vast majority of threats in person and online are empty. I've had multiple people google shit on me and make threats on me just for beating them in online games or posting shit they didn't like on a wow message board. Not to mention real life wanna be thugs who have talked shit. Who besides shut ins haven't had at least some online troll threaten them at some point?
Yes I feel bad for people who are threatened but psycos didn't need gamergate to troll/make real threats, all gamergate did was give them a new target until they get bored or get psychiatric treatment.
Yet the more the press wants to lump in everyone (gamergate involved or like me not involved) with said psycos the less of a fuck I give about them getting harassed online.
Had multiple anti gg journos harassing me on twitter about gun nuts/gun control because I said I agree with the broad ideas of Anita's videos, but find the execution quite poor. Seriously at that point fuck off and enjoy only interacting with psycos and trolls.
Edit: psycos and trolls that games press has actively been courting/creating/embracing with combative clickbait bullshit for years. You made your bed fucking enjoy it.
Its like you guys haven't heard of trolling.
The death threats, etc are all for attention and to get a rise out of people like you and me.
Just ignore it. They thrive on rustled jimmies.
Yes its disgusting , and I hate it too. But someone out there is laughing their ass off when a GAF thread gets created where someone posts in all caps about women's rights.
Take a deep breathe and rise above it my friends.
And people know, this thread is almost constantly on the front page. They just wanted to show their asses like they did in both of your threads.
AAAAAAND
They aren't always empty. People don't have to shrug them off like you do especially given the ones Anita has gotten.
I'm not saying they deserve the threats or are dumb for taking them seriously, I just don't understand it based on my own experiences that's all.
Hell my very first day online like 8 yes old on AOL a guy got pissed and sent me a picture of his cock saying he was going to rape my family to death because of what I said in a chat room. Found that shit empty and hilarious then and now, maybe I'm the weirdo idk.
Its like you guys haven't heard of trolling.
The death threats, etc are all for attention and to get a rise out of people like you and me.
Just ignore it. They thrive on rustled jimmies.
Yes its disgusting , and I hate it too. But someone out there is laughing their ass off when a GAF thread gets created where someone posts in all caps about women's rights.
Take a deep breathe and rise above it my friends.
B-b-but... BUT IT'S ALL MADE UP BY CON ARTIST MASTERMIND ANITA WHO'S PLAYING US AS PUPPETS!!! /s
AAAAAAND
Its like you guys haven't heard of trolling.
The death threats, etc are all for attention and to get a rise out of people like you and me.
Just ignore it. They thrive on rustled jimmies.
Yes its disgusting , and I hate it too. But someone out there is laughing their ass off when a GAF thread gets created where someone posts in all caps about women's rights.
Take a deep breathe and rise above it my friends.
Bomb threats and letters to a university that will shoot it up if a female does a thing there.Just don't pay attention to it and this will stop. It's just trolls.
Its like you guys haven't heard of trolling.
The death threats, etc are all for attention and to get a rise out of people like you and me.
Just ignore it. They thrive on rustled jimmies.
Yes its disgusting , and I hate it too. But someone out there is laughing their ass off when a GAF thread gets created where someone posts in all caps about women's rights.
Take a deep breathe and rise above it my friends.
Maybe burying your post in a 242 page Megathread lots of people are used to ignoring now is a little off-putting when you feel like you have something to say?
Juniored. Cool. I really, really think that threat should have been kept open. There were numerous people in there who didn't even know how shitty it had gotten.