Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

lol at you are free now brah

Lol at the WHOLE THING

what's that rule about not being able to tell if something is extremism or parody anymore...

you guys, a #GamerGate proponent just went super-saiyan hilarious:

https://twitter.com/nitramy/status/520248494112534528

Conrad Verner ‏@ConradVerner 2h2 hours ago
@nitramy The parallel is a little excessive but I like the general concept of it

Nitramy ‏@nitramy 2h2 hours ago
@JagsDomainCrew Only pic of people linked arm in arm I could find.

someone tell me its not real

The "I'm from the Philippines so I didn't realize that was MLK" defense is undercut somewhat by the tweet bemoaning the fact that he couldn't find an appropriate pic from the EDSA revolution.

http://nonadecimal.itch.io/socialjusticewarriors

can i please find a new rabbithole, thanks.

yes i read this sentence today

" I'd like to see the so-called 'feminists' and SJWs in this scandal sit through a play of Hamlet end to end."

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/video-games/gamergate-interviews/12384-Xbro-GamerGate-Interview.2

lol what

im talkin the whole dang play end to end

not just like part of it

So glad to have Xbro's opinion, who is a household name and hence needs no introduction.

Ah, there was a first page, nvm.

How is this still going?

Because lol

its gooles fault as far as i can tell

Gooles never say die.

attachment is pain

How is this still going?

i really dgi

koopas all the way down

gamergate will prove to be the infinite respawn point of internerd hardman hero-victim posturing, mark my words

I can't wait until I'm 75 and lolling at pathetic GamerGate post scrolling across my corneal implants

"Yes. The internet will provide comfort after a thousand years of brutal alien rule."

Because Intel, to an extent. Intel put out a statement a day or so later saying "Didn't mean to offend anyone! Remember, there's no good reason not to give us money!", which presumably means that the guy responsible for the first decision is Sales Manager for Siberia at the moment - but they had just released a new (ahem) Intel Core Extreme, and presumably are enjoying a sales bump.

http://twitter.com/Spacekatgal/status/520739878993420290

Fuck.

context on the above tweet: https://storify.com/alexlifschitz/escapist-drama

seriously fucked up

this shit literally makes my blood boil. shame on escapist. i thought that was a decent, thoughtful site.

i'm reminded of all the shit laura hudson had to put up with while running the comics alliance website, for penning and commissioning stories about female and gay and POC writers and artists and comics. 'geek' cultures have a real strong undercurrent of intolerance (which obvs is the thrust of this thread, but...)

This stuff is lolzy right up to the point where people are being harrassed and terrorized which is more or less from jump, so maybe not so funny really.

i don't think any of it's lolzy. its the same old shit.

it's all so ridiculous that it should be laughable, but then I keep remembering that people's lives are being ruined by these horrible, entitled man-babies.

Harassment isn't funny but I feel the only way I have to effectively convey my disdain for ppl who are pro-GamerGate is to laugh at and minimize them.

and that rings true too.

finding a personally right way to claim solidarity in any case where you're not a direct target can be a challenge
renouncing the "gamer" tag seems like a good option when/if you might conceivably be confused with these jackasses

stop buying intel ?

the whole thing is sad to me, but i'm still reluctant to renounce the "gamer" tag, in a way you're letting them win

what am i letting them win?

Why would anyone want to be defined by one of their hobbies

Yeah man I'm a model train enthusiast first and foremost #TrainGate

people define themselves by all sorts of weird things. but you have to question the point of hanging onto a word once it's reached a certain level of toxicity

smellin yr own farts aint gonna do nothin abt gamer gate folks just fyi

Why not define yourself by a hobby? What else is there to life besides things you love? Would you rather be defined by a job or your relation to another person? Or the fact that you have a slight limp and a wonky eye? Why not define yourself by something that you have actively chosen and invested time in?

i define myself as a primate personally, im a primateist, dont try to get me interested in that other stuff

xp

yes! like when people say "it's just a game" like really not worth caring about as much as other monuments of human culture like slavery or war or Chris Nolan movies

Games aren't worth caring about in comparison to wars and slavery, though.

When you get to the point where you are seriously espousing the viewpoint that your ability to partake in a luxury activity is as important as basic human rights issues, it's really time for a dose of perspective (possibly administered by slap).

Why not define yourself by a hobby? What else is there to life besides things you love? Would you rather be defined by a job or your relation to another person? Or the fact that you have a slight limp and a wonky eye? Why not define yourself by something that you have actively chosen and invested time in?

I'd hope it was something I was sincerely passionate about. Video games aren't one of those things for me.