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Anita Sarkeesian, Creator of "Tropes vs. Women," Driven From Home By Trolls
Sonny Yatsen writes: Anita Sarkeesian, the creator of Tropes vs. Women — a video series exploring negative tropes and misogynistic depictions of women in video games — reports that she has been driven from her home after a series of extremely violent sexual threats made against her. Her videos have previously drawn criticism from many male gamers, often coupled with violent imagery or threats of violence. The Verge story linked has this to say: The threats against Sarkeesian have become a nasty backdrop to her entire project — and her life. If the trolls making them hoped for attention, they've gotten it. They've also inexorably linked criticism of her work, valid or not, with semi-delusional vigilantism, and arguably propelled Tropes vs. Women to its current level of visibility. If a major plank of your platform is that misogyny is a lie propagated by Sarkeesian and other "social justice warriors," it might help to not constantly prove it wrong.
Maybe the fact that there have been tens of thousands of threats(of admittedly varying degrees) made against her in less private venues already, and people like you will go out of your way to defend it for no apparent reason.
The amount of actual evidence out there that Sarkeesian has been willing to lie about threats is zero, and so randomly assuming that is kinda just stupid and shitty.
It's unreasonable to expect people on the Internet to act civiziled.
That said. She is a stupid fucking bitch that should, nevertheless feel safe from physical threats of violence as she makes her way through her pathetic, retarded life.
Why is it so hard to only have politicians for a few years, then have them go away?
That's cool, but that's irrelevant. You're not everyone.
The pieces of work she characterizes as "vile" are life-defining to some people.
Surely you see where the insult lies.
We can disagree on that topic.
Angry people do not think rationally.
Define "credible". Because she has proven over and over that she has no credibility. When there is an arrest, I'll believe her. The woman is a liar, purposefully has people put troll comments on her videos ( and yes there are legit troll comments as well), but she feeds on this shit. She probably is loving the attention. And no it isn't because she's a woman, its because shes a liar.
I'm pretty sure it's a civil one, then again, IANAL.
You sound like one of the Muslim idiots who think that if they are criticized that they can retaliate with killings. If that is your position, then you will have a war between those who are civilized and idiots like yourself who thinks it is okay. I am fine with that war as your side will lose.
Have a nice life.
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there flaws with the way women are depicted in media and video games
You realize this a call for cultural censorship of the totalitarian type? Anyone who values freedom will fight her (and you) to the death.