“The majority of gamers are neither participating in the attacks on Anita Sarkeesian nor commenting in her support. They are standing idly by.
Trolling, harassment, and stalking are by definition never justified. Not by the amount of money someone raises, not by whether or not she’s a public figure. Not ever.
When people in your community express disagreement via threats and harassment, they make your entire group look like whiny, pathetic losers. You don’t have to write a big squishy essay to draw the line. All you have to do is take 30 seconds to note that harassment and stalking is wrong and doesn’t represent your community—and then let the idiot fringe drown itself in its own impotent squealing.
That’s how we get to have nice things.”
Click on the title for the rest of the article. It’s great.
Note, the linked article references a vicious web game that deserves a trigger warning.
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It hardly needs saying but we can apply these same principles to our own culture. It is vital that we speak out when...
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I linked a similar article on FB and someone noted just how awful a trigger that “game” can be. My comment was intended...
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unatheblade reblogged this from niwandajones and added:
^^good point. Thanks.
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