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[–] UmbraVivi@hexbear.net 65 points 9 months ago (5 children)

It's Anita Sarkeesian, a video game journalist who became one of the centerpieces of Gamergate for saying such radical things as "sexism in video games exists and is bad".

Sarkeesian has literally 0 influence on anything, never did, but gamers have hated her with all their might for over a decade now. Her youtube podcast still gets dislike-bombed over 10 years after Gamergate.

[–] TimeTravel_0@hexbear.net 48 points 9 months ago (3 children)

damn I totally forgot about gamergate. hope I forget it again soon.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

blessed are the people with empty heads

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 24 points 9 months ago

I just happened to be absent when gamergate happened and never bothered to look it up. It sort of feels like I skipped a cut scene accidentally cause my ass was on 4chan at the time.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@hexbear.net 21 points 9 months ago

I just lost the Game(rgate).

[–] Ocommie63@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 9 months ago

Same 😁😁😁

[–] WittyProfileName2@hexbear.net 27 points 9 months ago

Sarkeesian has literally 0 influence on anything, never did

Literally the only thing I'm aware of her criticism changing is making Emily playable in Dishonored 2.

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"sexism in video games exists and is bad"

frothingfash NOO!!!!

I'd never heard of this person before or Gamergate, but sounds about right for gamers.

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 17 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't look into this any more. Stay pleasantly unaware and happier

[–] anarchoilluminati@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago
[–] LENINSGHOSTFACEKILLA@hexbear.net 14 points 9 months ago

Her critiques weren't even anything over the top. It was very general lib feminism like "the fridged woman trope isn't nice" and "maybe not all female characters should be sex-objects with boob armor?"

[–] TheBroodian@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

Was she a journalist? I thought she was just a critic?