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Thread pruned. Let's keep ad hominem attacks to a minimum, guys.

Journalists still pretending it's about misogyny. In the meanwhile, a Reddit user got shadowbanned from Reddit simply for asking Julian Assange what he thought about Censorship during an AMA. Who was Reddit's parent company again? What other journalistic outlets did they own?

I thought it was a decent film that bombed because of terrible marketing.

I don't see why the social-justice/anti-gg side would be concerned.The whole 'gamersgate' movement accomplished little and has no idea where to go next. You misunderstand me. I'm saying it's reasonable to believe the journalists (as some game developers are as attested to by indie dev daniel vavra) are only on the side of social-justice crowd publicly because they are scared of the social-justice crowd turning on them and harassing, doxxing and pretty much all around ruining them. Not that they are afraid of the gamers.

Yeah. Supposedly they considered the plot of "saving mankind from 'the Fallen'" to be analogous with "saving white people from black people".

Nope, it's for his book being racist.

That's interesting. Honestly, I'm beginning to wonder if some of the journalists pulled this stunt because they themselves are pooping their pants just as much as the developers are. With the exception of perhaps Ms. Alexander, I wonder how many of them are posting these things because they will become a target if they don't, such as Stardock CEO Brad Wardell: http://www.littletinyfrogs.com/article/457741/GamerGatethe_free_ride_is_over Stardock's CEO Brad Wardell claims being harassed for years by cliques focused on social justice. Emphasis his.

Nonek wins at this thread. Most other people thus far, are losing.

Yeah, I don't think this is currently a priority. It's a seriously minor inconvenience.

Spent most of yesterday playing outdoor laser tag in the woods. It was bloody brilliant.

Where I work, 80% are women. I hate it when they say hello and ask me how I am doing. I also hate it that some of the bring home baked cookies and the like to work. I especially hate it when they tell me that I can go home early when I am done with my stuff. Today, they sent me home an hour and fifteen minutes early. Who do they think they are? Men can work too, you know? Man, I remember when my mom used to cut the crust off my sandwiches for me. It's like she didn't want me to become tough.

My girlfriend was extremely understanding and patient during my several year long depression and never let me give up on myself. What a bitch.

Its sad that they needed a disclaimer. There was nothing controversial, unless you count truth as controversial. Damn, this article is a pretty scathing condemnation. It might as well be titled "Hardcore social justice crowd dissuades devs from becoming more inclusive".

Yeah it's a satire of radfem perceptions, Bruce. I'd approve but the bonus points for satire are being negated by demerits for retreading the same old thing: Drama in the indie game biz pt 1 Drama in the indie game biz pt 2 The state of feminism Contribution of women in the game industry Virtual rape hard to track Women supplanting men as largest gaming demographic Celebrity Nudes Leaked Pretty sure with those we've had enough threads starting as or turning into a discussion about or bashing of both radfem and general feminist perceptions. I guess since it's just a joke it's not really harming anyone, though. Since no women (as far as I've seen) weighed in on those threads it's a bit redundant.

If this is true, I'm going to laugh so hard.

It's a mainstream genre?

Like the little "Blizz" notifications on the Battle.net forums? That's a neat idea but I don't know if the forum software has the ability. Would be handy for the PoE forums to see what issues have already been responded to. I'll try to pass it on and see if someone can find out. No guarantees.

I built a couple of neat things in Minecraft but on a whole, but the most stressful moments in that game have always been finding monsters in sprawling caves.

Huh. Not convinced of the accuracy of this claim, but if it is it is a serious blow to the credibility of Ms. Sarkeesian. http://billthemanfromkentucky.tumblr.com/post/97189340808/the-girl-who-cried-wolf-and-the-press-that-sold-it-to

Congratulations and respect, man. Grandmother's funeral was today and I'm taking the rest of the day off. I know I should use my time to do something productive but screw it, not in the mood today.

Dunno if anyone posted this before, but it's new to me. 99 Red Balloons covered using only Red Balloons.

That cartoon tries to diminish the act of rape, its in very bad taste and offensive. I don't think that's what it's doing. As mI interpret it, it is saying rape is a big deal and counts as a scathing and vicious condemnation of the radfems who have been saying it. The problem is that it paints women who want inclusivity as these radfems. Bruce, have you looked into the social media around these subjects? This is the response to a man who came out as having been raped by a woman: http://gamergateharrassment.tumblr.com/image/96862041112 Again, can't post the thing because of language. But these are real messages. I've had to resort to using the image because the actual thing got taken down, but I saw these being posted. I would not hesitate to condemn this cartoon if it wasn't for the fact that this is a very real and prevalent attitude among those harassing gamers right now.

Not a big fan of that cartoon myself as it does misrepresent women as all being hardline fems who would say something like that. I appreciate what it's trying to do but the punchline is pretty rude and unhelpful. I much prefer this one as it is much closer to what I've seen a couple of hundred times in the last few days: http://i0.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/823/986/b4c.jpg Not posting the picture itself because of language rules.

Been surrounded by some negativity recently but thankfully Mike Doughty's new single has been kicking it down with his lovely message of positivity. Light will keep your heart beating in the future.