Gamergate Discussion This whole situation with #gamergate is stupid as hell. First off, there are gamers sending women death threats because they don't like what the women said, which makes all gamers look bad. Second off, there are feminists like Anita Sarkeesian who are complaining about how women are treated in video games. Personally, I'm not on any side of this argument. For those of you who don't know, gamergate is a controversy that began in August 2014, concerning misogyny and harassment in video game culture. Feminists believe that the way game creators portray women in their games is wrong. To them, I say shut the hell up. You're defending pixels on a screen. You believe that women don't need saving, or shouldn't be treated like objects. Well, how about you instead try to stop these things from happening in real life, rather than in games. Your arguments are pathetic and you whine too much, so shut up. Now, for the gamers threatening these women. Shut up and grow up. You seriously want to end a person's life because of what they believe? You make me ashamed to call myself a gamer. Why don't you just stop trying to look cool behind the computer in your mother's basement, you 40 year old virgins. Get a life and stop trying to take away others. What do you think about gamergate?
^Five guys:Burgers and lies But they are connected Kotaku be all up in that corruption though. Also, OP. This discussion is at least a month old. You seem pissy and you don't bring an intelligent opinion to the table. Bad thread.
Well, I don't agree with the death threats, definitely. And yes, VideoGames are portraying women like they are portrayed in porn- but just to a much lesser extent. Though games such as Mass Effect which include sex scenes are mainly exploring real-life characters, so I don't think that those games are necessarily bad, because while they portray all females as hotties, they're usually only a "gateway" to having a virtual relationship where the women aren't abused. (Also, you really think that they'll make all the women ugly? Ugh) Though other games such as GTA, and Saints Row portray women in a whole different light, and that I believe should be taken out, as it is just offensive. Plus Cortana in Halo should've been kept the way she was in Halo 3, unlike how she was in Halo 4, as a curvaceous computer babe. Though seriously, that was just pushing it. It was like a stereotypical nerd's deam.
Everything I would say has been said before. Besides, you're referring to these 'nerds' and 'feminists' as if they play this game. Seems like whining or a rant which will never reach their ears.
You think this is the only site I'm posting this on? This is going on reddit, ign, my personal blog and any other site I can post this on.