In lieu of GamerGate, misogyny in gaming culture is being brought to the forefront of popular mainstream media. Misogyny has long been an issue for female gamers but misogyny isn’t the only issue that gamers face. There is also a culture of homophobia, sexism, and racism in the gaming community. Women who criticize these aspects of gaming culture are why internet trolls create movements such as GamerGate.
Gaming companies such as GiantBomb and news outlets such as CNN and MSNBC who normally sit on the sidelines of these discussions have started to take a stand and speak up against the patriarchal attitudes in gaming. Misogyny, or the prejudice against women, hurts not just women but all of us. It doesn’t just mean hating women but hating everything …show more content…
The whole game industry must stand up against the harassment of women.”
Her video blog series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games analyzes sexism in mainstream video games. Two of her most recent videos discuss women as background decoration in games. These videos, and others like it, have drawn death threats in the past. Sarkeesian has also recently appeared on Comedy Central’s news show “The Colbert Report” where she challenged Colbert on his views and brought him to see that he is, in fact, a feminist.
Zoe Quinn, an independent game designer, came under fire in September. Her ex-boyfriend took to internet blogging sites and forums and did everything in his power to smear her name. The ex-boyfriend wrote a manifesto of sorts all about her alleged sex life and how she “slept her way around the gaming industry.” Over the course of September internet trolls posted her private, personal information to public venues, sending her death threats, hacking anyone who was suspected of being her friend, calling her father to tell him that she is a whore, and sent nude photos of her to her
Gaming companies such as GiantBomb and news outlets such as CNN and MSNBC who normally sit on the sidelines of these discussions have started to take a stand and speak up against the patriarchal attitudes in gaming. Misogyny, or the prejudice against women, hurts not just women but all of us. It doesn’t just mean hating women but hating everything …show more content…
The whole game industry must stand up against the harassment of women.”
Her video blog series Tropes vs. Women in Video Games analyzes sexism in mainstream video games. Two of her most recent videos discuss women as background decoration in games. These videos, and others like it, have drawn death threats in the past. Sarkeesian has also recently appeared on Comedy Central’s news show “The Colbert Report” where she challenged Colbert on his views and brought him to see that he is, in fact, a feminist.
Zoe Quinn, an independent game designer, came under fire in September. Her ex-boyfriend took to internet blogging sites and forums and did everything in his power to smear her name. The ex-boyfriend wrote a manifesto of sorts all about her alleged sex life and how she “slept her way around the gaming industry.” Over the course of September internet trolls posted her private, personal information to public venues, sending her death threats, hacking anyone who was suspected of being her friend, calling her father to tell him that she is a whore, and sent nude photos of her to her