As a follow-on to a previous posting, Good, horrid, and great treatment of girls and women & addendum, I post another Slashdot.org article - instigated by the same person (or, at least, by someone using the same screen name) as the Slashdot.org articles in my previous posting. I use Gamer "Culture" because Gamer Culture seems an oxymoron, from the reports I've heard/read.
Combating Recent, Ugly Incidents of Misogyny In Gamer Culture 928
Posted by Soulskillon Thursday September 04, 2014 @10:53AM from the push-until-it-gives dept.
ideonexus writes: 2490 gamers, developers and journalists have signed an open letter supporting inclusiveness in the gaming community after indie game developer Zoe Quinn received backlash and harassment when her ex-boyfriend posted false accusations that she traded sex for favorable reviews of her game and feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian was driven from her home after receiving death and rape threats for her videos illustrating the way some mainstream games encourage the commoditization of and violence against women. The harassment has prompted geek-dating advice columnist Harris O'Malley to declare the backlash the "Extinction Burst of Gaming Culture," the last reactionary gasp before the culture shifts to become more inclusive.
And I thought that Miss O'Ginny was a stripper in an Irish pub ;-)
Posted by: Ole Phat Stu | September 05, 2014 at 10:04 AM