Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

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idk i was just scrolling through his recent slate articles and that jumped out as something a silly person might write

Clay, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:31 (eleven years ago)

that thing where a writer "sees all sides" of an issue only there aren't "sides" at all

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:33 (eleven years ago)

Geeks, it seems, are at the bottom of God’s great chain. While “freaks” such as James Franco and Seth Rogen from cult TV show Freaks and Geeks have gone far, the geeks have not (although Martin Starr has carved out a career as a postmodern Eddie Deezen).

linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:40 (eleven years ago)

To be a real geek is largely to be invisible. We may hear about the “hackers” behind the Fappening or DDoS attacks on game servers, but these are trivial attacks next to what security wonks like Bruce Schneier discover every week, from the infamous “goto fail” bug to byzantine weaknesses in RSA Security. Most of these hackers aren’t out for fame or damage or money, but for the thrill of the chase itself—which is what it really means to be a geek.

linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:45 (eleven years ago)

i could c+p the whole thing honestly

thank you so much for this mordy you're so giving

linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:45 (eleven years ago)

i thought it really meant to bite the head off a living animal

lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:46 (eleven years ago)

unappealing assholes: the true victims

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:47 (eleven years ago)

huh so there's a difference between scientists & engineers vs ppl who like comic books and are kinda awkward and stuff

incredible stuff

Clay, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:49 (eleven years ago)

I thought it was hard to get paid to write

Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:49 (eleven years ago)

if you were a ture geek you'd do smart stuff good for not money

linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:54 (eleven years ago)

oh, so you like computers huh? how poor are you

linda cardellini (zachlyon), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:54 (eleven years ago)

wonka.jpg

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 03:55 (eleven years ago)

So to sum it up, Fappening is trivial, we aren't listening to the moderate gamer haters. This Auerbach dude def seems like a dude I can trust about women's issues.

Ass Tchotchke! (jjjusten), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 05:42 (eleven years ago)

won't link to it but there was a popehat "balanced" gg article that suggested gawker "body-shamed" renee z for this of all things http://gawker.com/here-are-some-pictures-of-renee-zellweger-1648827025

the point about no sense of irony or context is so OTM

everybody loves lana del raymond (s.clover), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 07:22 (eleven years ago)

god that Slate article, apart from its myriad other problems it seems to go on FOREVER

Barry Gordy (Neil S), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 09:31 (eleven years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/LdNQgbb.png

XD

, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 10:21 (eleven years ago)

http://i.imgur.com/3L3L2XB.jpg

, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 11:18 (eleven years ago)

xp Conveniently for me I hate both marriage and gamers so it's nice that they've been combined into a single word

club mate martyr (a passing spacecadet), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 11:27 (eleven years ago)

tbf Auerbach always has the Black Keys if this writing thing doesn't pan out

⌘-B (mh), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:08 (eleven years ago)

Gam is short for game

Steve 'n' Seagulls and Flock of Van Dammes (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 13:54 (eleven years ago)

@socialunjustice

Nhex, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:38 (eleven years ago)

tbf Auerbach always has the Black Keys if this writing thing doesn't pan out

― ⌘-B (mh), Wednesday, October 29, 2014 9:08 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

lol assuming you weren't joking, it is not the black keys dude. that's DAN auerbach not david

marcos, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:46 (eleven years ago)

I really, really want to beat these people up now.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:48 (eleven years ago)

You didn't before?

kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:49 (eleven years ago)

lol

⌘-B (mh), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:50 (eleven years ago)

that's why I added a second really

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:50 (eleven years ago)

that's why there's a "2" after "hurting"

LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:53 (eleven years ago)

PLEASE can we stop the threats and bullying on this board? no wonder gamergaters feel so threatened

The Falun Gong Show (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:54 (eleven years ago)

Shut up nerd, get back in the locker.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 14:56 (eleven years ago)

the bully is on the other foot now, misogamer!

Nhex, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:14 (eleven years ago)

But misogamer is the name of my Japanese maid cafe

, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:18 (eleven years ago)

#notallmisogamists

The Falun Gong Show (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:19 (eleven years ago)

misogamy - the act of marrying someone you hate

kissaroo and Tyler, too (DJP), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:24 (eleven years ago)

lulz

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:26 (eleven years ago)

misonymy: the act of making hateful new coinages

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:26 (eleven years ago)

http://www.polygon.com/2014/10/28/7086163/adobe-distances-itself-from-gamergate-gaffe

Adobe was one of the few 'victories' for GG, but they really don't like it either.

©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:27 (eleven years ago)

misoGG

jmm, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:29 (eleven years ago)

misotunney

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:31 (eleven years ago)

anyone wanna come over? Play some gams?

$0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:33 (eleven years ago)

some gam gams?

$0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:33 (eleven years ago)

check out those gams

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:33 (eleven years ago)

http://twitter.com/woneal/status/527479486527590401/photo/1

u2 removal machine (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:34 (eleven years ago)

ha niice

lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:35 (eleven years ago)

atheistconservative

we really could come up with a name generator, couldn't we?

⌘-B (mh), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:37 (eleven years ago)

brb gotta angrily post on youtube as vapinglibertariangamer

⌘-B (mh), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:37 (eleven years ago)

gamingandlogichistorian

lag∞n, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:40 (eleven years ago)

atheistconservative furious that that guy was in the hitler youth and didn't even kill any jews

Roberto Spiralli, Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:41 (eleven years ago)

@minecraftalpha

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 15:41 (eleven years ago)

who was the #gjpros leaker anyway

caucasity and the sundance kid (goole), Wednesday, 29 October 2014 16:05 (eleven years ago)


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