VerrKol Wrote:I actually watched the episode tonight (I'm a day behind because I always watch it on Hulu), and it went about as well as could be expected. There was a little back and forth with Colbert's usual humor style. Because of his Report character always going over the top when backing something, I think Sarkeesian came out ahead for most viewers but not horrendously so. There's just no way to get any depth in this format, but at least both sides were there.

I don't really think there's much chance to see a GG supporter interviewed. There aren't many that have ridden the publicity wave well enough to get invited and there aren't many episodes of the Report left so I think it would be difficult for the network to justify two episodes to the topic unless this turns out to be a very slow news week. Remember this is more comedy than news show.

Zerard Wrote:Speaking of the whole 'damsel in distress' topic, is that even really a prevalent thing anymore? Even in games like Hyrule Warriors (where over half the cast is female), Final Fantasy XII, and Super Mario 3D World, the women are pretty significant and prominent protagonists.

Polantaris Wrote:I find it amusing that these people take Random Internet Person Death Threats seriously. Everyone even remotely popular or well know gets death threats all the time from the people that do not like them.

I wouldn't be surprised if at this point they only continue to get them because they make such a big deal about them.

Flonne Wrote:Why is antiGG even still a thing when every last one of them is SO FUCKING INCOMPETENT, jesus fucking christ, how do they even survive daily life, I'm honestly surprised they haven't all drowned staring up in a rainstorm like turkeys, simply because nobody told them not to. I blame the increasing availability of healthcare, some people NEED to be culled and those people are no longer dying off naturally, we are saving their stupid for future generations.

VerrKol Wrote:Just pointing out that this kind of comment is exactly the kind of thing that gets GG in trouble.

VerrKol Wrote:Just pointing out that this kind of comment is exactly the kind of thing that gets GG in trouble.

Flonne Wrote:https://archive.today/7T0mP
Mozilla posts in support of SJWs.

Flonne Wrote:I'm not a public figurehead for it, and I don't feel it has anything to do with gamergate itself anyway, it was a sweeping statement that a LOT of people that should be dying from natural causes are not any longer. The intelligence needed simply to exist without inadvertently killing yourself is no longer a factor in our society, and those people are easy to point out particularly in conversations online because it's very hard to unconsciously or even consciously censor oneself online, even if you AREN'T pants-on-head retarded. The worst of this will be found on twitter; for many people like this, twitter is the very first thing they go to in any circumstance, before thinking about it and almost at the same time they register it, hell, sometimes they bring up the page and start typing before they even finish the thought entirely. Stupid inane pomegranate like "someone just looked at me funny on the bus" or "I'm having coffee at starbucks"; because they are now used to posting without any thinking involved, it's no wonder that these massive errors in judgment are now commonplace.

ShinkuDragon Wrote:not that i necesarily disagree. but with SJW -everything- does.

VerrKol Wrote:1) You may not be a public figurehead, but it appears from your participation in this thread that you consider yourself to be a supporter if not outright member. When dealing with a crowd movement, there exists a double edged sword because every member's opinion matters regardless of their perceived authority. Others in this thread have complained about the misrepresentation of the GamerGate movement because it has been coopted by extremists who fuel the allegations of sexism and misogyny. This shows that your opinion matters.

VerrKol Wrote:2) There are a lot of things I could say about this point of view, but I'll constrain myself to the topic at hand. Perhaps you can admit that your open eagerness for this person's death is out of proportion with her actions. She may well be incompetent and reprehensible, but death seems well beyond reasonable discourse.

VerrKol Wrote:3) Your use of the word "retarded" is not only inaccurate but also a disservice to genuinely mentally handicapped individuals. This isn't a major point since it's a common occurrence, but it seems counterproductive to, even inadvertently, bully a group when advocating the SJWs stop doing the same to you.

VerrKol Wrote:5) Whether or not people post inane things on social media is immaterial to this discussion. You're letting your personal opinions and politics cloud this discussion by turning it into a rant.

Eliseo Wrote: Found this gem on twitter.

Also, a 15k+ Gamergate supporter list going around for the users to be blocked by SJW.

Flonne Wrote:That image is priceless, I love it.