[Air-L] Fwd: #gamergate links

Thu Oct 23 16:09:50 PDT 2014

I have a lot of links about sexism in this Pinterest board (I promise I´ll
move all to Diigo some day)

http://www.pinterest.com/aletorto/sobre-videojuegos-y-mundos-virtuales/

Best,

Alejandro Tortolini

2014-10-23 14:16 GMT-03:00 Jenni Powell <jenni.powell at gmail.com>:

> Here are two personal accounts:
>
>
> https://medium.com/the-cauldron/why-gamergaters-piss-me-the-f-off-a7e4c7f6d8a6
>
>
> http://thisfeliciaday.tumblr.com/post/100700417809/the-only-thing-i-have-to-say-about-gamer-gate
>
> What's interesting about these two pieces is that Chris Kluwe's piece was
> really inflammatory (though he had points, don't get me wrong) and he went
> pretty much unscathed in terms of being attacked in the name of
> GamerGate...while on the otherhand, Felicia's account was tamer and more
> personal and heartfelt and she was almost immediately doxxed (of which she
> expressed fear of happening).  It sparked quite a lot of discussion when it
> happened yesterday.
>
> On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 9:56 AM, Burcu Bakioglu <bbakiogl at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Thanks all. Like I said, I'm compiling all these links to a google doc
> for
> > everyone else to use. I'll share once it is finalized.
> >
> > P.S. Andy, thanks! I have two other more recent articles on the topic,
> FYI
> > :) Send me a private email if you're interested in seeing those as well.
> If
> > I write a whole paper on this, I'll be sure to send it along.
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 11:45 AM, Andy Keenan <andrewtkeenan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Burcu,
> > >
> > > I found this article from ArsTechnica on the relationship between 4chan
> > > and #gamergate particularly interesting. Discusses how #gamergate did
> not
> > > start as a grassroots gamer movement but with sockpuppet twitter
> > accounts:
> > >
> >
> http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2014/09/new-chat-logs-show-how-4chan-users-pushed-gamergate-into-the-national-spotlight/
> > >
> > >
> > > Great quote - "But seriously, I think we're doing pretty good on the
> > > #GamerGate front," wrote user OperationDunk in a "quinnspiracy" IRC
> > > channel. "Lot of support, and a ton of people are picking up the
> > > self-chastising when people start getting insulting. It took a few days
> > of
> > > 4-5 of us doing it but it's taking off."
> > >
> > > Hope that helps. Would love to see a copy of your presentation when
> > you're
> > > finished.
> > > Andy
> > >
> > > PS - I have been citing your "Spectacular interventions of second life:
> > > Goon culture, griefing, and disruption in virtual spaces" article in
> all
> > of
> > > my recent work. Thanks for taking a critical look at griefing and goons
> > > without demonizing it. Greatly appreciated! It's a culture that needs
> to
> > be
> > > studied and understood.
> > >
> > >
> > > Andy Keenan
> > > PhD Candidate
> > > Faculty of Information
> > > University of Toronto
> > >
> > > On Thu, Oct 23, 2014 at 6:54 AM, Burcu Bakioglu <bbakiogl at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >> I've been asked to give a brief presentation on the #gamergate scandal
> > >> that
> > >> erupted last month. I casually read up on it but I want to be a bit
> more
> > >> thorough as you can imagine. I was wondering if you would share some
> of
> > >> the
> > >> links you may have come across.
> > >>
> > >> Kind regards.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> Thanks,
> > >>
> > >> Burcu S. Bakioglu, Ph.D.
> > >> Postdoctoral Fellow in New Media
> > >> Lawrence University
> > >>
> > >> http://www.palefirer.com
> > >>
> > >> -- "There is nothing more frightening than a clown after midnight."
> Lon
> > >> Chaney
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> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Burcu S. Bakioglu, Ph.D.
> > Postdoctoral Fellow in New Media
> > Lawrence University
> >
> > http://www.palefirer.com
> >
> > -- "There is nothing more frightening than a clown after midnight." Lon
> > Chaney
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Burcu S. Bakioglu, Ph.D.
> > Postdoctoral Fellow in New Media
> > Lawrence University
> >
> > http://www.palefirer.com
> >
> > -- "There is nothing more frightening than a clown after midnight." Lon
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