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Gamergate, Gaming, and "nerd" Articles

Archive Branko Marcetic Oct 23, 2014
Gamergate is really about terrorism: Why Bill Maher should be vilifying the gaming community, too
It's time for us to face up to our persistent double standard on what constitutes a terrorist act

Archive Arthur Chu Nov 3, 2015
GamerGate rides again: Corporate arrogance just turned SXSW’s “big tent” into a three-ring circus
SXSW plans a day-long "summit" on harassment — and invites the ambassadors of online abuse to share the stage

Archive Mary Elizabeth Williams Oct 27, 2015
SXSW’s Gamergate fiasco: Canceling a panel on fighting abuse is cowardice — and it doesn’t solve anything
The conference claims threats of violence led to a tough choice — but where's the apology?

Archive Arthur Chu Oct 29, 2015
Victory for the douchebags: Not taking sides is the easiest way to help the worst guys win
When SXSW refused to take a stand on GamerGate, one was taken for them—by the most odious players

Archive Matthew Rozsa Aug 9, 2016
Toxic white male nerd avengers: What’s really behind the “Suicide Squad” super-fan freak-out
Here's why a certain type of rabid pop-culture fandom transforms into ugly mob behavior online

Archive Amanda Marcotte Sep 15, 2016
Donald Trump’s campaign really is Gamergate being played out on a national scale
Trump is able to manipulate the media into ignoring the real stories to chase down Clinton non-scandals

Archive Amanda Marcotte, Laurie Penny Aug 16, 2017
“They came for the nerd girls first”: Ignoring Gamergate’s “weaponized trolling” carried a price
Salon's Amanda Marcotte and author Laurie Penny discuss identity politics, harassment and the so-called alt-right

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