The troubling thing is that anything you put online will stay online forever. And because of the false security one has online, people feel they can put up anything without repercussions.

Online bullying...21st century problem

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'Those obscene pictures are intended to shame her, to reduce her to her genitals, and to intimidate her.
I'm sure there's plenty here which breaks the law' , believe me Helen, if nobody harmed that woman physically, there was no breaking the law. I went myself to the police with online harrasment and guess what...?
LOL

Point number one, a troll is a troll, that's what it is and nothing more. It comes from low self-esteem and jealousy; nothing more to it. They do it because they want people's attention. Ignoring them is the best option. Not ignoring them leads to their increased activity, it's all they want/crave/need. They are needy, any sort of interaction satisfies them.

What ever happened to "if you don't like the videos she is making don't watch them"? I see this problem less as trolling/bullying than as of out-of-control stupidity. How did we manage to teach these boys that the correct way to deal with things you dislike is to obsess on them? Because I don't believe this is a behavior that comes naturally.

I think what many of you are failing to remember is that Video Games are for idiot children/idiot virgin manchildren. Consider who is actually defending video games. Greasy fat gamer virgins.

Kill All Gamers

Okay, let's get down to brass tacks: Sticks and stones may break her bones but words will never hurt her? Perhaps not. If you are going to fight for what you think is right, know you are going to receive resistance. That said, the fact that the web is largely an anonymous medium means people can be as awful or hateful as they want and they feel they will never get nailed for it. Are they correct? Sometimes.

At the end of the day, she was just a target. How do you know that the people who were doing all of the abusing were men? I suspect that there were a lot of people who were attacking her just because it amused them. There is a lot of doubt in my mind that all of the hate she received was actually genuine. Please note the time that Oprah did a live discussion about child abuse and child pornography and people went and flooded her chat room with rantings about continuing the abuse. Were they child abusers? I SERIOUSLY doubt it. They were much more like the kids that drive down the street, knocking mail boxes down with baseball bats.

Maybe we should stop, think a little and rant a little less. The rabble rousers are just getting what they want.

I don't really care one way or another but you guys (or girls or whatever) are fighting a losing battle. The internet does not proceed according to the same rules as that of the outside world. Immature thirteen year-olds posting hateful comments are, even in their ignorance, showing how much better they understand the internet than those of you who are so quick to advertise your pain. Those kids aren't able to articulate it, but they can feel it. The internet has forever changed things, and unfortunately some of you are stuck in the past. This is what those kids feel but don't understand, in its simplicity. You have issued a call of war against an evil taboo idea in a world where there is no taboo, no evil. I just find it unfortunate how many of you will willingly engage in this "war" as if it is a debate you can win. Ideas will never again be policed, labelled as wrong and condemned. Those days are over, and this message will be drilled into you over and over again against your will (pardon the rape imagery!) until you either submit or go quiet. That is the nature of the internet, and it is no way a bad thing.

Good article -- I've been following her videos for a few months, and she is brilliant. I admire her, and her work is making things better for women everywhere. Kudos to you, Anita. As to the wankers who criticize her, well, that's what makes them wankers.

The issue of misogyny in video games is one that I've been trying to follow pertty closely as of late. From articles bashing on women and claiming to have proof of "Why Girls Suck At Gaming" to instances of rape being "glorified" in video game format. Ultimately, as a man that would love to see a lot of "tropes" be set aside I cannot help but get pissed off when I see reactions like the ones from these men happening.
First, and foremost, I'm not completely sold on this video series that Sarkeesian is working on. The only reason is that I feel she is going to bring her bias towards the feminist view into the mix. She wants to point out the faults and stereotypes that are placed on female characters in gaming? That's great, but understand that there are other opinions to counter what she has to offer. And a majority of people will actually forget that despite all of her research and work, it's all boiled down to her opinion.
Now does this mean I'm against her filming this project? Hell no. Then why did I point out the previous paragraph? To show how properly to respond to something with which you may not agree. This is the example that these abrasive "men" should have followed to counteract the opinion of Ms. Sarkeesian.
Instead, we get hate and the threats of violence and rape and, most disturbingly of all, the joking around of both acts. As a man who considers himself a male feminist (something I have been told does not exist *ahem*) it pisses me off to see fellow males treat other people this way. And yes, I say "people." Women are people, just as men are people. It makes no comprehensible sense to act in such a barbaric, childish and hateful way. Sure, be angry, you're allowed that emotion, but don't be a moron on how you express it. And when you are a moron with your expression, don't excuse it with "it's how men are." That's garbage and we're better than that.
So, ultimately, I am so disgusted to know that there are people out there wasting their talents on such hateful and selfish actions. Do something useful with the gifts you have. And men, don't be asshats. Women don't want to be onjectified and I see no problem with that. They're still beautiful, graceful and lovely. Just because they stand up for themselves and want a better representation of themselves in gaming doesn't change that.

And Sarkeesian definitely deserves apologies from these asshats.

Okay, let me make this clear. Free speech.
She has just the right to be a nutter (taking money/making videos that don't cost anything/etc, and others have the right to criticize her (comics/pictures/ comments/etc).