Honestly feel that way too. Maybe its the wording but... mmm, kinda reads like "See see~! now check out my links." Probably just too jaded about people using stuff like this for their own gain lately.
That said, there is no reason for said reaction on her opinions. No one should feel threatened or scared, especially over something like this. If she honestly felt it was needed to get authorities involved, good. As long as her and her family are safe, that's all that matters at the end of the day.
She's a public figure and an activist who is suffering at the hands of people who disagree with her mission. Honestly, I'm pretty sure her fan base would
want to see this kind of stuff to have a more complete understanding of her claims of abuse.
I only just started watching Sarkeesian's game stuff literally yesterday after disagreeing with some stuff she said about movies several years ago, so I don't have much attachment to her at all, but I find the insight to the threats she receives relevant and crucial to the big picture. I do not feel compelled to pledge her money or link to all her videos on social media, you know? I think it's a bad reading of her decision to share this information publicly to assume it's for her own gain because I think you'd have a hard time justifying that she is benefitting from it at all.
And I mean, I totally fell hook, line, and sinker for KONY2012. If I'm not roused up into giving her money or bringing additional traffic to her content, I don't think most people are compelled to do so either.
Of course though this incident is going to get attention. But if she gets extra attention for receiving death threats, why would you blame Sarkeesian? Wouldn't you blame the people being hostile to her?
Edit: I of course don't direct all this at you, I'm just using the bolded text as a point of discussion.