uh oh a Polygon article talking about gender and gaming. PearlClutchingGAF is coming out in full force with these new accusations.
On one side I see disagreements and explanations to support those disagreements.
And on the other side then I see hot takes, "can't believe GAF has fallen so far", "can't believe I'm hearing this in 2018", and pearl-clutching that "this place has fallen so far" and "GAF is a hotbed for the alt-right".
But I mean, if you had an opinion to offer the thread in support of Polygon's article, no one is stopping you from sharing it...
You're misquoting me because I was replying in response to someone else. I'm not denying this is a universal problem; I was responding to someone saying they don't think it's an issue for women.
Gladly mate, it doesn't differ greatly, I just don't think the way they've presented this piece is the right way of doing it. I feel like by opening the article with the para:
'This story is not another attempt to chronicle the activities of racist and misogynist men who harass women and people of color on social media and in multiplayer games.'
Is the author basically saying: it is, but stick with us.
Like any decent piece of journalism, they should have widened their sources. Or, better still, like you're saying (you seem like a clever person) referenced the fact this is still a universal problem not just for females.
I can't speak for the other poster, then. I apologize if I butted into the dialog and misunderstood where you were coming from.
You are correct: my stance is that
harassment is a problem. Harassment occurs against both men and women. We can all address it together and also I believe there is room for special-interest groups to specifically discuss harassment against their own special-interest group (women, racial minorities, to name two). That is the extent to which my opinions and that of the article are in agreement.
But the article goes further. It lays the blame at the feet of men. There are people who take issue with that, who do not agree with overall problem of harassment being framed as men vs women (which the article does) instead of harassment in general. So if the article says "this is a big problem for women" when the facts say it's a big problem for everyone (men experience it more, according to research) then it only makes sense that people would speak up and say "uhhh, no? This isn't a
woman's problem. It's just a problem. Why is it being framed as a woman's problem and being aimed at men?".
That's a valid point. Defenders of the article have yet to answer it.