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[RMI]

These people disgust me. Seriously wtf you goddamned losers get a life.

It's such a shame what the video game community has turned into.

when was it not this?

 

[djnewwest]

Dude it's not just gaming it's everywhere now. It's the rise of this alt-right white nationalist bullshit. These retard degenerates feel empowered by the current President. Any man who would treat a woman like that is nothing but a fucking disgrace and a coward.

 

[DriftingSpirit]

I'm still trying to grasp that all of this is occurring over animations in a video game.

Animations in a video game

 

[mieumieu]

What really angries me most in the report is the false accusation of using sex to advance in the job. Like, have they really worked with professional women in their work circles? Their work are fiercely competitive!

 

[Rhaknar]

A grim reminder that for all the progress we've made, gaming is still a very toxic community.

What progress?

 

[Mr. Pointy]

Yeah, I saw this shit coming from a mile away.

 

[MKIL65]

Twitter and gamers continue to be the worst combined things ever.

 

[SatelliteOfLove]

Im getting deja vu from the previous Gator fuckery reguarding this series. People just aint right.

 

[Renekton]

The Mass Effect "fan" community has shown time and time again that they are scummy. This isn't shocking. Also not shocking to see the usual suspects stoke the flames and then throw their hands up in shock.

Given their LGBT content, I doubt many misogynistic/supremacist people stuck around since DA2.

RPGCodex is far worse in this regard.

 

[RRockman]

that's not ok at all. Super shameful.

 

[Frozenprince]

Blame the company not individuals that probably worked their ass off doing the best they could.

Or we don't blame anybody because it's an entertainment product.

 

[EatChildren]

Like, have they really worked with professional women in their work circles? Their work are fiercely competitive!

You're assuming they have jobs and aren't just lifelong NEETs.

 

[Ogodei]

Free Speech was a mistake...

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

I hate gaming culture so much.

When did this form of organized harassment start? Jennifer Hepler? Jade Raymond? And what can we do about it?

I think it's just become a lot easier now with social media.

 

[LotusHD]

Not to defend the scumbags. But this isn't exclusive to gamers. I see vile shit on YouTube for other things like movie trailers. There are some insanely awful football fans in my country. Basically what I'm saying is there are scumbags everywhere and this isn't exclusive to the gaming community. It's just on the internet the trolls come out the woodwork as in the real world they wouldn't be so brave.

Why do I always see posts like this in these type of threads? We know that gamers aren't literally the only group that does stuff like this. But that doesn't detract from the fact that stuff like this is far more prevalent in the gaming community than one would like.

 

[Halfmunch]

This is sad, what's worst is most of the animations people are complaining about are created through an automated software/engine tech... and not completely by an animator.

 

[hbkajshdvfbkjhvgkahsgdfka]

This is why it's difficult to associate with this hobby and culture.

 

[GSR]

who could have seen a 24/7 hatestorm against a bioware game turning into a witch hunt against a woman

i mean, who could have possibly seen this coming

 

[Les]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

 

[reptilescorpio]

I didn't know that these folks were shitheads from this community.

I didn't say this community, I said our community. We are part of the gaming community.

 

[Frozenprince]

Why do I always see posts like this in these type of threads? We know that gamers aren't literally the only group that does stuff like this. But that doesn't detract from the fact that stuff like this is more prevalent in the gaming community than one would like.

Honestly, the more this shit happens, and it happens a lot, the less I think there even is a "gaming community". And more I just think it's an amalgamation of scum with a few bastions of sanity and decency here and there.

 

[broscientific]

I hate gaming culture so much.

When did this form of organized harassment start? Jennifer Hepler? Jade Raymond? And what can we do about it?

Never stop calling people out on their bullshit, especially the wave of popular Youtubers and content creators spreading hate.

 

[Cabbagehead]

Or we don't blame anybody because it's an entertainment product.

So no accountability?

 

[ScientificPizza]

Why do I always see posts like this in these type of threads? We know that gamers aren't literally the only group that does stuff like this. But that doesn't detract from the fact that stuff like this is far more prevalent in the gaming community than one would like.

Yeah. It's like "not to delegitimise thes situation, but this happens everywhere". Okay? That just makes it worse.

So no accountability?

There's a difference between criticism and blaming

 

[Got]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

think we found one of the harassers guys.

 

[Gai Murakumo]

Some people are just terrible.

 

[nnarum]

Comment sections or social media posts don't surprise me on the internet anymore.

I can't fathom why someone would post something so vulgar.

 

[Squarehard]

The forever collateral damage of GamerGate.

 

[antonz]

Gamer Gate continues to be nothing but shitty human beings.

Bioware needed a much stronger response as well. They should have come straight out and told GG to fuck off in nicer words of course. Valid and respectful criticism is always welcome. GG shit is never acceptable and should never be treated like it has any respectability. Ostracize them from the Industry they claim to love.

 

[andymcc]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

Next your going to say SJW and call us snowflakes.

 

[Cabbagehead]

I didn't say this community, I said our community. We are part of the gaming community.

I'm apart of no community. I just like games.

 

[Dabi]

This is crazy. Wow.

 

[ScaryShark]

So no accountability?

The accountability is you don't financially support a product you don't like.

 

[broscientific]

So no accountability?

Leave assigning accountability to managers at Bioware and EA... whose job it is to actually make decisions about these types of scenarios

 

[RMI]

So no accountability?

Is that what this is? Nobody owes these fans anything.

 

[Spinosaurus]

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

Stop normalizing this behavior.

 

[fin]

Just wow, stay classy. Serious question, is anyone working on banning people from the internet? Like when someone gets banned from GAF, but for the entire internet?

 

[Mediking]

Yikes.... just horrible

 

[zelhawks37]

That Ralph guy is an "interesting" fellow... Sad that people do this over animations in a game.

 

[Frozenprince]

Accountability for a bad business move will be handled by the business. Blame isn't something necessary because you don't like how a product turned out.

 

[Crossing Eden]

So no accountability?

Fuck this, this isn't accountability, at all. At best we can only infer what happened behind the scenes, we shouldn't be holding individuals accountable at all, that's not how game development works. It's a huge collaborative effort.

 

[Renekton]

So no accountability?

What are you getting at here? 😲

 

[Cabbagehead]

lmao

 

[nnarum]

Stop normalizing this behavior.

He has a point. What can anyone do to stop this? Report it to twitter?

I'm legit asking too.

 

[ScientificPizza]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

Shut the fuck up

Just because something is common it doesn't make it any less shocking or reprehensible. The fact that it *is* so common is the most horrific thing about this.

 

[jon bones]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

delete your account

 

[spannicus]

Taking this stupid shit way too far smh. Fuckers need to just enjoy the game or dont fkn buy it.

 

[Shoeless]

Never stop calling people out on their bullshit, especially the wave of popular Youtubers and content creators spreading hate.

It does show that there's a real problem in some segments of the gaming community. YouTubers spreading hate wouldn't work if no one is clicking on them and giving them views, so clearly, there's a "positive" response to it. The market, the audience, is there, and they exist in enough numbers to justify more people doing it.

Hate is on the rise, and it's becoming cool and fun to indulge in it again. It's like humanity learned absolutely thing in the 20th century, and we're headed for WWIII this year, with WWIV in 2039.

 

[diaspora]

Pathetic.

Not the tweets, these posts. It's almost comical reading post after post, "Oh, the horror!"

Like you're surprised? And then everyone has to chime in a quick condolences.

Shitheads on the internet do shithead things. news at 11...

Delete yourself.

 

[LegendofJoe]

This is why people think gamers are losers and idiots.

A non-insignificant amount of us are losers. A lot of the stereotypes are true.