Wednesday, 05 November 2014

#GamerGate in a nutshell

I believe if you start reading here you’ll be able to see exactly what I’ve been dealing with tonight…but that’s not why I’m writing this.

I’m writing this because some people — who can not be proven to be the people involved in that conversation — are threatening to tell my employers that I’ve been accused of sexual harassment and am therefore an enemy to “true feminists” and “feminism” everywhere. They’re also claiming that I failed to act appropriately in another awful incident and this, I admit, is why I’m angry enough to write this post.

All of which tells me everything I need to know about them who would doxx me — I say let ‘em, as I know y’all remember things I’ve done that are far worse or more impolitic. Right?

Nov 5, 2014 8:58:07 AM

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Janice

Anonymous threatening people are anathema to feminism says this feminist and any other feminist (i.r. rational human being) with a lick of sense. You go, SEK!

Posted by: Janice | Wednesday, 05 November 2014 at 06:56 PM

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