Actually, the first of these are from last night, in the wake of learning that game developer Brianna Wu was threatened out of her home:
Jesus. Brianna Wu is someone I consider a friend. Fuck everyone who thinks GamerGate is anything other than haters shitting on women.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
If you think threatening women is a legitimate tactic for anything, feel free to stop reading my work. I don't need you or your money.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
What followed this morning after a whole lot of stupid on my comment threads when I woke up this morning:
Astounding the number of dudes who think a woman game developer being harassed has nothing to do with a movement founded to harass women.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
And yes, GamerGate was founded to harass women. We've all seen the IRC logs. Part of the plan: recruit others to be their useful idiots.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
And there sure have been a lot of useful idiots letting offering up their services to those who want to harass women! Well done, you.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
Face it, dudes: "GamerGate" is a toxic thing. You can't say you support WITHOUT explicitly standing with those who hate and harass women.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
Excellent post about GamerGate. "If you don’t step away… then you *are* part of a hate movement." http://t.co/IOB0nSiFJE
— N. K. Jemisin (@nkjemisin) October 11, 2014
So stop standing with people who WANT you to be their useful idiots while they threaten women. You can't pretend you don't know anymore.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
You know. We know you know. EVERYONE knows you know. No one else buys into your denial. Just stop. AND repudiate. Stop being used. Simple.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
And if you refuse to stop being a useful idiot for those who harass and hate women, we'll know that too. And remember.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014
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