My Thoughts This Morning on GamerGate
Posted on October 11, 2014 Posted by John Scalzi 1 Comment
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
https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/520906489725464576
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
I’m traveling this morning and then spending the afternoon at Books by the Banks in Cincinnati, and then traveling again to home, so no time to sit on this comment thread and moderate it. So it’s off for now. But I’m pretty sure I’ll be seeing a lot of excitement on Twitter about it. Well, that’s what the mute button is for.
Also of relevance: The GamerGate bingo card.