Anonymous asked: Alright. Sounds reasonable enough. But in that case, what do you propose #gamergate supporters do about the various articles still being written by journos that throw strawman accusations of misogyny & everyone being a cis/male/whatever? Shit like that still shows up; fuck I saw one from TechCrunch right now, and a lot of it misrepresents or flat out attacks us to defend your journos & portray them as innocent victims. We don't like that at all. We honestly don't trust you guys right now.
I can’t speak on all the journalism that’s out there. There’s some good stuff, there’s some shit.
I think people, readers in particular, should be able to call out the bullshit that comes across their computer screen. Bombarding an author seems excessive, especially when a small minority might jump on the bandwagon and turn the conversation abusive (I’ve been too busy working to follow events lately, but this has seemed to lessen significantly). There’s a comments section. There are always emails listed to send criticism to.
Probably it’s best to ignore those articles. Instead of criticizing those you think are getting it wrong, lift the few articles you think are getting it right.
For everything, there is a news cycle which will inevitably churn the facts and rumors in a blender and make them one big discernible smoothie that may or may not have kale in it. The more you feed the blender, the longer it’s gotta run. So don’t feed the blender, I guess.
One of the thing that’s hampered journalists and gamers alike is the speed of the internet.
Had journalists slept on their articles that sounded “anti-gamer” an extra day or two, they may have been able to communicate in a more equal and understanding tone.
Similarly, had the beginnings of GamerGate not been based off what turned out to be false assumptions, had there not been a chorus of abusive trolls, the mainstream media may have picked up on more than bad generalizations.
Hopefully one side figures out how to completely ignore the other side for a few months.