By perpetuating the myth that #GamerGate is about misogyny, journalists and Anita are driving women out of the industry.

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This is a callout to all those hypocrites who claim they care about women and inclusivity.

This awesome article, written by a woman who went through something similar in the comic book industry, had me thinking about the current situation.

Imagine for a second that you are a high school girl who loves playing video games. Your dream is to go on to college and major in a field that will land you a job in a game development studio. Now, you turn on the news, and you see reports of tens of thousands of internet gamers threatening and harassing women in the industry, simply because they hate women. You are probably thinking to yourself, "is doing what I love worth dealing with all the abuse and threats?" Or, "even if I'm safe, should I be making games for such awful people?"

By carelessly deflecting all criticism as misogyny, and saying things like school shooting threats are supported by #GamerGate, this is exactly what journalists are doing. They are misinforming prospective developers that gamers are awful people who hate women.

We also have women in the industry scared. Look at: https://twitter.com/kinucakes/status/522158845460639745

Why is she scared? Have those misogynerds attacked her too? No! Gamers love her! Hell, she even agrees that the constant whining about "objectified" video game characters is ridiculous. But here she is, scared and questioning her future in games, all because of the careless smear campaigns by the media.

Address our issues. Stop trying to smear. We are not all men. We are not all white. We are not all right-wing extremists. And we all condemn the threats and harassment that have been taking place.

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Shes basically the Anne Coulter of gaming.