Both Quinn and Sarkeesian were among those called on to speak about their involvement with the UN Women's coalition that was formed to reduce instances of gendered cyber violence. Each spoke of the systemic nature of the problem, while touching upon their personal experiences as a target of online harassment.
As one of the most prominent figures embroiled in GamerGate, a loosely organized crusade to rid of the video game world of progressive voices, Quinn mentioned having "sat for two weeks in a chatroom silently recording them plotting how they would [drive her to kill herself]" during the period in which her online antagonizers were most virulent.
Regarding her present involvement with the group, she stated, "We shouldn't have to keep fighting when anyone can go take a look at my Twitter mentions right now, when people are impersonating my friends to ... basically use gendered violence slurs against me. That's my day-to-day. And it shouldn't be on people like me to have to prove this."
Through her work with Feminist Frequency as the star of a video series critiquing depictions of women in the media, including video games, Sarkeesian also found herself caught up in the GamerGate firestorm. "I have been a target for three years non-stop," she told those in attendance, "of egregious online harassment in all levels."
She defined this as not just the violence that the group has formed to combat, but also the "day-to-day grind of ‘You're a liar,' ‘You suck' ... making all of these hate videos on a regular basis to attack us and the mobs that come from those hate videos."
http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn
Última edição por Joe em 30/09/15, 10:55 pm, editado 1 vez(es)
As one of the most prominent figures embroiled in GamerGate, a loosely organized crusade to rid of the video game world of progressive voices, Quinn mentioned having "sat for two weeks in a chatroom silently recording them plotting how they would [drive her to kill herself]" during the period in which her online antagonizers were most virulent.
Regarding her present involvement with the group, she stated, "We shouldn't have to keep fighting when anyone can go take a look at my Twitter mentions right now, when people are impersonating my friends to ... basically use gendered violence slurs against me. That's my day-to-day. And it shouldn't be on people like me to have to prove this."
Through her work with Feminist Frequency as the star of a video series critiquing depictions of women in the media, including video games, Sarkeesian also found herself caught up in the GamerGate firestorm. "I have been a target for three years non-stop," she told those in attendance, "of egregious online harassment in all levels."
She defined this as not just the violence that the group has formed to combat, but also the "day-to-day grind of ‘You're a liar,' ‘You suck' ... making all of these hate videos on a regular basis to attack us and the mobs that come from those hate videos."
http://www.polygon.com/2015/9/25/9399169/united-nations-women-cyber-violence-anita-sarkeesian-zoe-quinn
Última edição por Joe em 30/09/15, 10:55 pm, editado 1 vez(es)