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redqueen

(115,108 posts)
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 12:49 PM Jun 2013

Anita Sarkeesian posts a criticism of Xbox's E3 presentation on twitter, gets a bunch of gamer hate.

After pointing out the lack of female protagonists in new video games at a recent E3 press conference, Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency received an onslaught of sexist and misogynistic tweets (like above) which she says "exemplify the male privilege and male entitlement endemic in the gaming community today. This is also a window into what it’s like to be a female video game critic on twitter."

*trigger warning*

http://femfreq.tumblr.com/post/52673540142/twitter-vs-female-protagonists-in-video-games

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Anita Sarkeesian posts a criticism of Xbox's E3 presentation on twitter, gets a bunch of gamer hate. (Original Post) redqueen Jun 2013 OP
Anita does seem to have a gripe about everything Doctor_J Jun 2013 #1
Not just Anita ismnotwasm Jun 2013 #2
 

Doctor_J

(36,392 posts)
1. Anita does seem to have a gripe about everything
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 04:26 PM
Jun 2013

I like her channel and agree with the big picture wholeheartedly, but Hunger games? Legos? The premise becomes obscured by the scatter gun approach.

ismnotwasm

(42,023 posts)
2. Not just Anita
Tue Jun 11, 2013, 04:47 PM
Jun 2013

I've seen Women and feminist bloggers are all over this. Some disgusting shit posted by usual suspect types. I'm glad to see solidarity on his issue. The responses to Anita are ridiculous and hypocritical

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