My post about whether or not the #gamergate crusade is anti-feminism has gotten some attention. It should be noted that my point was not that #gamergate is misogynist or anti-women – that’s a much longer and more complex discussion though here’s a few strong hints about how I feel – but the idea that it’s anti-feminist is pretty clean-cut. Which is to say, there is a strain throughout GamerGate that is virulently opposed to “SJW” discussion of games making its way into the press, or “SJW” theory making its way into the games (“Games should have ideology!”) In almost every example, “SJW” seems to refer to some sort of feminist critique or theory, including those that are presented fairly, academically and without judgmentalism.
The death of Michael Jackson is affecting twitter performance, and by extension, making it more difficult for Iranians to use the tool. Perhaps Ahmenijad should start poisoning pop stars until he regains control.
That’s okay. Twitter’s inventor never intended it to be useful.
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