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By GAF's favourite, Zoe Quinn.

Link.

Hi. My name is Zoe, and I make weird video games with some degree of success (and make them playable for free, if you're so inclined). My life is generally pretty uncomplicated, I guess, aside from the fact that a month ago the Internet decided to make me the center of a supposed global conspiracy. I made the mistake of dating a guy who would later go on to write a several-act manifesto about my alleged sex life and post it to every forum he could create a handle for. Normally, this would blow over with little more than a "whoa, check out THAT guy," but since I work in an industry that has very strong feelings about women, it quickly mutated from a jilted ex's revenge-porn to one of the most intense scandals in recent gaming history.

Long story short, the Internet spent the last month spreading my personal information around, sending me threats, hacking anyone suspected of being friends with me, calling my dad and telling him I'm a whore, sending nude photos of me to colleagues, and basically giving me the "burn the witch" treatment. During all of this, I found that ...

Haven't been following the Zoe Quinn story, but I thought GAF would appreciate it.

Lock if old.

 

[Biochet]

she could write for cracked with titles like this

 

[VisceralBowl]

she could write for cracked with titles like this

It is cracked.

 

[LegalEagleMike]

Never heard of her.

 

[GregLombardi]

I know they don't truly exist, but the internet really does need police sometimes.

Awful.

 

[Biochet]

It is cracked.

damn i should start reading ops

 

[Gipsy Danger]

she could write for cracked with titles like this

Well would you look at that.

damn i should start reading ops

Nah, you nailed it by not reading the OP.

 

[Password]

Literally the first time hearing of this.

 

[FunkyPajamas]

I thought this was going to be about that Kony guy.

 

[Triggerhappytel]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

 

[Laconic]

WTF @ that title.

Hitler did not write this.

 

[danielcw]

she could write for cracked with titles like this

Do people on GAF hate cracked because of their titles?

 

[Takiyah]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

I screamed this over and over for a week then passed out from it.

 

[Bomber Bob]

who?

 

[AcademicSaucer]

WTF @ that title.

Hitler did not write this.

Yeah, came here expecting someone else, im leaving disappointed

 

[Owensboro]

WTF @ that title.

Hitler did not write this.

Psssh. Hitler isn't the most hated person on the internet. He's like the go-to insult of the internet. That makes them almost best friends.

 

[truly101]

I'm sorry but that whole situation is completely insane, when taking into account what actually happened and the fallout. Some people just need to find more constructive shit to do.

 

[EdibleKnife]

Ugh. The real life spill over part makes me sick. What kind of existence pushes someone to act that way?

 

[Vlade]

Worth the read.

 

[Servbot24]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

Bunch of gamers pissed they don't have sex lives as well is likely one of the causes, in addition to high amount of misogyny in the community.

 

[shuri]

I'm sorry but that whole situation is completely insane, when taking into account what actually happened and the fallout. Some people just need to find more constructive shit to do.

Indeed, it's pretty insane how bad the harassment got, but I really do feel like the initial coverage and non-stop discussion of it on sites like this (not blaming gaf here) and other sites made everything 10x worse. I would just let things fade out if I was anyone involved in all this drama And I feel that while I'm not downplaying the events because it's pretty damn dreadful, the whole thing didn't get a lot of coverage at all and was limited to a very core group of 'gamers'.

 

[Astro Racer]

I didn't follow this when it happened. But this article reads like it's only giving half of the story.

 

[WrenchNinja]

The adam baldwin shit is weird as hell

 

[DrROBschiz]

Its time to stop

posting

about this

 

[NeOak]

I didn't follow this when it happened. But this article reads like it's only giving half of the story.

What would be the other side? The ones who did all that stuff to her?

 

[Holy Order Sol]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

Not caring what others do with their dicks, vaginas and/or other body appendages and orifices is actually the sane course of action generally speaking.

 

[Beefy]

Most hated? I thought it would be some one else. Shame that the idiots sending her abuse have got her the attention she doesn't deserve.

 

[EdibleKnife]

What would be the other side? The ones who did all that stuff to her?

Seriously. The controversy was sparked because a jilted lover posted about her sex life and people took that and ran with it to call her atrocious names. What is supposed to be the other side? What other side could possibly justify this enough that the vitriol affects her family?

 

[Delstius]

WTF @ that title.

Its time to stop

posting

about this

Something along those lines.

 

[Angelus Errare]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

This. But then I realize how many gamers are "not by choice" virgins who were irrationally upset about this and I just smh. Poor girl shouldn't have had to go through such craziness.

 

[Bomber Bob]

Normally, this would blow over with little more than a "whoa, check out THAT guy," but since I work in an industry that has very strong feelings about women, it quickly mutated from a jilted ex's revenge-porn to one of the most intense scandals in recent gaming history.

wait, the whole thing started out as revenge porn?

 

[Halcyon Bayonet]

Just some opinions on the subject.

• Both sides of this argument are ruined by the extremists.
  
• I don't think journalists or bloggers should be paying the artists they cover via patreon.
  
• I think Zoe Quinn is playing the victim to a sickening degree. Faking DDOS attacks and all that nonsense. Even look at this clickbait article.
  
• People sending death threats is always wrong and pathetic but that's just the stupidity of the internet that exists today.
  
• Game journalists stating that all gamers are white males. That is just plain extremist social justice warrior bullshit. It was really nice seeing Twitter fight back against this ridiculous label.

 

[jetsetrez]

Pretty sure the rest of the Internet doesn't exist in this stupid bubble. I bet a lot of people think ISIS kind of sucks. Or, like, Justin Bieber or something.

 

[DrROBschiz]

Just some opinions on the subject.

• Both sides of this argument are ruined by the extremists.
  
• I don't think journalists or bloggers should be paying the artists they cover via patreon.
  
• I think Zoe Quinn is playing the victim to a sickening degree. Faking DDOS attacks and all that nonsense. Even look at this clickbait article.
  
• People sending death threats is always wrong and pathetic but that's just the stupidity of the internet that exists today.
  
• Game journalists stating that all gamers are white males. That is just plain extremist social justice warrior bullshit. It was really nice seeing Twitter fight back against this ridiculous label.

Even if all the horrible accusations you seem to believe were approaching truth it would STILL be a huge waste of time for us to get involved

Seriously. Anyone who thinks the internet mob achieved anything of value here is insane.

 

[Orniletter]

It was absolutely crazy how this one sided slander campaign transformed into whatever gamergate was supposed to accomplish to.....just everyone yelling at each other.

I feel for her. Man, what a scary situation to be in.

 

[foxbeldin]

The witchhunt was embarrassing.

 

[dadozer]

What would be the other side? The ones who did all that stuff to her?

The part where she makes any distinction between a couple dozen neckbeard losers and 'the internet' like it's one monolithic entity? Because she doesn't.

 

[Caayn]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

You're not alone. I do find it pretty sad that so many people are apparently personally affected by someones else's private life.

 

[Goon Boon]

wait, the whole thing started out as revenge porn?

How it started was that her ex posted that she cheated on him with five dudes (which actually turned out to be true even if it's not really anyone's business) from the gaming industry to get favorable reviews or whatever, but nothing was actually definitely proven on that front.

 

[shink]

I'm glad she hasn't been defeated by all this drama. People seem to choose what they want to believe and run with it. Scary

 

[Riposte]

Pretty sure the rest of the Internet doesn't exist in this stupid bubble. I bet a lot of people think ISIS kind of sucks. Or, like, Justin Bieber or something.

My immediate thought lol. I'm sure the article works as most hated person in videogames though.

 

[Harlock]

So tired. Lets talk about games.

 

[Kade]

So tired. Lets talk about games.

What's stopping you?

 

[Eidan]

A disgusting read. Seriously fuck every person involved in fueling this embarrassment of a "controversy" and the continued harassment of women online.

 

[elhav]

I first thought this is going to be a Phil phish thread

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

My immediate thought lol. I'm sure the article works as most hated person in videogames though.

I dont even think that works, considering the number of people in this thread that dont even know who she is

 

[callahan09]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

Pretty much.

 

[Mohonky]

Sending nude photos of her to work mates? Wasnt she an amature nude model?

 

[Lethal]

I wish I hadn't been curious about this title when I saw it.

 

[Leafhopper]

I still don't really understand the fuss around this whole episode. So she slept with some guys? Wow; I don't give a fuck.

The same.

I first thought this is going to be a Phil phish thread

I thought he wrote another silly string of tweets.