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I agree on the bad blood issue.

Frankly, GamerGate as it stands is unfortunately a topic rooted in the disparity between men and women- you cannot say it is not. Men can be extremely vocal on the subject, whilst the movement itself spawned from non-existent claims of ethics violation (from a woman), and women who are more or less neutral, or made afraid by the movement are doxxed. (Felicia Day's personal details were posted within a week of her so much as mildly commenting on the issue).

GamerGate itself has become muddied by this debate-- is it actually about ethics in games journalism? Given that Ms. Quinn did not sleep with 4/5 of the men she was claimed to have done so, and the fifth was after the review and was her significant other, the answer's probably 'no'. This is a falsehood that's spiralled out of control.

Is Anita Sarkeesian the paragon of feminism in games commentary? Fuck no, but does that legitimize the threat commit a mass shooting at a university she was going to talk at? No. Definitely not.

The women of this debate are the ones who are being targeted in a way that is legitimate detrimental to their health and well-being. I ask-- do any of the men in this discussion feel remotely threatened by commenting on this situation? Do you feel like your career, life, etc are at stake?

Because I do. I am legitimately frightened for my future in games if the movement continues. I have just changed my name here from something gendered, I no longer have my gender listed. I want to be able to make games in the future featuring social commentary- yes, including feminism and my experiences as a woman!- without fearing for my life.

Games is my career. I am one course off of completing a degree in Game Design. And I am frightened by this movement. People and lecturers at my school are getting letters from girls who would come into this industry but are now too scared to do so.

This isn't a fear men have because games is seen as a man's industry. Statistics showing women are paid less in games by something like 25% are shot down by 'women don't want to make games'. Look around RMN and some of the game devs here. Liberty, Rhyme, yuna21, Racheal, Archeia_Nessiah, marimo, copious others are female devs. Do we not want to be in the industry, or are we being pushed out by movements like GamerGate? By people who no longer want feminism as an issue in games despite Ubisoft saying 'it's too hard to animate women', and the mere 2% of actual games articles that discuss feminism?

And in additional- while it is very obvious and glaring here, the issues sparked by GamerGate are very real. Women and men are raised differently, and women are raised and seen as underclass. Chilvary, for example, is not about manners- if a man holds a door open for another man it becomes an embarrassment.

Think of the steps you- if you are a man- take to not get sexually assaulted when you go out. What do you do, if anything? A night out at a club, what are your steps to prevent sexual assault?

Your list is probably less than five things long, if it exists at all.

Ask any woman who has ever left her home what her steps are. We are constantly under threat, and not being a woman makes that hard to process.

In my country pepper spray is banned. When I had to walk home alone as a result, I bought a can of flyspray, kept my keys and phone on hand, kept my fist clenched, my bag close to myself, didn't make eye contact.

I have gone to a shop to get groceries and been stopped and asked out by a man in a vehicle who was at least twice my age. No, I was not wearing anything provocative. Nor makeup.

This is the root of where I stand in feminism. I want to be able to go and buy groceries without fearing I'm going to be raped. This is not an experience most men will have.

Not all men will do this but Yes All Women will experience it. That is the point. That is why we generalize. It's a concept nicely coined by Tumblr as Schrodinger's Rapist. I don't know if you're going to rape me, you might be one of the nice ones, but I can't guarantee that when I have to live my whole life in fear of my safety no matter what steps I take in terms of dress and mannerisms.

naw

(im enjoying the spotlight while I can)

Only for this episode. I wasn't able to do any pixel work for the last two weeks due to my fractured elbow.

Well, on the bug front I've only have very small lists so far. And frankly removing the majority of the fangame element makes the plot much more straightforward, so...yah.

The demo will be released sometime tonight- I want to wait for the last bit of tester feedback before releasing. You can review it if you like. Essentially this Revive demo is an Episode 0 of sorts.

scratch what i said earlier the water cooler was the best idea