Boogie2988, Gamergate supporter, receives death threats - Polidicks

[img]http://www.stuff.co.nz/content/dam/images/1/1/6/d/v/g/image.related.StuffLandscapeSixteenByNine.620x349.116com.png/1413344690274.jpg[/img] [I]Steven 'Boogie2988' Williams has revealed that he and his family have been repeatedly sent death threats.[/I] [quote]Steven "Boogie2988" Williams, a popular YouTube gamer and a vocal supporter of some aspects of the #GamerGate hashtag campaign on Twitter, has revealed that he and his family have been repeatedly sent death threats, and is calling for peace from both sides. "Just last night I deleted a youtube comment from a user who posted my home address and said he'd kill my wife and leave me to mourn," Williams tweeted this morning. "'you should report such things to the police.' I'd be on the phone every 2-3 days. They're already tired of the calls I've made," he continued.[/quote] [url]http://www.stuff.co.nz/technology/games/62442166/gamergate-supporter-receives-death-threats[/url]

From what I heard TB has recieved threats as well.

I feel like I should run some kind of experiment with creating a variety of fake public internet personalities and trying to see how much exposition it takes for them to start receiving death threats. It would be something like measuring background radiation.

[QUOTE=Fangz;46241949]From what I heard TB has recieved threats as well.[/QUOTE] all of them have, even john tron.

Imagine being such a turbodork that you'd threaten somebody with death and or rape because they didn't agree with your stance on videogames. Like holy shit. These people need help.

[quote]"Just last night I deleted a youtube comment from a user who posted my home address and said he'd kill my wife and leave me to mourn,"[/quote] What is wrong with some people?

What even is a Gamergate and why do people care so much?

[QUOTE=Fangz;46241949]From what I heard TB has recieved threats as well.[/QUOTE] Giving death threats to someone who might actually have a chance of dying? Real nice.

[QUOTE=ColdWave;46241989]What even is a Gamergate and why do people care so much?[/QUOTE] [video=youtube;ipcWm4B3EU4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4[/video]

[QUOTE=ColdWave;46241989]What even is a Gamergate and why do people care so much?[/QUOTE] [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy[/url]

-snip, someone beat me to it-

[QUOTE=Sonic Fan;46242009][video=youtube;ipcWm4B3EU4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4[/video][/QUOTE] That's what this is all about? Sounds like everyone involved is just bloody stupid then.

[QUOTE=Sonic Fan;46242009][video=youtube;ipcWm4B3EU4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipcWm4B3EU4[/video][/QUOTE] Christina Summers isn't a feminist scholar, so I dunno why she's being used as an example in this video.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;46242040]Christina Summers isn't a feminist scholar, so I dunno why she's being used as an example in this video.[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.aei.org/scholar/christina-hoff-sommers/[/url] [QUOTE]Christina Hoff Sommers, a former philosophy professor who taught ethics, is probably best known for her critique of late-twentieth-century feminism. She is also known for her extensive writings, among them Who Stole Feminism? (Touchstone Books, 1995), The War Against Boys (Touchstone Books, 2001), One Nation Under Therapy (St. Martin's Press, 2005), and The Science on Women and Science (AEI Press, 2009). Her textbook, Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life, a bestseller in college ethics, is currently in its ninth edition. Her new book Freedom Feminism—Its Surprising History and Why it Matters Today will be published in spring 2013 by AEI Press. A new and revised version of The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies Are Harming our Young Men will be out in August 2013 (Simon and Schuster).[/QUOTE] uhhh

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;46242040]Christina Summers isn't a feminist scholar, so I dunno why she's being used as an example in this video.[/QUOTE] From Wikipedia: [quote]Christina Hoff Sommers (/ˈsʌmərz/; born 1950) is an American author and former philosophy professor who is known for her critique of late 20th century feminism, and her writings about feminism in contemporary American culture. [/quote]

[QUOTE=Dukov Traboski;46242038]That's what this is all about? Sounds like everyone involved is just bloody stupid then.[/QUOTE] the most controversial thing about #gamergate is that people still didn't get bored of it

[QUOTE=Fangz;46241949]From what I heard TB has recieved threats as well.[/QUOTE] Hasn't TB received threats just for being TB?

Probably a dumb question, but does supporting Gamergate mean you support the journalists involved or the other way around?

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;46242082]the most controversial thing about #gamergate is that people still didn't get bored of it[/QUOTE] because more and more devs are supporting it saying it is a massive fustrating problem in the industry, especially when their jobs are on the line. Devs get most of their funds from investors, so when rabid sjws start berating the game before it even comes out, it hurts the devs extremely since investors pull out.

[QUOTE=Dukov Traboski;46242038]That's what this is all about? Sounds like everyone involved is just bloody stupid then.[/QUOTE] [url]http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/gamergate[/url] its a pretty detailed description of whats going on. you can also just search gamergate on twitter to see whats going on yourself as for the death threats, seriously, whats wrong with people?

[QUOTE=Mr. Someguy;46242103]Hasn't TB received threats just for being TB?[/QUOTE] he said its gotten worse since he appeared neutral to the matter, people have been saying they hoped he died on the operation table when he was getting his cancer treated.

[QUOTE=Fangz;46242074]From Wikipedia:[/QUOTE] A Wikipedia bio doesn't really confirm anything about her. I've watched her videos, and her stance on feminism is really awful. Her entire argument is that women just [I]don't want[/I] to do "male" things, like sports, videogames, 9-5 business dude jobs, etc. She's basically the 21st century's version of Phyllis Schlafly.

Who the hell even does death threats, anyways?

[QUOTE=AutomataReturns;46242018][url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_controversy[/url][/QUOTE] Please don't use this as an article to inform people with, it is hilariously lopsided to the anti-gamergate side. Plus, more than half the sources on that article are from the corrupt gaming journalism sites #gamergate is campaigning against. And I am not well versed in what should make a non-biased quality article, but stuff like this has no place in what should be an informative article of ANY standards: [QUOTE]The feminist journalist and author Laurie Penny characterized the reasons for the ferocity of the reaction against the shift in gaming culture thus: "The problem is that women are creating culture, changing culture, redefining culture, and those cunts, those poisonous cunts, those disgusting, uppity cunts must be stopped." [/QUOTE]

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;46242138]A Wikipedia bio doesn't really confirm anything about her. I've watched her videos, and her stance on feminism is really awful. Her entire argument is that women just [I]don't want[/I] to do "male" things, like sports, videogames, 9-5 business dude jobs, etc. She's basically the 21st century's version of Phyllis Schlafly.[/QUOTE] so shes not a feminists because she doesn't fit your definition?

[QUOTE=codemaster85;46242113]because more and more devs are supporting it saying it is a massive fustrating problem in the industry, especially when their jobs are on the line. Devs get most of their funds from investors, so when rabid sjws start berating the game before it even comes out, it hurts the devs extremely since investors pull out.[/QUOTE] Do you really think "rabid sjws" are a significant problem in an industry that lives on paid reviews and shitty business decisions? [editline]15th October 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=codemaster85;46242152]so shes not a feminists because she doesn't fit your definition?[/QUOTE] She's not a feminist because, by definition, she's not. She doesn't care about equal work opportunites. I mean for fuck's sake one of her books is about boyhood being destroyed by attempts at equal opportunity, while another is titled "who stole feminism"

If boogie getting threats covered by a major news network (bbc, msnbc etc) I'll be utterly shocked.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;46242154]Do you really think "rabid sjws" are a significant problem in an industry that lives on paid reviews and shitty business decisions?[/QUOTE] when they start rigging indie competitions thats basically racketeering, giving extremely good games shitty scores because it doesnt fit their agendas, or people losing their jobs because they dont agree with their ideology, yes i do.

[QUOTE=milkandcooki;46242138]A Wikipedia bio doesn't really confirm anything about her. I've watched her videos, and her stance on feminism is really awful. Her entire argument is that women just [I]don't want[/I] to do "male" things, like sports, videogames, 9-5 business dude jobs, etc. She's basically the 21st century's version of Phyllis Schlafly.[/QUOTE] [URL="https://yourlogicalfallacyis.com/no-true-scotsman"]No True Scotsman.[/URL]

Why the fuck would you want to threaten Boogie? He's like the coolest nicest dude.