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MohRokTah

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16. I disagree with her take on video games and most of the time she's never played the games she...

Reply to steve2470 (Original post)

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 11:22 PM

Aug 2014

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That said, NOTHING JUSTIFIES THIS BULLSHIT AGAINST HER!

These people need to be found and prosecuted, then imprisoned for many years.

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Feminist video game critic forced to leave her home after online rape and death threats [View all] steve2470 Aug 2014 OP

Saw that on Twitter today. Horrifying. villager Aug 2014 #1

k&r Starry Messenger Aug 2014 #2

There are some actual death threats from that guy. delta17 Aug 2014 #3

Oh my Lord shenmue Aug 2014 #4

All because she points out sexist tropes in pop media and games Scootaloo Aug 2014 #5

Nobody here should be surprised at this... Nobody Ohio Joe Aug 2014 #6

Please tell me no one has said ANYTHING like that here tkmorris Aug 2014 #7

your refusal to believe does not change the sordid facts. niyad Aug 2014 #11

+1 freshwest Aug 2014 #10

One of our resident luminaries said the rape threats were "reciprocation" geek tragedy Aug 2014 #13

Hopefully the internet tough guy gets a visit from his local authorities mythology Aug 2014 #8

Her YouTube channel -- hunter Aug 2014 #9

k and r for needed visibility. what a truly sick society this is. niyad Aug 2014 #12

For anyone who says sexism is just ignorance and no one means any harm. WCLinolVir Aug 2014 #14

Stuff like this pisses me off, not just as a gamer, but a decent human being. AverageJoe90 Aug 2014 #15

I disagree with her take on video games and most of the time she's never played the games she... MohRokTah Aug 2014 #16

Even as a critic of hers, that's fucked up. Hayabusa Aug 2014 #17