Gamergate: Difference between revisions

** From around 2015 onwards, there've been attempts to push variations of an "Everyone's a Gamer" angle, which ultimately come across as a veiled attempt to rehash "Gamers are Dead" in more positive spin. For [[The Incredibles|if everyone's a gamer, no one is]].

** Rock Paper Shotgun and a number of other publications in May 2016 released polemics lambasting the "Git Gud" mentality in gaming. While ostensibly written in the wake of a now-infamous Polygon video previewing the 2016 ''[[Doom (2016)|Doom]]'', the pieces ultimately harkened back to "Gamers are Dead."

* [[Ban on Politics]]: Averted on the major discussion boards and sites where Gamergate comes up, though the general rule of thumb still puts relevance on topics such as gaming, journalistic ethics and freedom of speech/expression.

* [[Berserk Button]]: Trolls and opportunistic "e-celebs" for both sides. In the case of pro-GG, these are even more so, in addition to tone policing and the notion of "trigger warnings".

** The longer GG has gone, certain individuals and groups have become this, depending on which side you're on. In the case of pro-GG, the perceived sense of "[[Broken Pedestal|betrayal]]" from the likes of Adam Sessler of ''[[X-Play]]'' fame and later on, [[Moviebob]] and [[Jimquisition]] of their erstwhile audiences is among the most notable.

** Certain "e-celebs", whether out of ego or a desire to thoroughly crush the opposition, have wound up becoming the very thing they're purportedly fighting against. At times, this can reach a point wherein [[Everyone Has Standards|both sides ostracize them in disgust]].

** The "Hero" part is debatable, but this has happened to a number of e-celebs. The commentator King_Of_Pol is probably the most straightforward example - going from a relatively "relevant" figure to having nothing to do with the ruckus after widely spreading a baseless conspiracy allegation about Nick Denton.

** Among pro-GG, a common sentiment is how GGrevolt has devolved into being little different from the very people its supporters purportedly fight against. In addition, there's a constant effort among pro-GG to dissuade people from becoming so jaded, bitter and spiteful that they become no different from the very people and groups they're opposing.

** From the War On Consumers in general, "Stop the GR Bullies" - a local conflict (storm mostly contained within the Goodreads teacup) in 2012. Used [[Wounded Gazelle Gambit|victim card]], double standards, doxing and some support from MSM (HuffPo and Salon), but no support from the greater Internet Bleeding Heart Machine (and in fact [http://www.fangsforthefantasy.com/2012/07/stop-gr-bullies-stalking-tantrums-and.html ran into feminists] itself). The result: not decisive, but generated backlash was much wider and more persistent than the campaign itself, as appraised by internet search (MSM have larger audience, but the effect is both less targeted due to audience mostly uninterested in the particular issue and more short-term due to continuously distracting from the previous content).

* [[Forever War]]: In a sense, as it's been ongoing since 2014. Given the issues, passions and controversies surrounding GG or whatever takes its place, it's unlikely to end anytime soon.

* [[Gamer Chick]]: A recurring criticism, usually coming from anti-GG, stems from how pro-GG and gaming at large are either hostile to gamer girls or propagating sexist, negative stereotypes of them. The claims are vehemently defied by pro-GG, especially female gamers supporting GG.

* [[Go Mad from the Revelation]]: One explanation given by pro-GG as to why discussions and topics can at times come across as lighthearted and outright irreverent is because it's a good way to avoid this trope. According to the argument, it's better to sometimes keep one's fun, sanity and to laugh at the ludicrousness of the whole situation than [[Sanity Slippage|to lose]] [[He Who Fights Monsters|oneself]] in just how serious it all is.

* [[Motive Decay]]: A increasingly prominent rebuttal of GG, particularly from anti-GG stems from how it's either never been about ethics in games journalism or no longer about it. The general response among pro-GG meanwhile, has been to point out how even while maintaining a focus on games journalism, GG isn't just confined to it.

* [[Murder Simulators]]: Efforts by certain journalists and ideologues to rehash the old "video game violence" angle with more progressive and feminist pretensions have been exposed in the wake of GG.

* [[Never Live It Down]]:

** Sam Biddle [https://blogjob.com/oneangrygamer/2014/10/bring-back-bullying-says-gawker-journalist-gamergate-donates-to-anti-bully-charity/ calling for a return to bullying nerds].

** Polygon as a whole for its [[Epic Fail|infamously incompetent]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yYp8ZeQ-I8 30-minute gameplay preview] of [[Doom (2016)| the 2016 ''Doom'']].

** Anita Sarkeesian for both [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SA0aKjY8K50 invoking verbatim] [[Everything Is Racist]] and [http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BxctaZLCYAAppLh.jpg Listen and Believe].<ref>A reference to her [[Feminist Frequency]] panel [http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/listen-and-believe at the 2014 XOXO Festival] in Portland, Oregon.</ref>