Are Feminists Taking Over Video Games?

[lafinjack]

How often do video game journalists write about feminism, sexism, or misogyny?

Of 130,524 articles from 23 game outlets in a 12-month period, only 0.41% referenced feminism, sexism, or misogyny.

- Morgan Ramsay (@MorganRamsay) September 13, 2014

For several years, I have been downloading full-text articles from major video game media outlets. As

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[spyral_out]

I've been neck-deep in the GamerGate issue since day one. It says a lot about how stressful it has been that my first response to this headline was knee-jerk nausea. I am glad what followed wasn't what I expected it to be.

I can't wait until this is over. It's been absolutely horrible, and facts like the ones presented in this have done absolutely nothing to change GGers behavior. I just hope that the media attention that has happened this week continues to drown out the hostility and make people realize how unacceptable GG behavior has been.

[lafinjack]

I am glad what followed wasn't what I expected it to be.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines

[spyral_out]

Not so much the case now that journalism has taken so heavily to the internet and journalists don't always have formal educations in the field.

[lafinjack]

Stop ruining everything with your FACTS. *sob*

[spyral_out]

Sorry :(