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#StopGamerGate2014: Let's take a moment to examine where this movement came from. Where were their first claims about "ethics"?
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(Warning: the following posts include threats, slurs, homophobia, mention of suicide, so. much. misogyny.)
Before the "operations", before GamerGate had a name, before the doxxes, there was the "Zoe Post": an ex-boyfriend's vengeful screed.
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Cognizant of the fact that Zoe Quinn had been harassed before, Eron Gjoni made a blog post that could only add fuel to the fire.
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He tried to make it entertaining. He apparently doesn't regret it. http://www.donotlink.com/c2w8 pic.twitter.com/xFfxJmwGnR
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Barred from SA and the Penny Arcade forums, Gjoni shared his diatribe on 4chan, where it took root on /pol/ and /r9k/.
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(Image evidence here is courtesy of
@TheQuinnspiracy, who has been documenting this shitstorm for the authorities.) -
Channers leapt at the chance to dissect personal lives, intent on finding ammunition for abuse. pic.twitter.com/YY9O1noN8I
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The first people to latch onto the Zoe Post were all about destroying lives. pic.twitter.com/jFe1GaP6CT
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@EffNOVideoGames when you're done can you compile this in a storify -
We see a community that believes women are without value - infiltrators, invaders, duplicitous by default. pic.twitter.com/wkvKaPE4Ye
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@Error52QFG planning on it! -
between attempts to dig up dirt on Quinn's friends, we see first mention of a familiar message. This is on Day One. pic.twitter.com/adtckJ45VX
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This is it. This is the crux of the "movement". "Journalistic ethics" was their #1 smokescreen for harassment. pic.twitter.com/XAOqsEtNES
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They knew major sites wouldn't tolerate blatant sexism. So they decided to spin it. pic.twitter.com/cttZfs5SvA
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Grayson never reviewed Depression Quest. They never checked. Why would they? http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=134397896&postcount=12285 … pic.twitter.com/KimKMHnAum
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It's not about ethics. It was never about ethics. It's about taking every possible opportunity to hurt women. pic.twitter.com/Vzzc7ZG6Gq
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@EffNOVideoGames that@giantbomb shows up in the sentence as reddit and 4chan is distressing -
Channers recognized that Gjoni's post was suspicious, but cared more about having a reason to attack women. pic.twitter.com/9ncvkFMzxt
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Very early on, we see plans to imitate social justice language, specifically to pit activists against each other. pic.twitter.com/qQAroKw6Us
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