"Sarkeesian became the target of an intimidation campaign after launching a fundraiser for her..."

“Sarkeesian became the target of an intimidation campaign after launching a fundraiser for her “Tropes vs. Women in Games” project. Gamers were apparently enraged by the idea that someone intended to highlight sexist themes and narratives in their favorite form of media. Sarkeesian was threatened with murder and rape, hackers attempted to breach her website, and fake pornographic images of her were posted online. A web-based game that involved beating up Sarkeesian was even published on NewGrounds.”

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