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by bazzargh 4828 days ago
She did speak up. See the comments (you can't at the moment because the traffic's taken the site down). And the comments have a guy who is behaving exactly like that.

To paraphrase - she tried to make the witty comeback but was talked over, and part of the point is this isn't isolated, she gets rape threats every game release; can you imagine how wearing that is?

She suggests that others also need to speak up - a quick "Not cool, dude" to anyone who behaves like this.
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zalew 4828 days ago
> she gets rape threats every game release

seriously, the internet is a big rape threat. are there any smart people that treat random anon trolling seriously? (except opportunists and journalists that by occasion use such crap as a 'proof' of whatever)

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bazzargh 4828 days ago
Whether you treat it seriously (as in, call the police) depends on the level of implied threat. But are you really just saying ignore it? Think about the spam you get. It's a little annoying. Now think if all of that was threats directed at you.

It's not just about whether you take them all seriously, it's whether this constant drumbeat of abuse gets to you. Would you still love your dream job after a year of that? Would you just want the relief of bowing out of any kind of public life?

Women deserve better. Telling them to toughen up doesn't help, it's blaming the victim. Try speaking out instead.

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zalew 4828 days ago
a few years ago, a member of our national female volleyball team resigned from sport because somebody on the internet, anonymously, wrote she has fat legs (at least that was her official statement). the question is not if a woman has the right to get her feelings hurt, but whether empowering the trolls by admitting publically you very much care what they write is an effective thing to do in fighting this behavior.

btw rape threats that show a slight chance of being 'real' (say, not a frustrated teenager or drunk idiot from the other side of the globe) should be reported, even just for the sake of it. that said, knowing certain aspects of the gaming community, I imagine there is a bigger chance of the latter.

> Women deserve better.

I agree.

> it's blaming the victim.

hold your horses, I never did that.

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rocky1138 4828 days ago
This is a very dumb argument. Of course they take it seriously and so would I. You only have to be wrong once.
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