I icon yeGamerGate uVivian James. (http://orig10.deviantart.net/) Ngaphandle kokuba ubala i-ISIS, kunzima ukucinga ngentshukumo yakutshanje enomfanekiso ombi kuneGamerGate. Ichazwe ngokwahlukeneyo njenge iqela lentiyo , ukuya Iphulo lokuhlukumeza abantu abangalunganga ezifihliwe njengovukelo lomthengi, kunye nento enokubakho umbutho wezopolitiko ngokusekwe kwisoyikiso sokudlwengula nawuphina umntu obhinqileyo onesidima sokunikezela ngombono malunga nomdlalo wevidiyo. Olu dumo lwenze ukuba iGamerGate ijolise ngokulula ekugxothweni: kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo, kuye kwabekwa ityala lokuqhekeza isiza sokubuyisa imali sePatreon kunye idityanisiwe kuVesper Flanagan, indoda yaseVirginia eyadubula yabulala iintatheli ezimbini kumabonwakude aphilileyo- kuzo zombini ezi meko gwenxa, ngenxa yenkohliso.
Kodwa ngaba igama elibi leGamerGate ngokwalo alinabulungisa-sisiphumo sobutyala ngabom kunye nengxelo engeyiyo? Emva kokulandela intshukumo yonyaka kunye nokunxibelelana namalungu ayo, ndiyakholelwa kakhulu ukuba kunjalo. Kwaye ngelixa ezopolitiko zemidlalo yevidiyo yobuntatheli isenokubonakala ngathi ayisiyonto ibalulekileyo, iGamerGate-isasebenza unyaka emva kokuba Ekuqaleni ibhengeziwe ufile —Yinto enentsingiselo ebaluleke ngakumbi.
I #GamerGate hashtag, kunye nentshukumo ye-anarchic emele, yavela ngasekupheleni kuka-Agasti 2014 ekuphenduleni kwimpikiswano enxulumene nomdlalo wevidiyo obandakanya ezopolitiko zenkcubeko kunye nokuziphatha kweendaba. Abanye abadlali beGamerGaters baziphethe kakuhle; uninzi lwayo luyayibona, ubuncinci inxenye, njengempindezelo nxamnye nobulungisa kwezentlalo-ukugqithisa kwezopolitiko kunye nokuzimisela ngokuchasene nengcinezelo-kwimidlalo nakwinkcubeko ye-geek ngokubanzi. Namhlanje, xa kungekuphela nje kwabalondolozi kunye nabakhululekileyo kodwa bakhululekile Ziyanda ukubuza kugonyamelo olugunyazisiweyo lwenkcubeko ekhohlo, oko kwenza iGamerGate ibaluleke kakhulu.
IGamerGate iboniswa rhoqo njengeklabhu yamakhwenkwe athi ungawathandi amantombazana naphi na kufutshane nemidlalo yevidiyo. Nangona kunjalo baninzi abantombazana kumnyakazo ngokwawo.
Ileyibhile yokuhlukumeza abantu abangalunganga iye yafaka isimangalo kwiGamerGate ukusukela ekuqaleni kwayo ngo-Agasti 2014, ngokuyinxenye ngenxa yemvelaphi yayo ehlazo. Iqale nge iposti yebhlog sisazinzulu sekhompyuter u-Eron Gjoni etyhola owayesakuba yintombi yakhe uZoe Quinn, ongumqambi womdlalo we-indie womfazi, ngokuhlukumeza ngokweemvakalelo, kubandakanya ukungathembeki nobuxoki. Isithuba sabangela umlilo, ngakumbi ngenxa yokuba amaqabane kaNks Quinn atyholwa kubandakanya intatheli yemidlalo eyayimnike ingxelo elungileyo kunye nejaji kwiphaneli eyayimnike imbasa. Ishukumisela ukujonga iingxoxo ngesi sihloko kwiiforamu ezahlukeneyo yabangela imvukelo eyakhula yaba yiGamerGate-kwaye yaqhuma emva kwewebhusayithi kunye neemagazini ezikwi-Intanethi uphendule nge amanqaku e-gamer-bashing.
Iimpendulo kwisithuba se-Zoe ngokuqinisekileyo zazibandakanya ezinye izimvo ezimbi ze-misogynist, ngakumbi kwi-4chan, ibhodi eneposti engaziwayo kunye neyona ndawo idumileyo eyayihamba nomoya. Ukanti ubukhulu becala, ubundlobongela kuNks Quinn babungasekelwanga kwisini kodwa kwimbono yokuba wayeyintombi yeengcungcu ezazidunyiswa ngokungafanelekanga. (Uyilo lomdlalo oyindoda UPhil Fish Uthiyiwe ngenxa yezizathu ezifanayo.) Kwakukwakho nezona zichaziweyo ukugxeka , kubandakanya izityholo zokuba uNks. Quinn wayonakalise ukhuphiswano lokwenza umdlalo wabasetyhini lokungacoceki kweengcinga. Abanye babagxeki bakhe abanamandla babenjalo abafazi , kubandakanya nokuzazisa ababhinqileyo .
Ekuphakameni kweGamerGate malunga nonyaka ophelileyo, uninzi lweentshaba zalo yayijolise kuhlaselo olubi lwe-Intanethi olwalubandakanya i-doxxing (ukukhutshwa kolwazi lwabucala) kunye nosongelo olwadlula ngaphaya kwentetho eyahlukeneyo yenkunkuma ye-Intanethi. Phakathi kwabo kwakukho uQuinn ngokwakhe, umgxeki weendaba zobufazi u-Anita Sarkeesian, kunye nomqambi wezemidlalo uBrianna Wu, owayebhuqe iGamerGate ngokwenza i umntu we-misogynist gamer Kwi-Twitter. Kodwa akukho luhlaselo lwakhe lwalandelwa nakubani na obandakanyeka kwiGamerGate; an inqaku ku Kotaku, umdlalo wevidiyo we-GamerGate ngokuqinileyo, uvumile ukuba i-GamerGaters ithumele isikhokelo kwinto enokwenzeka kwizisongelo kuNkosazana Sarkeesian kwaye bahlanganisana ukunika ingxelo ngabahlukumezi be-Twitter. GamerGaters ’ amabango ukuba ukungcungcuthekiswa kuvela kwiitroli zomntu wesithathu zixhaswa ziziganeko ezininzi ezaziwayo zokunyathela, kubandakanya nokuqhekeka kukaPatreon. UZoe Quinn. (Wikimedia)
Ezinye izityholo zokuhlukunyezwa yiGamerGate zibandakanya iinkcazo ezibanzi zokuxhatshazwa ezinjengokwenza inja-ukuxhoma umntu omnye ukuba agxeke, aphikise okanye ahlekise. Ngaba i-GamerGaters inokwenzeka ngakumbi kunamanye amaqela akhutheleyo kwi-Intanethi ukuba azibandakanye ekuziphatheni okunjalo? Ngokunokwenzeka, nangona amanye amalungu e-Twitter ekhalaza ngokuhlukunyezwa zii-gators zihlala zibabambisa.
Emva kokuhlalutya iipateni zokuziphatha kwi-Intanethi zeGamerGate, ingcali yedatha yaseBritane uChris von Csefalvay wagqiba ukuba babengengabo behlokondiba elihlukumezayo. Emva kwexesha, yena ubhale ukuba naye wayekhathazwa kwaye esoyikiswa ngenxa yokuqonda kwakhe inkxaso yeGamerGate.
Amava kaMnu Von Csefalvay akhomba kwinyani, kunqabile kakhulu yamkelwe kumajelo eendaba, ukuba abaxhasi beGamerGate nabo sele befumana impatho gadalala, kubandakanya ukuxhonywa kunye nokusongelwa ngobundlobongela. IGamerGate intiyo kwimidiya yoluntu kubandakanyiwe ubundlobongela kunye uluhlu lwamashishini amnyama . Ngomzuzu omnye ongaqhelekanga, indoda elwa neGamerGate wacenga abantu ukuba boyike umdlalo owenziwe ngumqambi we-pro-GamerGate yabasetyhini, uJennifer Dawe. Abasetyhini beGamerGate, ababonwa njengabangcatshi besini, bahlala befumana okona kubi.
Oko kusizisa kumba we-misogyny. IGamerGate iboniswa rhoqo njengeklabhu yamakhwenkwe athi ungawathandi amantombazana naphi na kufutshane nemidlalo yevidiyo. Nangona kunjalo baninzi amantombazana ashukumayo ngokwawo-kwaye i-mascot yayo ngumdlalo wentombazana oyintsomi UVivian James .
Umgxeki odlala umdlalo wobufazi uKatherine Cross uyabona uVivian Njengowesifazane ogqibeleleyo wabadlali bebhola, engapheleli nje kwezopolitiko kodwa engenangqondo eyeyakhe kwaye ethambekele kwimfesane yamadoda. Okwangoku, njengoko kusenzeka, enye ye-Twitter yeyona nto isebenza kakhulu kwaye iyintombazana etyibilikayo njengoVivian James kwimisitho yeGamerGate kwaye ihamba Unqulo lweVivian (igama lokwenyani lokuqala, uNicole). Le Vivian ichonga njenge kinda feministi kwiprofayile yakhe ye-Twitter, kwaye ingaphezulu kokukwazi ukucela umngeni kwiGamerGaters eyindoda kwaye ibambe eyayo.
Nditsho Nksz Cross uyavuma ukuba kukho abantu abakrelekrele, abaphumeleleyo kwiGamerGate, kubandakanya nabaphuhlisi bemidlalo yevidiyo. Kukwakho neentatheli zomdlalo wabasetyhini ezixhasa i-GamerGate-enje ngoLiz Finnegan, othathe inxaxheba kwiGamerGate ekhokelele emsebenzini kwimagazini yevidiyo ekwi-intanethi, Umbaleki— okanye ubuncinci uvelwano kuyo, njengombhali waseCanada kunye nomsasazi uLiana Kerzner. La mazwi abantu basetyhini ayacinywa ngokoqobo kwaye athuliswa, njengoko inkqubela phambili isitsho, libali leqela elingalunganga elinentiyo.
Inew York Umbhali wemihlathi uJesse Singal, ovumayo ukuba eli bali lilula kakhulu, unalo chided I-GamerGaters ngokungavumi ukuba eyona njongo yabo ingumsindo kwimpembelelo yabantu abanenkqubela phambili abakhathalele ubufazi kunye namalungelo e-transgender kwilizwe lokudlala. Ngapha koko, uninzi lweeGamerGaters zikulungele ukuyamkela le-kunye nomqolomba omnye. Ngaphandle kwee-bigots kunye ne-loons zasekunene ezixhonywe kwimiphetho yentshukumo, into abayichasayo ayilunganga ukuphathwa kwabasetyhini, abantu abathandana besini esinye, abantu abadlulayo, okanye abambalwa, kodwa ubupolitika kunye nobupolisa kwinkcubeko.
Iiakhawunti ngabaxhasi beGamerGate ziye zahoywa kakhulu ziintatheli.
Bacinga ukuba iinkcaza zikaNks. Sarkeesian zokuboniswa kwabasetyhini kwimidlalo yevidiyo zithathwa njenge-cherry-overstated, humorless and sex-negative, kwaye olo hlolisiso lunokugrogrisa abenzi bemidlalo (umbono kwabelwana ngayo ngoomama abanjengoNks Kerzner). Bacinga ukuba akukho ngqiqweni xa umdlalo obekwe kwi-Mpuma Yurophu ephakathi Uhlaselwe njengohlanga ngokusilela kwabantu bebala. Bayaphikisana xa uphawu lomdlalo wabasetyhini ongumqondiso ubhengeze i-transgender kwisiseko esingacacanga kwesiqhulo esenziwe ngumdali-kwaye ukungavumelani kunjalo kuphawulwe Ukutshabalalisa. Bacatshukiswa kungekuphela kukusasazeka kweqela elinje kodwa ngokuthintelwa kobuqhetseba-yimozulu apho iziqwenga zibuza ukuba ingaba isini yingxaki enkulu kwezokudlala okanye ingaba kukho inkcubeko yokudlwengulwa kwimidlalo yevidiyo isuswe okanye kongezwe uxolo . Xa kufikwa kumabango okuphathwa gadalala yiGamerGate, uninzi lweentatheli zayeka ukuthandabuza ngokwesiko.
Ubuncinci ukuya kuthi ga kwinqanaba elithile, ileyibhile yokuhlukumeza yayijolise ekuthomalaliseni iGamerGate njengezwi elinxamnye nenkqubela phambili. Njengobhlogi omnye wobulungisa kwezentlalo ubhale ngolwaneliseko , IGamerGate yakhawuleza yalinganiswa ngokutyibilikayo engatyanga neyayingahlambwanga neyayicaphukela abantu basetyhini… Babuyela kwabasetyhini xa bezonwabisa ngokuzonwabisa ngokudlwengulwa nangokubulawa kwaye bazikhupha nakweyiphi na ingxoxo.
Imithombo yeendaba incede ukuqhubela phambili lo mfanekiso wobuxoki. Xa kufikwa kumabango abo batyholwa ngokuba ngamaxhoba eGamerGate — nalapho ayenyanisile, engenabo ubungqina bokuba abenzi bobubi ngabadlali beGamerGaters — uninzi lweentatheli zayeka ukuthandabuza Mamela uze ukholwe Isimo esacetyiswa nguSarkeesian. A Imagazini yaseBoston ibali Ndide ndaxoxa ngevidiyo engummangaliso ngokuchasene noWu njengomzekelo weGamerGate yokuhlukumeza- phantse iinyanga ezimbini emva koko I-BuzzFeed ixeliwe ukuba ibingumsebenzi weqhula elihlekisayo ukuhlekisa kunye nokuchitha iGamerGate.
Okwangoku, iiakhawunti zabaxhasi beGamerGate ziye zahoywa kakhulu. Naxa uMbutho weProfessional Journalists iphaneli kwiGamerGate enika izithethi ze-pro-GamerGate iqonga lalikhona Ukuphazanyiswa sisoyikiso sebhombu ku-Agasti ophelileyo , abeendaba abasihoyanga kwaphela esi sehlo. (Ndingomnye wezithethi kwiphaneli.)
Nokuba oku kubangelwe kukungakhathali okanye umkhethe, lixesha lokuba kujongwe ezinye iinyani. Ibali eliqhelekileyo losasazo lokuba igemers babathiyile abafazi alilunganga, uKerzner, obe neengxoxo ezininzi nabaxhasi beGamerGate, wandixelela nge-imeyile. Ukuba besinokugxila kumalinge athetha nabadlala endaweni yokubaxelela indlela aboyikeka ngayo, ndicinga ukuba # iGamerGate inokugqitywa ekugqibeleni ibonwe njengendawo yokujika elungileyo ngaphandle kokubi okwethutyana.
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