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Old 09-03-2014, 10:40 AM   #66
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This isn't unusual. I can't recall the exact person/story, but just recently there was a woman who works in the video game industry who called out the video game industry's sexism, exclusion of women (even though they make up approximately half of all gamers), etc, and she started receiving such a large number of threats that she had to contact the police.
Anita Sarkeesian, she has a video series on stereotypes and tropes associated with women in video games, critiquing how women are portrayed.

I've also watched a number of talks by women who work in the video game industry and after talking honestly about their experiences and the statistics get similarly attacked.
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