![]() ![]() Sarkeesian has been on the frontlines of this culture war for the last three years. He continues, "She also talks about her life as a target in the online culture war known as Gamergate, waged by entitled male gamers who fear change in an industry that is evolving while they seem determined to remain 15 forever." All of this because she wanted to have a conversation about the way women are portrayed in video games."īound women: Why games are better without a damsel to save Wheaton writes that Sarkeesian "became the target of vicious, misogynist harassment that included death and rape threats, pornographic vandalism of her Wikipedia page and a coordinated effort to have her Kickstarter flagged as terrorism. Women in Video Games series, up to the ongoing GamerGate campaign. Wheaton's contribution details Sarkeesian's influence, beginning with the 2012 Kickstarter for her ongoing Tropes vs. This year, Anita Sarkeesian - described in the piece by author Wil Wheaton as "gaming's feminist advocate" - made the list, under the Pioneers category, alongside actress Laverne Cox, astronaut Scott Kelly, podcast investigator Sarah Koenig and others. Both were included under the "Titans" category. Minecraft developers Markus 'Notch' Persson and Jens Bergensten made the list in 2013, while Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto made it in 2007. ![]() Gaming icons are no strangers to Time's annual Time 100 list. ![]()
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