Gamergate: The Sexist Side of Fandom | Bad Influence

What Is Gamergate? As the internet brought diverse new fans to the boys club of nerdom, a real-life movement arose to keep women and marginalized people out.

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What is fueling this misogynistic nerd rage? Why are they targeting marginalized creators with organized harassment campaigns, and what kind of damage have they done? Gamergate is just one symptom of a larger trend that's tearing online communities apart. And to understand Gamergate, you need to understand how fan culture turned toxic.

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