Can someone accurately explain GameGate in a sentence?

[loramin]

Originally Posted by Lune [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Why is it an issue?

Objectification of women in real life is an issue, but why is it an issue in video games? Video games are somebody's artistic expression.

Right, but if you saw a video game where you lynch black people, or beat up faggots, would you really argue "it's just their artistic expression?"

Now don't get me wrong: historically video games have been singled out, beyond any other artistic medium, by the "won't someone please think of the children" crowd. Because they're a very new medium, and because they are consumed largely by "the younger generation", they've had to put up with a lot more scrutiny from "the older generation" than other art forms, and that's bullshit.

But that doesn't give the entire medium a free pass either.