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Hey guys and gals. My name is Jordan and I have been gaming since I was 5 years old. Like Sethran, I am an omni-gamer. I play all types of games and enjoy them all for what they are, even the weird stuff like Hatoful Boyfriend and Goat Simulator. I had an interesting life growing up as the biracial son of two lesbians who raised me to treat everyone equally and if I was going to hate, to hate for a persons actions or words and not for something they cannot control.
Now, why do I support #GamerGate? Because I am tired. Tired of having the identity of being a gamer treated like it is tainted. Tired of being told that I am killing gaming for being male or for enjoying the female form as it is depicted in games. Tired of having the most innocuous of scenes in games put under the microscope and called sexist, misogynistic, racist, bigoted, etc. And most of all, I am tired of games 'journalists' and the SJW tumblr feminists being at the forefront of this campaign.
That being said, I am sorry. To Anita Sarkessian, even though I do believe that she should be criticized, I am sorry that you have gotten so much hate that has nothing to do with your work. To Zoe Quinn, I am sorry that people got so interested in your personal life, but must admit that a LOT of you people in the indie scene are corrupt and I am glad that is getting exposed.
All I want, all I ever wanted, is to be treated like a person and to have my actions and words be what you judge me by. Not have you judge me and all gamers with a broad brush because a small, but very, very vocal, minority of my community are assholes. Most of us want more females in games, both as characters and as designers. We want equality. We want what you want. We just also want games journalists to be open and honest about their friendships, relationships or if they support a person financially that they are writing about.
Hey guys and gals. My name is Jordan and I have been gaming since I was 5 years old. Like Sethran, I am an omni-gamer. I play all types of games and enjoy them all for what they are, even the weird stuff like Hatoful Boyfriend and Goat Simulator. I had an interesting life growing up as the biracial son of two lesbians who raised me to treat everyone equally and if I was going to hate, to hate for a persons actions or words and not for something they cannot control.
Now, why do I support #GamerGate? Because I am tired. Tired of having the identity of being a gamer treated like it is tainted. Tired of being told that I am killing gaming for being male or for enjoying the female form as it is depicted in games. Tired of having the most innocuous of scenes in games put under the microscope and called sexist, misogynistic, racist, bigoted, etc. And most of all, I am tired of games 'journalists' and the SJW tumblr feminists being at the forefront of this campaign.
That being said, I am sorry. To Anita Sarkessian, even though I do believe that she should be criticized, I am sorry that you have gotten so much hate that has nothing to do with your work. To Zoe Quinn, I am sorry that people got so interested in your personal life, but must admit that a LOT of you people in the indie scene are corrupt and I am glad that is getting exposed.
All I want, all I ever wanted, is to be treated like a person and to have my actions and words be what you judge me by. Not have you judge me and all gamers with a broad brush because a small, but very, very vocal, minority of my community are assholes. Most of us want more females in games, both as characters and as designers. We want equality. We want what you want. We just also want games journalists to be open and honest about their friendships, relationships or if they support a person financially that they are writing about.