Jim Sterling explains why we are sexist

In that they're both problems where failing to acknowledge them only makes things worse, yes.

Who gives a rat's ass about any of this?

Ridiculous.

Why is it a bad thing to think about complex socio-economic issues? "Playing ostrich" with issues like this is like suggesting we ignore drug and alcohol addiction because they don't exist or they'll work themselves out.

Yeah, sure, you've read a highly technical more than 1000 page report and got the facts straight. In no way did you

a) Skimed through the text only looking for things that reenforce your opinion

b) Got the ''analysis'' of the report from a biased media source or internet community that skimed through the text only looking for things that reenforce their opinion

It's easy to cherry pick facts but looking at the debat as a whole:

1) There is no debat anymore, global warming is real and caused by greenhouse gaz in the atmosphere originating from human activity

2) Global warming will have dramatic consequences as the sea level rise in highly populated areas and hurricanes intensifie.

3) Even if we stopped CO2 production now It would get worse in the next several decades because of CO2 slow rise to higher atmosphere. So the more we wait, the worse it's going to get before the situation stabelizes.

4) High consentration of methane (a much more powerful greenhouse gaz than CO2) in the permafrost will accelerate the process if the temperature goes high enough to free it from the ground.

In conclusion, you've reminded me of how pointless it is to try to change the opinion of people on the internet so thanks and Merry Chrismas to you too.

How the fuck did this turn into a global warming debate?

fuck, I don't know. It's over now so back on track: SEXISM!!!

Don't worry about it, Alexander! Happens to the best of us sometimes. :)

All I saw was her crusade against 4chan on twitter which seemed to go a little overboard considering the source. Also "Fuck off" is kind of rude, should I consider that harassment.

Ignoring problems doesn't make them go away.

Women are hot

And what will make hateful trolls on the internet go away?

Word!

@crembaw: Making videos and blogposts and articles about how bad hateful trolls are doesn't make them go away either.

Isn't it just as sexist to feel like as a man you have to swoop in and protect women as if they can't handle themselves on the internet? It is a few anti-social retards that i'm in no way responsible for or involved with just because they may or may not frequent the same message board or use the damn internet.

Believe it or not, i've been harassed and shit online as well, i didn't need anybody to come save me and i'm sure Zoe and any other adult does not either. If it starts to leak into dangerous territory that's when you get the police involved, but otherwise it really is just a few assholes on the internet.

Sticks and stones, it's not just women who get harrassed on the internet, it's just what the media is focusing on lately.

@oursin_360 said:

Yes. Much like life, the Internet has its fair share of assholes who will say anything to draw attention to themselves. Making huge issues out of the dumb shit they spew just gives those assholes the attention they so desperately crave.

Not that they should ignore the problem, nor deny its existence, but big groups of guys banding together and nodding their heads in agreement at the fact that some people involved with video games are sexist dorks who crave attention will not solve anything.

The sexism problem in the industry will go away when there are more women in the industry standing up for themselves.

'Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes no part, and forms no opinion. Bad men need nothing more to compass their ends, than that good men should look on and do nothing.' -John Stuart Mill, 1867 Address, University of St. Andrews

Maybe you should go watch that video a second time because ironically you are displaying just the type of behaviour Jim is so cross with in this video.

He's not accusing the entire latent gaming population of being to blame for the actions of a few, he's taking issue with people specifically trying to downplay or derail important conversations about how bad gamers sometimes treat people.

Kinda like this thread actually. Instead of talking about how bad this shit is or saying "What happened to Quinn was fucking awful and we as gamers need to be better about how we treat people, don't be assholes" you not only are trying to distance yourself from this mess, you are effectively shifting the focus from Quinn to Sterling and trying to take issue with his argument because he made you feel a little guilty.

Jim's point is that gamers are a group who would rather distance themselves from an evident problem rather than confront it directly and own some share of responsibility. By removing or distancing ourselves from the situation all the time instead of actively taking a stand against disgusting behaviour like this we are doing a disservice to other members of our community. They need our support, they need to see people aren't just content to say "sorry, wasn't me though" and instead take a united stand against this, own up the darker parts of our culture and face it head on instead of pretending like it's not our problem too.

What a sexist piece of shit.

Seriously though, I'll put the question to you as well. What will make hateful trolls on the internet go away?