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@spaceinsomniac: I do not completely agree with the videos I have presented, or with their tone, but the facts presented in them are undeniable.

In my opinion, Anita purposefully manipulated the Kickstarter backlash, at least to some degree. She knew 4chan was aware of her, and even if she wasn't involved in provoking them to comment on her video, she certainly benefited from it. Her Kickstarter video came out on June 4, 2012, while the Kickstarter itself began on May 17, 2012, and would end on June 16. It should also be noted her Kickstarter video was the only time she allowed un-moderated comments; before, they had to be approved.

By the time the video came out, she had already received more than enough for her $6,000 asking price, and she reaped even more donations afterward, this time out of pity from all the vile comments she received. In the end, she earned nearly $160,000 for Tropes vs Women in Video Games.

Why wasn't the video available from the very start of her campaign? What purpose could she have in posting the video after she had enough money for her project? Why did she leave the comments un-moderated if she knew what the results would be? It feels too carefully orchestrated to be just a bunch of coincidences.

@video_game_king: The thing is, she acted like the backlash to her project was completely unexpected. If she knew that 4chan had found her before the Kickstarter, why would she be surprised that she got that backlash?

I cannot support Anita or her project at all. Between the things that have come out about her...

Her background is more in PR and marketing than feminism

She knew of 4chan’s existence prior to her Kickstarter and might have instigated /v/ into attacking her Kickstarter video

She stole game footage and fanart

She once said she was not a fan of video games and also added that she would love to play them if they weren't so violent and "gross"

...and the videos themselves...

Violence against women in video games lead to violence against women in real life (Damsel in Distress part 2)

The real reason why heroes go after their kidnapped/killed loved ones is because they were more or less emasculated and want to reclaim their manhood, and not to rescue/avenge said loved ones (Damsel in Distress part 2)

Male damsels aren't problematic, but female ones are (Damsel in Distress part 3)

Even satires and parodies of the damsel trope aren't okay because of "ironic sexism" (Damsel in Distress part 3)

She complains about "feminizing gender signifiers" in games while wearing the very same signifiers (Ms. Male Character)

...I just don't see why I should take her seriously. While not everything she brings up is unworthy of discussion, it becomes hard to discern what are actual issues and what aren't, when she turns out to be not entirely trustworthy.

I thought he stopped making rape jokes after people kept saying he was being offensive. He even made an apology video.

I've never been one to hate people for gaining a ton of unwarrented success. It's a waste of energy to get worked up, and really, at the end of the day, who gives a shit?