History of Feminism

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8. Oh, not at all.

Wed Dec 17, 2014, 04:13 PM

Dec 2014

She even chimed in on Anita Sarkeesian's Tropes Vs. Women series with a single video called "Are Video Games Sexist?" where she's "studied the issue" for several weeks and "talked to several gamers" and came to the conclusion that, of course, video games are not sexist.

Which wasn't what Anita Sarkeesian was saying in the first place.

Sommers has been on CNN in the last few months, too. And GamerGaters have taken to her in a...disturbing way...:

http://wehuntedthemammoth.com/2014/11/29/the-five-creepiest-gamergate-fan-art-tributes-to-christina-hoff-sommers-aka-based-mom-with-bonus-annoying-gif/ (Warning: really bad photoshops and an animated gif that'll make you want to throw pies at her in the link)

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The Posters that Warned against the Horrors of a World with Women’s Rights [View all] n2doc Dec 2014 OP

Misogynistic fear of women at work here... CTyankee Dec 2014 #1

That is great. Thanks for this OP. I will have to check out the link later. But, wow. Nt seabeyond Dec 2014 #2

they were mercuryblues Dec 2014 #3

The MRA (and GamerGate) movements have been using similarly themed cartoons Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2014 #4

Christina Hoff Summers? ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #6

Oh, not at all. Hong Kong Cavalier Dec 2014 #8

Oh gross ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #9

So strange how those types of guys always think Lunacee_2013 Dec 2014 #5

Another significant mark on the timeline ismnotwasm Dec 2014 #7