In 2014 Gamergate tested how effectively misogynistic, racist fandom could be harnessed and weaponized against individuals designated as stand-ins for entire groups of people.
Huh. If you criticize someone belonging to a group, that's a stand-in for the group itself.
In reality they were channeling untapped white male rage
Huh. If you criticize someone belonging to a group, that's a stand-in for the group itself.
TIL I'm a white male.
#NotYourShield
Now THAT takes me back...