ANITA SARKEESIAN IS a feminist who critically explores the roles of women in pop culture.

She has recently taken to producing videos on the tropes that depict women in video games on her Feminist Frequency site.

Her criticism of some of the biggest games of the last five years drew her the ire of a portion of Twitter users.

That ire spilled beyond the realm of online when Anita and her family were forced to leave their home after what she called “scary threats”.

Some very scary threats have just been made against me and my family. Contacting authorities now. — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014 Source: Feminist Frequency /Twitter

She went on to say that her family were safe, but tweeted examples of the abuse she has received.

I’m safe. Authorities have been notified. Staying with friends tonight. I’m not giving up. But this harassment of women in tech must stop! — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014 Source: Feminist Frequency /Twitter

“Go ahead, screen capture this and tweet it you piece of shit” ummm… ok. I’m not afraid of strawman "rebuttals". pic.twitter.com/8B74uYJOOU — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014 Source: Feminist Frequency /Twitter

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I usually don’t share the really scary stuff. But it’s important for folks to know how bad it gets [TRIGGER WARNING] pic.twitter.com/u6b3i0fysI — Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014 Source: Feminist Frequency /Twitter

Sarkeesian was supported by Hollywood heavyweight and Avengers director Joss Whedon.

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