My Thoughts This Morning on GamerGate

Actually, the first of these are from last night, in the wake of learning that game developer Brianna Wu was threatened out of her home:

Jesus. Brianna Wu is someone I consider a friend. Fuck everyone who thinks GamerGate is anything other than haters shitting on women. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

If you think threatening women is a legitimate tactic for anything, feel free to stop reading my work. I don't need you or your money. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

What followed this morning after a whole lot of stupid on my comment threads when I woke up this morning:

Astounding the number of dudes who think a woman game developer being harassed has nothing to do with a movement founded to harass women. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

And yes, GamerGate was founded to harass women. We've all seen the IRC logs. Part of the plan: recruit others to be their useful idiots. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

And there sure have been a lot of useful idiots letting offering up their services to those who want to harass women! Well done, you. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

Face it, dudes: "GamerGate" is a toxic thing. You can't say you support WITHOUT explicitly standing with those who hate and harass women. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

https://twitter.com/scalzi/status/520906489725464576

So stop standing with people who WANT you to be their useful idiots while they threaten women. You can't pretend you don't know anymore. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014

You know. We know you know. EVERYONE knows you know. No one else buys into your denial. Just stop. AND repudiate. Stop being used. Simple. — John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 11, 2014