Whoever said that a picture is worth a thousand words clearly hasn’t been looking at the artwork of #GamerGate — unless by “a thousand words” you mean the word “poop” repeated a thousand times.
Nonetheless, to honor the hard work of GamerGate’s unsung graphic heroes, and on the off chance that I might not be fully grasping the subtle meanings of these aesthetically impaired visionaries, I would like to present to you all today a series of [] incomprehensible GamerGate Cartoons, which I have collected from 8chan and Twitter and various other places I don’t even remember.
CONTENT WARNING: Cartoon violence, misogyny, raging anti-Semitism, really bad drawing.
1) Zoe Quinn Vomits Vivian James
In this lovely comic, #GamerGate nemesis Zoe Quinn projectile vomits #GamerGate’s imaginary girlfriend Vivian James after being punched in the stomach by 4Chan’s vidya board. But #GamerGate isn’t about Zoe Quinn, we don’t even know who she is, right guys?
2) Damsel in Dis Dress
In this cartoon, #GamerGate nemesis #2, Anita Sarkeesian, responds to gentle criticism from Mr. 4chan vidya board by putting on a very peculiar outfit and crying for help. But #GamerGate isn’t about Anita Sarkeesian, that is, Anita WHO?
3) Fickle Female
In this exquisitely drawn miniature masterpiece, a fickle female demands that games be made to suit her, but then refuses to buy these games since she, as a female, does not actually play games. But #GamerGate isn’t about defining games as a male thing, where would you even get that idea, wow, I think you’re the real misogynist here.
4) Anita Refund!
In this somewhat perplexing entry, Anita Sarkeesian — rendered as a crude stereotype of an evil avaricious Jew — warns her followers about evil video games, then happily walks off with a giant bag of cash as “logic” and … a Nazi? attack them. The video game characters stand by innocently. But #GamerGate isn’t anti-Semitic, I mean, that’s just a caricature of Anita, she’s not Jewish, you must be the anti-Semite for even thinking that was anti-Semitic.
5) Weapons of Mass Distraction
In this cartoon, a little easier to understand, an evil Jewish puppetmaster distracts 4Channers — represented by the old Nazi dude — with Vivian James. While Mr. 4Chan gives generously to the Vivian James video game project, Zoe Quinn and the other real enemies are ignored. But #GamerGate isn’t anti… oh, ok, I guess this cartoon is pretty massively anti-Semitic. But it’s, er, for the lulz. The lelz? Top kek?
6) Muh Shekels Muh Diversity
What the hell, did I wander onto Stormfront or something? In this cartoon, Vivian James beats up a Jewish Reddit alien for betraying the cause of vidya games. I don’t know why she has the face of George Costanza.
Ok, I’ve got to be able to find a cartoon that’s not filled with vicious bigotry, right? I mean, #GamerGate is about ethics in journalism, right? Ah, I’ve got it:
7) Games Media, Take My Hand!
In this one, #GamerGate just wants to keep gaming media from drowning, but snobby gaming media considers this help to be harassment? Apparently threats and doxxing and boycotts and slander are just #GamerGate’s way of helping? Huh. I’m thinking this cartoon is nearly as offensive, in its way, and the ones preceding it.
But I have to admit that the draftsmanship is excellent.
8) Vivian Just Wants to Play Video Games Send Emails
In this cartoon, evil ghosts, representing who the fuck knows what, try to distract Vivian James from her appointed task: sending emails to advertisers. Vivian shakes them off and KEEPS SENDING EMAILS.
I’m kind of worried about Vivian. She doesn’t seem to have much joy in her life. Her friend Gilda, with the hat, at least seems to enjoy her job delivering mail.
@Beegees
Oh god THAT is a blast from the past. I haven’t seen that Cell Sings Meow Mix video in years.
I like that the one about saving games media is immediately followed by the one about destroying games media. Freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength, circles are rectangular, etc.
… Also, isn’t Reddit one of their only allies? Is their any reason for the anti-Reddit stuff other than “SEEKRIT JOOISH CONSPIRASEE”? Then again, most of 4Chan thinks that Israel attacked the WTC so that they could blame Al Qaida and the US government…
Hand cream? the OPI Avojuice stuff is fantastic. that or bag balm.
“bigotry magnetism”… crank magnetism is where if you believe one cranky thing you aren’t likely to stop there.
… *Is there any reason. The stupid from those cartoons is contagious!
Cold cream works pretty well, if you can find it at a decent price.
Quick tip for the soap-inclined: Save your coffee grounds, then mix them with dishwashing soap for a convenient, eminently peely hand washing solution. Trust me (an ex oil painter), that will scrub off any greasy residue and make your hands feel as new. No need for Swarfega.
Also, David? Thanks for doing this. Much joy is had when this bullshit isn’t allowed to stand unchallenged.
I think Sir Bodsworth just won another internet. Where ever do you keep them all?
OMG OMG OMG–you guys remember the tumblr thing about the dyed hair? Well, I found one on twitter about glasses! I think it is serious, but I can’t see how they would think this:
https://twitter.com/kissykaede/status/535976131737182208
Also, I now wear hipster glasses. So does my sister. There might be something to this shit. (Don’t judge, they look good, and big-ass glasses needed to come back in style.)
Glasses are all about 1. being able to see and 2. having a pair that complement one’s face structure.
That screed was written like someone who doesn’t know anything about prescription glasses.
It’s like an Escher-world of Dunning Kruger – every time I think they can’t be any more stupid, they go and do something even more daft.
That first one ..my brain..”Gamergate is a raging man with pulsating head veins and blood red eyes punching a real life woman game developer in the stomach so hard she vomits a cartoon woman we made up who agrees with whatever we do?” …WTF is wrong with society..*holds head*
It’s like a rabbit hole of stupid, except instead of leading to Wonderland with it’s charm, whimsy, and terror, it’s Dunderland with just terror, Doritos crumbs, and bad BO.
If “Problem glasses” are wing glasses, why are only two of their six “Examples” wearing wing glasses? Hell, one of them seems to be wearing tortoiseshell half-frames. That’s like confusing a dalmatian and a shih tzu.
M., their definition isn’t wing glasses, it’s more vague: “unnecessarily large, showy and outdated looking”.
The fact that a GGer is setting themselves up as *the* arbiter of good taste in glasses is comedy gold. They should just shut the fuck up and play games.
But really, it’s all about aethetics in eyewear.
I don’t think “problem glasses” means wing glasses–I think it means large and fashionable and kind of retro. So basically people with poor vision who want decent peripheral vision and to be fashionable.
So, yeah, lots and lots of people.
My glasses are so big I was initially a little nervous that they wouldn’t fit under my over-the-glasses safety goggles. It is a tight fit, but they do.
Ninja’d!
@pally
Even so, half-frames are the opposite of large and showy. They’re the most subtle frames you can buy. *confused* I swear, #Gaters just can’t do anything right, even stereotyping, which by all rights should be the one thing they’d be good at.
I bet the GGer would love to have a pair of aviator specs, which I consider to be unnecessarily large and showy on non-pilots.
It is possible to have pretentious small glasses, those “John Lennon” style ones spring to mind instantly.
Honestly, this is a relief. I thought I’d been following Gamergate too obsessively, but at least I don’t understand these cartoons. What’s with the Jewish fixation? Why are there ghosts? How did Nazis team up with the Spirit of Logic? Why George Costanza, and whose face is in that word balloon? I have no idea, so there may yet be hope for me.
#3 has to be a put-on. I refuse to believe otherwise.
@M. yes, but you are crediting them with having any idea of what they are pontificating about.
Oh, they have stereotyping down to a t. They ignore data points that don’t fit their self-defined stereotype, like in example.
Yes, yes, let’s nosh, bubbeleh. The Rothschilds will be arriving soon in their black helicopters to quell all the Reddit mishegas.
Feh! These Gamergate schmendricks don’t know from mah-jongg.
Gamergate memes confuse my cats:
http://imgur.com/wsBkvUI
So Zoe Quinn has been threatened with a lawsuit by the guy who runs The Fine Young Capitalists (which is looking ever more skeezy the more I read about it). So she released this:
http://ohdeargodbees.tumblr.com/post/103251119644/how-not-to-run-your-games-education-programs
Come on man, you’re just cherry picking the most extreme cartoons!
*does Google search*
GAHHHHHH, my eyes! I need to pour bleach in my eyes.
I’ve always wondered what the psychology was behind this kind of behavior. Total lack of self awareness? Power tripping from beating down others? Or do they really believe the bigoted crap and therefore don’t see it as bigotry and are just “telling the truth?” Maybe some combination thereof?
The citrus industrial soap that I remember from the blacksmith shop was called Fast Orange. Worked quite well.
Probably a lot of conspiracy thinking from the start, so they get a lot of the Dunning-Kruger effect and a need for everything bad to be controlled I guess.
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By MRA standards, the art work is…. not that bad.