Why Everyone want To Kill This Woman?

Anita Saarkesian has been forced to flee her home and cancel speaking events because of d

Anita Saarkesian has been forced to flee her home and cancel speaking events because of death threats. Pic: Twitter. Source: Supplied

DEATH threats, hacked accounts and a virtual war might sound like the plot of a futuristic video game.

But it’s the reality of life in the video game industry which is caught up in a raging culture war dubbed #Gamergate.

Overnight, games critic Anita Sarkeesian, who runs Feminist Frequency, a website that “critically explores the representations of women in pop culture narratives” was forced to cancel a speech due to take place at Utah State University because of fears for her safety.
It came after the director of the Centre for Women and Gender and others received an email threatening a “massacre style attack” if the speech went ahead.

“I have at my disposal a semiautomatic rifle, multiple pistols, and a collection of pipe bombs,” a copy of the email which the Standard Examiner claims to have obtained, read.

“This will be the deadliest school shooting in American history and I’m giving you a chance to stop it.”

Saarkeesian was made a target for her posts, which focus on the role of women as “background decoration” or sexual objects in the gaming world.

Saarkesian pictured in one of her online videos. Pic: YouTube.

Saarkesian pictured in one of her online videos. Pic: YouTube. Source: Supplied

She had already been forced to flee her home after death threats before the latest email, which claimed to be from a student of the school who had their life “ruined” by feminists.

“We live in a nation of emasculated cowards too afraid to challenge the vile, misandrist harpies who seek to destroy them,” it read.

“Feminism has taken over every facet of our society and women like Sarkeesian want to punish us for even fantasising about being men.”

“One way or another, I’m going to make sure they die.”