On top of your failures to pull the wool over anyone's eyes but your own, your own heroes have forcefully come out against you. You have failed to convince the majority that GamerGate, a movement built on sexism and lies targeting women who develop and criticize games, is actually a call for " journalistic integrity in gaming journalism."
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If you're a supporter of #GamerGate, your life is surely full of disappointment right now. Matt Binder on the narcissists, grifters and creeps arriving in its wake.
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