Sarkeesian leaves home over death threats – watch every episode of Tropes vs Women in Video Games here
Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian has been forced out of her home by online threats of sexual abuse and murder.
As reported by Polygon, Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian said today that she had been forced to notify authorities and quit her home after death threats made against her and her family.
Sarkeesian’s Tropes vs Women in Video Games videos seeks to highlight misogyny in video games.
Some very scary threats have just been made against me and my family. Contacting authorities now.
— Feminist Frequency (@femfreq) August 27, 2014
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
Sarkeesian later shared some of the threats made against her. You can see them in the tweet below (warning: these are explicit threats of murder and sexual violence).
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
Please watch every episode of Feminist Frequency’s Tropes vs Women in Video Games below. You can support Anita here.
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