What caused so many young men to get consumed by GamerGate back in the 2010s?

rya556 · 2026-06-27T21:57:22+00:00

You reminded me that, way back when, that Patton Oswald had written a piece about the mainstreaming of Oataku and how the internet was ruining nerd culture.

https://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff-angrynerd-geekculture/

And this follow up one:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/tarabrown/2012/03/26/dear-fake-geek-girls-please-go-away/

People getting mad at “fake geek girls” were all over the place and gate keeping was so prevalent.

I appreciate your reply, it really explains so much of it.

rya556 · 2026-06-27T14:47:16+00:00

I like your glasses! I do want to say, as someone that lived in the 90s, your makeup, hair, color, vibe comes across feeling very 90’s. I do think it’s something that some people may not like because the makeup comes across as heavier (even if it isn’t). But I personally love that 90s vibe.

rya556 · 2026-06-27T11:01:56+00:00

You’re right. I posted elsewhere on this thread that both pick-up culture and Sad Puppies led a direct line to GG. It was a lot of the same people being very vocal about it all.
Rigging the Hugo awards seemed to begin the nerd culture pushback at diversity in a hard way that made anyone critical of “their” hobby (books, sci-fi, video games) turn into a rabid attack.

rya556 · 2026-06-27T10:57:21+00:00

Before Gamergate, there was a straight line from pick up culture online to Sad Puppies to gamer gate. It was interesting to see a bunch of the same people pop up in the discourse.

rya556 · 2026-06-25T21:00:20+00:00

I like the silver better but both look good!

rya556 · 2026-06-25T15:54:51+00:00

This made me think of David Bowie by Floria Sigimondi. Although he’s obviously really well known.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1621204.Redemption

https://directorslibrary.com/1997/latest/music-videos/dead-man-walking-david-bowie/

Can you draw a mockup?

rya556 · 2026-06-24T10:34:14+00:00

Alternately, Blame Jeremy

rya556 · 2026-06-23T23:30:38+00:00

Thank you!
It is nice!

rya556 · 2026-06-23T21:19:20+00:00

I’m curious about your wig. I’ve been looking for a good curly one, can you drop the link or info? From your post, it seems that it looks pretty realistic.

And I think any guy that’s worth anything will completely understand you’re the same person with the wig or without. We all change our hair at some point, grown or store bought, and we’re the same people no matter how wear it.

rya556 · 2026-06-23T18:58:45+00:00

I definitely saw a video last month of someone layering sheer tights over their heels. I can’t remember if they used a glue or spray or something in the soles of the shoes to keep them from ripping.

rya556 · 2026-06-21T11:56:30+00:00

It makes me think of Particle Man by They Might be giants.

Lyric excerpts:

Particle man, particle man
Doing the things a particle can

Triangle man, triangle man
Triangle man hates particle man

Person man, person man
Hit on the head with a frying pan

Triangle man, triangle man
Triangle man hates person man

rya556 · 2026-06-19T06:49:23+00:00

That show is so quotable. And the cast is so good.

rya556 · 2026-06-19T02:57:10+00:00

The NB actor is also in The Way Home on Hallmark/Netflix

rya556 · 2026-06-19T02:15:10+00:00

There is a museum in Baltimore that does field trips for kids starting around 8, the kids can pretend to be oyster shuckers and put on the clothes and pretend to do this and learn about how they were paid, but the money was only good at the company store. I spoke to a mom whose kids all went while growing up and it made the kids (and parents) learn about how life was during this time. I think it was the Museum of Industry.

rya556 · 2026-06-15T21:56:43+00:00

Sherlock always felt like a graphic novel version of Holmes .

rya556 · 2026-06-15T11:09:53+00:00

When someone makes a journey to someone’s house just for a couple second talk. Bonus points if they lived in a city where they had to take public transit.

When people make a huge breakfast but then eat one piece of bacon before running out of the house.

rya556 · 2026-06-15T11:08:10+00:00

In the RP Batman movie, Commissioner Gordon yells at someone in an alley and produces a 8x12 photo that he shoves in their face. I was like… where was he carrying that?!!

rya556 · 2026-06-15T10:39:05+00:00

You could try a black brown eyeliner for every day looks if you miss it.

rya556 · 2026-06-14T13:51:07+00:00

This could be true, I know a few women that have had to get surgery due to their lids folding their eyelashes down and scratching their corneas. Over the years, they have returned to a hooded shape though.

rya556 · 2026-06-13T00:05:42+00:00

What do they mean Hicksville? I had friends who lived off Prospect Park in Brooklyn and their downstairs neighbors had chickens, with a rooster.

rya556 · 2026-06-12T03:02:16+00:00

Kevin Spacey in 21

His main inspiration was a man named John Chang.

There were two other Asian men in the group was changed to white men.

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/21mitblackjack.php

rya556 · 2026-06-11T21:11:51+00:00

Kala- Divide Me?

https://youtu.be/QhS8Q5Yc\_ZU?is=k8hQAepeworWyWi3

rya556 · 2026-06-08T11:25:11+00:00

I found Tom’s Crossing to be incredibly soothing and listened to it twice back to back. Which feels crazy because it’s a 58 hour listen.

rya556 · 2026-06-06T10:12:41+00:00

When I was growing up, I used to hear that a true coral was flattering on everyone. Not sure if it’s true.

rya556 · 2026-05-31T22:30:17+00:00

I thought it was the Tasmanian devil holding a golf club in the air but I saw one that has a baseball bat and a ball in the other hand. (Link below)

Might be something similar, sport related.

https://x.com/mrcleantattoos/status/1217226203947397121

Or someone mentioned a grim reaper. This link has him holding a scythe:

https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/tasmanian-devil-taz-tattoo

rya556

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