▁game ▁culture . ▁G amer gate ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁blank et ▁term ▁for ▁the ▁controvers y ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁har ass ment ▁campaign ▁and ▁actions ▁of ▁those ▁particip ating ▁in ▁it . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁a ▁har ass ment ▁campaign ▁target ed ▁several ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁industry ; ▁not ably ▁game ▁developers ▁Zo ë ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁B ri anna ▁Wu , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁femin ist ▁media ▁critic ▁An ita ▁Sar ke esian . ▁After ▁Er on ▁G j oni , ▁Qu inn ' s ▁former ▁boy friend , ▁wrote ▁a ▁dispar aging ▁blog ▁post ▁about ▁Qu inn , ▁# g amer gate ▁has ht ag ▁users ▁f als ely ▁accused ▁Qu inn ▁of ▁an ▁un eth ical ▁relationship ▁with ▁journalist ▁Nathan ▁Gray son . ▁Har ass ment ▁campaign s ▁against ▁Qu inn ▁and ▁others ▁included ▁do x ing , ▁thre ats ▁of ▁ra pe , ▁and ▁death ▁thre ats . ▁ ▁G amer gate ▁pro ponents ▁(" G amer g aters ") ▁have ▁stated ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁a ▁movement , ▁but ▁had ▁no ▁official ▁leaders ▁or ▁manif esto . ▁G amer gate ▁supp or ters ▁organized ▁an onym ously ▁or ▁pseud onym ously ▁on ▁online ▁platforms ▁such ▁as ▁ 4 chan , ▁Internet ▁Rel ay ▁Ch at , ▁Twitter , ▁and ▁Red dit . ▁Stat ements ▁claim ing ▁to ▁represent ▁G amer gate ▁have ▁been ▁incons istent , ▁making ▁it ▁difficult ▁for ▁comment ators ▁to ▁identify ▁goals ▁and