w ] h ether ▁it ▁was ▁supposed ▁to ▁be ▁or ▁not , ▁G amer G ate ▁is ▁largely ▁about ▁women ". ▁Disc uss ing ▁G amer gate ▁on ▁her ▁ESP N ▁blog , ▁Jane ▁Mc Man us ▁compared ▁the ▁mis og yn y ▁that ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁g aming ▁industry ▁experience ▁to ▁that ▁faced ▁by ▁the ▁first ▁women ▁entering ▁sport ing ▁communities . ▁Canadian ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Justin ▁Tru de au ▁has ▁described ▁G amer gate ▁as ▁" something ▁that ▁we ▁need ▁to ▁stand ▁clearly ▁against ". ▁ ▁Sex ism ▁and ▁mis og yn y ▁had ▁been ▁identified ▁as ▁problems ▁in ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁industry ▁and ▁online ▁community ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁G amer gate . ▁Sar ke esian ▁considered ▁that ▁the ▁Internet ▁has ▁a ▁" bo ys '- lock er - room ▁feel " ▁to ▁it , ▁with ▁male ▁users ▁trying ▁to ▁show ▁off ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁which ▁causes ▁es cal ating ▁cases ▁of ▁har ass ment ▁in ▁situations ▁like ▁G amer gate . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁game ▁designer ▁Cl iff ▁B les zin ski ▁wrote ▁a ▁blog ▁post ▁comment ing ▁on ▁the ▁" lat ent ▁rac ism , ▁hom oph ob ia ▁and ▁mis og yn y " ▁that ▁existed ▁within ▁the ▁online ▁g aming ▁community . ▁In ▁a ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁interview ▁with ▁Develop , ▁Wu ▁said ▁the ▁game ▁industry ▁" has ▁been ▁a ▁boys ' ▁club ▁for ▁ 3 0 ▁years ", ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁common ▁port ray al ▁of ▁women