▁of ▁G amer gate ▁as ▁mis og yn istic , ▁post ers ▁on ▁ 4 chan ▁created ▁a ▁second ▁Twitter ▁has ht ag , ▁# Not Your Sh ield , ▁intended ▁to ▁show ▁that ▁G amer gate ▁was ▁not ▁about ▁opposition ▁to ▁femin ism ▁or ▁wanting ▁to ▁push ▁women ▁out ▁of ▁g aming . ▁In ▁the ▁ 4 chan ▁post ▁that ▁may ▁have ▁co ined ▁the ▁has ht ag , ▁it ▁was ▁fr amed ▁as ▁a ▁way ▁to ▁" dem and ▁the ▁S J W s ▁stop ▁using ▁you ▁as ▁a ▁shield ▁to ▁def lect ▁genu ine ▁criticism ". ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁accounts ▁used ▁to ▁twe et ▁the ▁tag ▁were ▁so ck pu ppets ▁that ▁had ▁copied ▁their ▁av at ars ▁from ▁elsewhere ▁on ▁the ▁internet ; ▁the ▁methods ▁used ▁to ▁create ▁it ▁have ▁been ▁compared ▁to ▁# End F athers Day , ▁a ▁ho ax ▁manufact ured ▁on ▁ 4 chan ▁using ▁similar ▁methods . ▁Qu inn ▁said ▁that ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁G amer gate ' s ▁exclusive ▁target ing ▁of ▁women ▁or ▁those ▁who ▁stood ▁up ▁for ▁women , ▁"# not your sh ield ▁was , ▁iron ically , ▁sole ly ▁designed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁shield ▁for ▁this ▁campaign ▁once ▁people ▁started ▁calling ▁it ▁mis og yn istic ". ▁Arthur ▁Ch u ▁wrote ▁that ▁the ▁has ht ag ▁was ▁an ▁attempt ▁to ▁disc ou rage ▁al lies ▁from ▁supporting ▁the ▁people ▁being ▁attacked ▁by ▁G amer gate . ▁ ▁Target ing ▁advert is ers ▁ ▁G amer gate ▁supp or ters