▁which ▁Rh odes ▁says ▁" is ▁precisely ▁what ▁vide og ames ▁needed ". ▁Br end an ▁Ke og h ▁of ▁Over land ▁stated ▁that ▁G amer gate ▁" does ▁not ▁represent ▁a ▁marg inal ised , ▁disc rimin ated ▁identity ▁under ▁attack ▁so ▁much ▁as ▁a ▁h eg em onic ▁and ▁norm ative ▁main stream ▁being ▁forced ▁to ▁red ist ribute ▁some ▁of ▁its ▁power ". ▁ ▁Mis og yn y ▁and ▁sex ism ▁ ▁G amer gate ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁expression ▁of ▁sex ism ▁and ▁mis og yn y ▁within ▁g aming ▁culture ; ▁its ▁main ▁them es ▁are ▁criticism ▁of ▁femin ism ▁and ▁so - called ▁" social ▁justice ▁war riors ", ▁who ▁are ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁threat ▁to ▁traditional ▁video ▁games . ▁Women ' s ▁greater ▁visibility ▁in ▁the ▁g aming ▁industry ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁corresponding ▁rise ▁in ▁gender ed ▁har ass ment ▁and ▁int im id ation ▁directed ▁at ▁them . ▁Among ▁main stream ▁journal ists , ▁the ▁har ass ment ▁campaign ▁that ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁G amer gate ▁is ▁considered ▁em blem atic ▁of ▁this ▁sur ge ▁of ▁online ▁mis og yn y . ▁According ▁to ▁Sarah ▁Kap lan ▁of ▁The ▁Washington ▁Post , ▁" sex ism ▁in ▁g aming ▁is ▁a ▁long - document ed , ▁much - deb ated ▁but ▁seem ingly ▁int ract able ▁problem ", ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁cru x ▁of ▁the ▁G amer gate ▁controvers y . ▁Ja ime ▁Wein man ▁writing ▁in ▁Mac lean ' s ▁said , ▁"[