![]() ![]() But it had flown under the radar until now. The information has been out in the open, as Leavitt has his YouTube channel linked to his Twitter account. And the mainstream press eats this up, and it’s how they garner so much media attention. They can’t argue a case on its own merits and so instead they emphasize how victimized they are. ![]() Mean-spirited attacks and threats provide the oxygen that they use to feed the fires of their victim narrative. ![]() When he suggests that GamerGate sympathizers shouldn’t personally attack or harass anyone, he states, “Despite their protestations to the contrary, people like Anita Sarkeesian and Zoe Quinn thrive on the publicity that such harassment gives them. “GamerGate, in my opinion, was started by the press’ arrogance,” he says in a 2016 video titled, “Gamergate – Thoughts of a developer.” He goes on to say that the movement was a “consumer-led revolt against the religion of identity politics.” He began the video by stating that he was “generally supportive of GamerGate as I understand it,” and doubled down on this belief in a video titled “GamerGate Round 2?” that was uploaded a year later. (Though it’s important to realize that, while this is true, GamerGate was only demonstrative of the systemic bigotry that has always existed and continues to thrive in online and offline spaces.) While it was ostensibly about concerns regarding the relationship between press and developers, the 2014-2015 hate movement is seen as one of the first collective alt-right online movements. “#GamerGate” was an online harassment campaign primarily aimed at women and people of color, particularly developers and journalists, in the games industry. Leavitt used to actively run a YouTube channel that focused on anti-social justice content, publishing videos with titles such as, “The Injustice of Social Justice,” “Are Thoughtcrimes Becoming Real?” and “Social Justice Ten Commandments.” He dedicated several videos to criticizing Feminist Frequency’s Anita Sarkeesian and used the channel at large to attack social justice and feminism - as well as to promote the GamerGate movement. Interactive Entertainment - has come under fire for the anti-social justice politics he has touted on his YouTube channel. ![]() Troy Leavitt, a lead designer on Hogwarts Legacy - the controversial upcoming Harry Potter RPG developed by Avalanche Software and published by Warner Bros. ![]()
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