A sick online game in which users are invited to ‘Beat up Anita Sarkeesian’ is the latest online bullying exercise to hit the web.
When American blogger Anita Sarkeesian launched a Kickstarter project in May this year to raise $6,000 to research “tropes vs women in videogames” she couldn’t have expected such a misogynist backlash.
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Messages and comments have included threats of violence, death, sexual assault and rape, Sarkeesian writes on her Kickstarter page.
Now a video game in which users are encouraged to beat up the research student has been unleashed.
“There’s been a disgusting large imbalance of women who get beaten up in games. Let’s add a lady to help balance things,” write the game’s creators.
“She has refused to address any form of criticism whatsoever, and hides behind the fact she has a vagina, claiming it’s sexist to criticize her in any way.”
“She claims to want equality: Well, here it is.”
The site accuses Sarkeesian, who has so far raised $158,922, of scamming people who don't know any better.
Users are encourage to click an image of Anita Sarkeesian, which gradually becomes more and more 'beaten up'.
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While many of the comments condemn the game, terrifying others give the project full marks.
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