Uploaded April 2024 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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The Young Hero retells the story of how a blog about a messy breakup spiralled out of control into a full blown culture war.

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamergate_(harassment_campaign)
rationalwiki.org/wiki/Gamergate
thezoepost.wordpress.com
vice.com/en/article/exmxvm/female-game-designers-are-being-threatened-with-rape
dailydot.com/parsec/zoe-quinn-depression-quest-gaming-sex-scandal
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huffpost.com/entry/sexism-in-tech-response_n_5730008
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historyofgamergate.com/the-part-where.html
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https://archive.is/1ZSCG

What It Feels Like to Be a Gamergate Target: youtube.com/watch?v=gAyncf3DBUQ

Gamergate: The Sexist Side of Fandom | Bad Influence: youtube.com/watch?v=33u2JExlGwQ

MundaneMatt - Hell hath no fury like a lover's scorn (Zoe Quinn & Eron Gjoni): youtube.com/watch?v=GDGE0y4czaw

Quinnspiracy: The Five Guys Saga (MIRROR): youtube.com/watch?v=S6wcXJRjQU4

The Top 10 YouTube Controversies Of 2018: youtube.com/watch?v=6KdifSkS6kc

Zoe Quinn, Crash Override - XOXO Festival (2015): youtube.com/watch?v=vAcdKTXtx1k

Women as Background Decoration: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games: youtube.com/watch?v=5i_RPr9DwMA

How Hotel Mario's Opening Could Have Been Worse (2024 Redub): youtube.com/watch?v=f83MnQ6Dfdo

(Full) Tim Schafer Pokes Fun At #GamerGate and #NotYourShield During GDC Awards: youtube.com/watch?v=EoJtfRH1rlQ

Stop it. Get some help.: youtube.com/watch?v=9Deg7VrpHbM

Hmmm..... really makes you think: youtube.com/watch?v=QhnsC2V4_0w

Clips courtesy of:
youtube.com @ABCNews
youtube.com @nowthis
youtube.com @nobs946
youtube.com @xoxofest
youtube.com @feministfrequency
youtube.com @StacheHand
youtube.com @videogamejournalism
youtube.com @Durgemann
youtube.com @Lowenaffchen

Golden Street (Prelude): youtube.com/watch?v=hLJX-OC4j7Y

Brock Berrigan - Hotwire: youtube.com/watch?v=ZXnEuBJIDa8

Apotos (Day) - Sonic Unleashed [OST]: youtube.com/watch?v=kmC6OImeNXY

Ratchet & Clank 3 (Up Your Arsenal) - Starship Phoenix: youtube.com/watch?v=CXFsaOCKbr8

Streets of Rage 2 OST - Go Straight: youtube.com/watch?v=iCaRxoZtDHI

Sonic 2 Music: Chemical Plant Zone: youtube.com/watch?v=-LYB7iLZNWE

Can You Feel the Sunshine (Instrumental) - Sonic R [OST]: youtube.com/watch?v=Q6c75m0jlLI

Sonic The Hedgehog OST - Green Hill Zone: youtube.com/watch?v=G-i8HYi1QH0

Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo (Instrumental): youtube.com/watch?v=KtSn-mhwYGc

Camp Rock - This Is Me (Karaoke Version): youtube.com/watch?v=e1Uv3rBykpg

Music courtesy of:
youtube.com/channel/UCFURkTaAZwkzMTjjScSdr2w
youtube.com/channel/UCh8VSpjnrFrfpjIeI4jaxBw
youtube.com @DeoxysPrime
youtube.com @supersaiyan13100
youtube.com @MythKiller77
youtube.com @sonicKAI
youtube.com @OGSpindashProductions
youtube.com @Hanternos
youtube.com @THESUBTlTLES
youtube.com @singkingkaraoke

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