Brianna Wu / John Walker Flynt - "Biggest Victim of Gamergate," Failed Game Developer, Failed Congressional Candidate

Shugo said:
Can we all admit Zelda series hit its low point with The Wand of Gamelon? Stop letting Zelda be the hero.

#PlayingZeldaSucks

I'm not sure what she means by "be the hero," either. She played a very substantial heroic role in the story of Ocarina of Time under the guise of Sheik. Does Bri not know the word "protagonist?"
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Lol who cares, every Zelda game but the first blew anyway.
 
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Hodor said:
lol nobody cares what you think john
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Wait, Brianna thinks BotW doesn't innovate?

Are we looking at the same game here? Because it looks like a radical departure from the OoT formula to me.
 
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GabeRegan said:
I mean, it only has an open world on par with Xenoblade Chronicles, an apparently much more overtly dark story than usual, and voice acting. Clearly a 2D Zelda from the GBA was the high point of the franchise.
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no real innovation comes from what's in the pants of the main character
 
Minish Cap descriptors: Size-Changing, Talking Hat, Fucking KINSTONES (fuck your stones)

Twilight Princess descriptors: Shape-Shifting, Twilight Realm, The Spinner, Howl To Play Songs

Skyward Sword descriptors: A Birb Friend, Flying, A Non-Ganon Final Boss, Talking Sword, Motion Controls, Boss Fight On A Flying Whale

And those are just what I can think of off the top of my head. Wu is bullshitting to sound like she knows anything at all about games, as usual. IMO, the Zelda franchise has stayed petty fresh throughout the years. The next game looks amazing. No way will Wu miss the chance to complain about it. She reminds me of Phil with the way she hates stuff because it is popular.
I bet she will be first in line to preorder a Switch.
 
Apparently the interview is now stuck behind a paywall... too bad I accidentally had that browser tab still open on the second screen.

Brianna Wu of Gamergate Fame on Why She's Running for Congress

The indie developer who received death threats fighting Gamergate says enacting political change is more important than the game industry.

Gamergate, you probably remember Brianna Wu. She's the founder of video game developer Giant Spacekat who was viciously attacked two years ago by online thugs, ironically for trying to make her industry less hostile toward women. She even received death threats.

Now Wu is back in the spotlight, this time with the early announcement that she'll run as a Democratic candidate for Congress in Massachusetts's 8th District, which includes parts of Boston and its South Shore suburbs.

We caught up with Wu recently to ask her why she's running, why she's trading in gaming for politics, and what happened to the bright-red streak she used to have in her hair. (The following conversation has been edited for clarity and space.)

Why are you doing this?

It's been a tough couple of months. During Hillary's main event on election night, I was 30 feet from where I expected her to accept the presidency. With Trump in the White House, and the Republicans in control of all three branches of government, there's a real sense I have that I can't sit this out.

You've never run for office before. What makes you qualified for the job?

I see Congress as completely broken, not working at all. You have this system where people go on TV, they give talking points--it's not real. Everyone agrees that we have this stagnation, that we need new faces in Congress. I say what I mean. I do what I think is right. I'm willing to think outside the box. I purposefully did not give Democratic Party leaders a heads-up. If I had gone to them and said, 'I want to run for the House,' they would have shunted me off to the side and told me to wait my turn. I don't need anyone's permission to run for office in my own party.

What are your top priorities?

Number one, with my background, women's issues are really important. Trump's plans to cut Planned Parenthood, that's huge to me. I have always been frustrated with the Democratic Party for what I consider to be a weak stance on that.

Number two, our cybersecurity policy is inept. Last year, we had a huge internet shutdown that affected news, e-commerce, financial institutions. We are tremendously vulnerable to attack, and we have leaders who don't work in these fields. I hope to serve on the technology subcommittee in the House and make cybersecurity better.

Third, [incumbent Democratic congressman] Stephen Lynch comes from the steel industry. I come from tech, and my husband comes from biotech. I think tech and biotech should get a lot more attention. I want more federal funding for tech and biotech in the 8th District. With better leadership, Massachusetts can look more like Silicon Valley than it does today.

Where do you disagree with Lynch?

I have extremely strong policy differences with Stephen Lynch on almost everything. His record with women's rights is atrocious. He has consistently voted against women's reproductive health care. His position on gay rights is horrifying. His vote against Obamacare was a serious lapse in judgment, and he voted for the Iraq war. I ask myself if he can step up against Donald Trump, and I don't believe he can. He has never been challenged during the primaries in the 8th District. A really hard race would be good for the party.

You paid a steep personal price during Gamergate. Are you prepared to go through all that again?

If I'm going to be out there in the public eye and have people screaming at me all day long, I want it to matter more than game development does. I used to believe the game industry would do the right thing. It hasn't. They say what they say; you can't fix it. Men in the field are going to say what they say, and nothing changes.

How will you reach voters?

I am a nationally known person. I have legions of women who are very excited about my candidacy. Also, every tech person I know is angry about encryption policy and the loss of privacy. We are going to target technology workers like no political operation has ever targeted them before, and we won't dumb-down to them. I'll talk to them like I talk to any engineer. Twitter will be huge. I think I will be the first congressional candidate to work with [live streaming platform] Twitch and go play video games with people and reach out that way. I will keep speaking on college campuses.

You've said that being a rebel indie software developer is different from being a congressional candidate. That it's hard to figure out how to change your game and still seem authentic. How are you managing?

So much we've had to work on since announcing is stuff I find boring, like hair and wardrobe. When you met me, I had this bright-red streak in my hair. That's gone now. I'm just trying to figure out how to present something to the public that is authentic but professional. We're going to go with more of the Michelle Obama look. The thought of me in a pink pantsuit is pretty scary.

I love Hillary Clinton, but I can't really think of any moment in the campaign where she didn't feel scripted. I just think in 2017 this old way of running for office where you have every talking point worked out and stick to a script and you're not real, I think it's dated. It goes back to this world where you got elected to office by winning newspaper endorsements. Bernie Sanders and even Donald Trump were wildly successful by being genuine and open and honest with the voters about who they are. There's a real sense when you're watching them that you're seeing the real person. I've gotten pretty far in my career by speaking my mind. I'll bring that approach to Washington. More upfront, direct, unapologetic about LGBT issues and the economy. I think people respond to honesty.

Isn't it a little bit early to be campaigning for 2018?

I know a lot of men don't understand this, but the past year has been so brutal for women. The comments by Trump, the Brock Turner case, everything. There's been a real loss of hope. Part of why I announced so early is that I want every woman in America who cares to reach inside herself and run for office. I look at Donald Trump as by far the least qualified president we've ever had, and I thought if that bozo can get elected, what in the world is holding me back? The House of Representatives was designed by the Founding Fathers to respond to the times. The Senate is more stable, but the House is designed constitutionally to elect people like me to it. The system won't get better if we ask the status quo to do the right thing.
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Apparently the interview is now stuck behind a paywall... too bad I accidentally had that browser tab still open on the second screen.
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I'm on my way to work so can people fact check this? Plus, Brianna is running to represent the South Shore, not Boston. She doesn't even know her state well because she's too busy running from Gamergate to actually stop at learn that she will be harassed for being a Laker in drag.

I can't wait.
 
If Nintendo made a note for note copy of those shitty CD-i games, but with Link as a girl, Wu would be gushing all over it and calling them "the most innovative Zelda games ever!"

Of course a re.tard like John would think that the series isn't innovative. I mean, where are the characters that look like anorexic Bratz dolls? The dialogue trees with stilted writing? The combat via typing? KEEP UP WITH THE TIMES, NINTENDO!

I love this choice part from Wu's interview:

You paid a steep personal price during Gamergate. Are you prepared to go through all that again?

If I'm going to be out there in the public eye and have people screaming at me all day long, I want it to matter more than game development does. I used to believe the game industry would do the right thing. It hasn't. They say what they say; you can't fix it. Men in the field are going to say what they say, and nothing changes.

Oh yeah, you suffered more than Jesus on the cross, Wu! All that attention, gushing praise from the SJW circlejerk, thousands a month on Patreon, invites to talks....you're a martyr for women in tech! Move over Joan of Arc and Mother Theresa - there's a new lady saint in town!
 
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