Brianna Wu / John Flynt - Original Thread

[Positron]

Poor dog.

 

[Iä! Iä!]

"Splat" as a dog's name has the same vibe as "Roadkill".

 

[Smutley]

Thank god she stopped talking about Gamergate and her personal life and is focusing on the development of her next Mega Hit Game!

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

"Splat" as a dog's name has the same vibe as "Roadkill".

Seriously, shes practicly asking for people to make crude jokes like "Hurr hurr you going to kill that dog like you did your last?"

Which while they shouldent be making thoose kinds of dark jokes, knowing how infamous she is, It's going to happen!

(And then she gunna bitch 'bout it!)

 

[Cure Quanta]

I don't like this. I can just sense danger rising from this kind of thing. Not just "stirring the lolcow pot" danger, but "there's a shitlord waiting in the wings" danger. Do we have to, like, start giving these people weening counseling/ween protection seminars or something?

Or a whole PSA or video or something on how yes, there are legit dangerous people who follow and try to dox Chris like another thread on this forum warned?

I dunno, something that'd hammer it in to these kinds of lolcows...

 

[Francis York Morgan]

I believe that if Wu and others want to act like retarded chimps on the Internet, then so be it. It's their lives to ruin.

I'm not shocked that she's continuing to post personal information in order to provoke more "attacks" on her. It's pretty much all she has to her name right now. I do think this is all eventually going to blow up huge in her face as people continue to dig and it's going to be interesting to see where she is one year from now.

 

[Cosmos]

Just saying, if I felt like my life was threatened and that I could be attacked by internet trolls at any moment, I certainly wouldn't be broadcasting all of my movements and thoughts on one of the most popular websites on the entire internet where everyone can see it. Seriously, her Twitter stream consists of personal information, opinions, ZOMG SOMEONE IS THREATENING TO COME TO MY HOUSE!!!!, and then more personal information.

I would never blame someone being harassed for their harassment (because I think that's entirely on the person who's doing the bullying), but for someone who professes that she feels like her life is in danger, Brianna sure doesn't act like it. Any sensible person would disconnect from the internet (or, at the very least, avoid social media websites) and wait until the storm blew over, but Brianna seems to revel in the attention that she gets and tries to drag it out as long as she can. The reasons for this are pretty obvious; Brianna isn't nearly talented enough to get attention based on her own merit (as her games have shown) so she whores herself out as a professional victim in the hopes of being noticed that way. And it worked, for a little while, until people realized that Brianna is a total nobody and stopped paying attention to her (for the most part).

Victimhood only gets you so far. People are remembered for their accomplishments, and Brianna really doesn't have any.

 

[Ruin]

At least she was smart enough to avoid antagonizing 4chan god help her if she did that. A New York Times blogger who leaked the home address of the cop in the Ferguson case found herself flooded with rape threats and unwanted pizzas/prostitutes courtesy of /pol/

 

[Smutley]

Any sensible person would disconnect from the internet (or, at the very least, avoid social media websites) and wait until the storm blew over, but Brianna seems to revel in the attention that she gets and tries to drag it out as long as she can. The reasons for this are pretty obvious; Brianna isn't nearly talented enough to get attention based on her own merit (as her games have shown) so she whores herself out as a professional victim in the hopes of being noticed that way.

You speak truth. This has been suggested to her by dozens of people on both sides, including David Pakman himself during their interview. But there's no dickstroking when you hide, so it's better not to hide at all, especially if the harassment is people sending her jokes she's too autistic to understand or ignore.

 

[Whatisgoingon]

"Obviously, one is several magnitudes of violation higher. But, I think we forget that people's lives are not entertainment for us."

Speak for yourself Wu. I'm getting lots of entertainment out of following people's lives.

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

Brianna... its not all about you

I know this is old now, but that was amazing, especially her reaction. It was also fun how she couldn't open up on him because yknow, midget genius in a wheelchair.

I love you hotwheels (Is it ableism to say "above the belt" here? Also, Obligatory tyce referance)

 

[namazuros]

She seems to be addicted to social media. Absolutely unable to think outside of twitter.

 

[GREEDY FIREMAN]

Pictures than appear to show Wu's webcam interviews she did while 'on the run' from GamerGate were held at her house:

Spoiler

https://twitter.com/vivianjamesplay/status/542927880867438593

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

Im not one to toot the mysogony horn here (Im watching Kill la kill ffs!) but all I can pay attention to is how sultry that poster back there is.

Notably the one woman in a short dress exposing her ass for the purpose of titulation.

Also... what the hell is that thing on the desk? It doesnt look like a sex toy, but it does look weird!

 

[autism420]

Im not one to toot the mysogony horn here (Im watching Kill la kill ffs!) but all I can pay attention to is how sultry that poster back there is.

Notably the one woman in a short dress exposing her ass for the purpose of titulation.

Also... what the hell is that thing on the desk? It doesnt look like a sex toy, but it does look weird!

It looks to be the internals of some type of engine.

 

[Cure Quanta]

That's the big Achilles' Heel of the style she chose, isn't it? It's gotta be like next to impossible for the characters to not look like Poundland Bratz. Not saying you can't be stylized, but it helps to use a style that actually allows a little variance.

Looks like some kind of desktop toy. The protrusions on top look almost like you're supposed to bend them and boss them around.

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

That's the big Achilles' Heel of the style she chose, isn't it? It's gotta be like next to impossible for the characters to not look like Poundland Bratz. Not saying you can't be stylized, but it helps to use a style that actually allows a little variance.

Looks like some kind of desktop toy. The protrusions on top look almost like you're supposed to bend them and boss them around.

I woulden't mind so much - hell, I woulden't care AT ALL - if she wasn't one of the people throwing around the "VIDEO GAMES (and the people who make them) ARE MYSOGONISTIC!1" label.

I am actually kinda wondering how she made that game though. Looking at her history, she seems to have been a all-around failure, then she produces this. Be it good or bad, making a game is more of an accomplishment then I can say myself. Then again, I am in training for this so... yeah.

 

[Cure Quanta]

I woulden't mind so much - hell, I woulden't care AT ALL - if she wasn't one of the people throwing around the "VIDEO GAMES (and the people who make them) ARE MYSOGONISTIC!1" label.

I am actually kinda wondering how she made that game though. Looking at her history, she seems to have been a all-around failure, then she produces this. Be it good or bad, making a game is more of an accomplishment then I can say myself. Then again, I am in training for this so... yeah.

No, absolutely, it's totally a mixed message and one that undermines whatever message she's trying to get out. And cutting the other way, you can totally have attractive/sexualized designs as long as the characters behind them are good and well-thought-out, but considering what I'm hearing, or more specifically, NOT hearing about these games...yeah, she's her own worst enemy.

 

[Francis York Morgan]

I woulden't mind so much - hell, I woulden't care AT ALL - if she wasn't one of the people throwing around the "VIDEO GAMES (and the people who make them) ARE MYSOGONISTIC!1" label.

I am actually kinda wondering how she made that game though. Looking at her history, she seems to have been a all-around failure, then she produces this. Be it good or bad, making a game is more of an accomplishment then I can say myself. Then again, I am in training for this so... yeah.

I'm still not exactly sure how much of the game was stuff she did and not the work of others that she seemingly refuses to mention in her 100+ tweets a day.

 

[Andrew Noel Schaefer]

I'm still not exactly sure how much of the game was stuff she did and not the work of others that she seemingly refuses to mention in her 100+ tweets a day.

Admitably, thats what I am really curious about right now