I'm no stranger to a bit of sexist backlash, but I was surprised by the level of vicious and misogynist hate I received.

Maybe today we aren't being told that our brains are not capable of such things [like programming], but we [as a women] are being told that we are not good enough or smart enough or that our successes do not belong to us.

There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody of sexism disrupts the status quo and undermines regressive gender conventions.

Some male gamers with a deep sense of entitlement are terrified of change.

The struggles of dealing with online harassment is the same harassment that women have been dealing with, it's just a new medium in which it's happening.

I wouldn't call it a silver lining, but with more women speaking up, online harassment is beginning to be taken more seriously.

Well maybe the princess shouldnt be a damsel and she can save herself.