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VidCon incident

Would Sarkeesian's 2017 confrontation with Carl Benjamin at VidCon be worth a mention? Besides a contemporaneous story in Polygon, I see the incident covered in the academic work Online Harassment by Jennifer Golbeck, as well as several mentions on Google Scholar. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 03:25, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[]

I think so, since it was A Thing among the types that make this A Thing.--Jorm (talk) 03:27, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[]

I see this was discussed three years ago, but the retrospective coverage produced since then is probably more useful anyway. —Sangdeboeuf (talk) 03:31, 20 July 2020 (UTC)[]

Did anything Encyclopedic happen between them at that VidCon? -- Sleyece (talk) 03:26, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[]

Per Sleyece. My stance stays the same from last year really, although suitable reliable sources containing reasonable content may change my mind. Not simply a retelling of the event, but an actual secondary opinion on the event with perspective and / analysis.

The event itself is a not particularly notable moment of someone calling someone else a bad name. That in and of itself is basically an irrelevance to this biography. We have tried to keep this article more about her, and less about the number of times Mr Irrelevant or a.n.other has done another youtbe video which is why the harassment angle is weak also. Mentioning each time someone is a dick at an event might be fun, but it's not encyclopedic as a standalone event (I would be happy to accept a secondary source saying that Benjamin was a shithead for a long time before she said it though).

To sum up "man turns up at a panel to antagonise someone, gets called a shithead" is neither noteworthy nor particularly controversial. Its sole notable feature is the fact that she actually said something before he did (not that he hadn't spent 3 years building his channel off her back). For inclusion the event itself is fundamentally small, so we would need to see significant coverage from secondary sources doing more than just telling the story verbatim. Koncorde (talk) 03:43, 16 August 2020 (UTC)[]

"Reception and public appearances" and Mandalorian Armor Controversy

The whole "Reception and public appearances" section doesn't mention any "reception" of her from anyone besides people who harass her or people who support her. For example, the controversy over her 2020 criticism of Bo-Katan Kryze's armor on the show The Mandalorian... even though the armor has always been that way from her debut in Season 3* of Star Wars: The Clone Wars. https://insidethemagic.net/2020/11/the-mandalorian-controversy-kj1/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpbjSmZx3m4

I get that this is a minor controversy and I do have a horse in this race as a fan of the character, but I think that it is an example of the type of legitimate criticism that should be listed under the "Reception and public appearances" section. --Dolphinjamez (talk) 17:39, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[]

Sorry, Season 4, Episode 14 "A Friend in Need" is her debut. --Dolphinjamez (talk) 17:43, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[]

Read the FAQ. Also, read reliable sources, due weight, and notability. DonQuixote (talk) 17:59, 19 November 2020 (UTC)[]

Only postive criticism

I've noticed how there has been no discussion of negative opinions of those that are against Sarkeesian, which is questioning seeing as there are plenty of people notable people in the video game industry that oppose of her more extreme opinions. A minor question, but something I think is worth pointing out. Traptor12 (talk) 00:03, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[]

Read the FAQ. Also, read reliable sources and due weight, DonQuixote (talk) 00:08, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[]

Agree with DQ. The issue with this is that literally any opinion she has on any subject will be nit-picked / analysed for weakness, but so is Gary Lineker and we don't obsess over that either unless there is significant coverage in reliable sources. Koncorde (talk) 00:21, 7 December 2020 (UTC)[]

Exactly. Also, are we saying that opposing Sarkeesian's extreme opinions, whatever those may be, is the same as being against Sarkeesian? --Sangdeboeuf (talk) 10:15, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[]