Actually It's About Ethics
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About
"Actually it's about ethics in gaming journalism" is a phrase often photoshoped onto screenshots taken from horror movies or video-games as a humorous response to the Gamergate movement, mocking the over-use of the phrase by supporters of the movement. Proponents of the movement frequently used the phrase in related discussion.
Origin
The earliest example of the phrase being paired with a still from a horror movie comes from a tweet sent out on October 15th, 2014, by Twitter user Alejandrobot[1], who captioned a still of the horror film It. Within two weeks the tweet received over 3,000 favorites and over 2,000 retweets.
Spread
On October 24th, 2014, the single topic Tumblr blogs itsaboutethicsingamesjournalism[2] and actuallyethics[4] launched. The same day the meme was covered by BoingBoing,[3] followed by Buzzfeed[7] the next day. Also on October 24th, The Washington Post[9] interviewed Gamergate supporters who claim Gamergate is about journalism ethics. The meme has also spread on Twitter through the hashtag #germergoat.[9] The hashtag was introduced by Twitter user zpxlng[5] on October 24th, through a tweet that received more than 700 times retweets in less than 24 hours.
Notable Examples
Search Interest
External References
[1] Twitter – Alejandrobot
[2] Tumblr- itsaboutethicsingamesjournalism
[3] BoingBoing Actually, it's about ethics in game journalism.
[4] Tumblr- actuallyethics
[6] Topsy- #germergoat
[7] Buzzfeed – 21 Times GamerGate Was About Ethics In Gaming Journalism
[8] The Washington Post – How some Gamergate supporters say the controversy could stop
[9] Twitter – #GermerGoat
Top Comments
Kirb Blanco
Oct 24, 2014 at 04:34PM EDT
a real penis in the ass
Oct 26, 2014 at 08:40AM EDT