SXSW Harassed Into Canceling Panels About Gaming Harassment
Female-directed harassment—sexual and otherwise—in the video gaming community is being exposed increasingly by the week, and Austin's South by Southwest Festival seemed ready, last week, to jump into the fray for their 2016 event.
Now SXSW interactive director Hugh Forrest writes that "numerous threats of on-site violence" have led to the cancelation of two panels, "SavePoint: A Discussion on the Gaming Community" and "Level Up: Overcoming Harassment in Games." The panels' direct focus on Gamergate—the shorthand for the widespread sexual harassment issues in the culture—has been debated.
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