another created a video game called "beat up anita sarkeesian ."showcasing as extreme violence against women. i design the women as background decoration as the subs that of insignificant, not playable sexualitye or's whose or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse the edgy, gritty, or racy flavoring in the game world. these sexually objectified female bodies are designed to function as an terminal texture want to the layman presumes straight now players. no less video, we discussed the concept of subject to vacation and looked at a subset of nonessential female characters which i classified as non-playable sex objects. in this episode, we will expand our discussion of the women in background decoration to examine how sexualized female bodies often occupy the dual role as both sexual playthings and a perpetual victims of male violence. >> are you here for the whore? i have your money. let her go. >> no1 ! the use of sexual or domestic violence is the form of scaffolding for dark energy mormons has become a pervasive pattern in monitored in gami

[laughter] for all gamers when i say the media should stop talking to critics like anita sarkeesian. i need a sarkeesian. [applause] all right, look. let's put this on the line, okay. let's call this what it is. you and the other fellenot sees in the gamer world are coming and put them into a little felt purse and take them away so we have to lay your non-violent games, right. >> no. >> it's a subculture war. >> it's women being harassed and threatened and terrorized. >> after you attack gairms after enjoying looking at women whose armor barely covers their nipples. i like what that looks like. i'm a man baby, news flash, i like it. >> one of the problems with that is it actually reinforces the culture myth that women are sexual objects and sexual play things for male amusement and we're not. >> stephen: they're damsels in distress. i'm saving the princess. am i supposed to let the princess di is that what you want. that's harsh. >> maybe the princess couldn't be a damsel and she could save herself. [crowd cheering] >> stephen: i didn't know you brought a posse. all right all right. s

but anita sarkeesian says for her the threats started two years earlier. sexist depictions of women in video games on her youtube program, feminist frequency. >> plot devices that cap allies on female trauma for shock value functions in much the same way as hitting a child or kicking the dog things do. >> no one defies me. >> there, you happy now? >> since going public with her criticism of the industry, she says angry gamers have smeared her reputation, violated her personal life and, most alarmingly, threatened her safety. back in september, she received a bomb threat while at an awards banquet in san francisco. then just days ago she cancelled a speaking engagement at utah state university after the school received an anonymous threat from an alleged gunman who promised to shoot students if she spoke. the fbi is now reportedly involved in sarkeesian's case. in the meantime more women are coming forward with similar stories of harassment and threats. >> it's literally been the worst thing i've ever experienced in my life. they have targeted my financial

they've gone after anita sarkeesian, and now they're after me. so it's really reached a point where women-- yeah? >> sreenivasan: tell us about the playbook. what is the playbook and what have you been living through in the past few days? >> it's literally been the worst thing i've ever experienced in my life. the idea is to basically terrorize women in the game industry. so it doesn't just stop with rape threats or death threats, which, sadly, being a woman in this field, i've been dealing with for a while now. you know, it's literally escalated to the point that i've had to get the f.b.i. involved. i've had to get local police involved to hunt these people down. they have targeted my financial assets of my company. you know, they have set up fake accounts to impersonate me online with me saying just horrible, horribly discriminating things against people in an effort to destroy my professional reputation. you know, they've actually set up burner accounts with fake stories about my life and have sent them to prominent journalists who, frankly, j