TL;DR - Sexist Gamers are Losers The Science [28/Jul/15]

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A quick run through of why this study is terrible and people shouldn't take it in anyway seriously at all. Suffice to say this study finds that less 80% of people you encounter online will even talk to you and then that less than 1% of all online interactions will be 'sexist'. Mental gymnastics and statistical manipulation ensues to get that figure up to 13% all while claiming that 'sexism is rampant in online environments'. The double think and denial is crazy. This study is the perfect example of starting with a conclusion before doing your work and also highlights why things like sociology are rarely taken seriously as sciences.

Sources:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0131613

Progressive journalist nonsense that resulted:
http://www.wired.com/2015/07/gamers-troll-women-literally-losers/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/07/20/men-who-harass-women-online-are-quite-literally-losers-new-study-finds/

This tripe was funded:
https://twitter.com/mombot/status/625844545406676992

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