![]() I’ve had 57 separate death threats in the last five months. ![]() And I don’t understand what the joke can be. ![]() ![]() This has had a terrible psychological impact on me and on the women I work with. "It didn’t seem like a joke to me or my employees. On the claim that the threats against her were a joke He says his real name is Jan Rankowski, and that he's a Maine 20-year-old who performs comedy in Rhode Island. Rankowski once crashed his car on the way to Wu's house, allegedly to kill her.īrianna Wu joins Here & Now's Robin Young in the studio to discuss her decision to withdraw from PAX East, and about her unexpected - and at times challenging - role as a feminist leader in the gaming world. In recent days, Wu has also been surprised by one of her chief online tormentors, a man who called himself "Jace Connors," revealing his true identity to BuzzFeed and saying that his threats were just a joke. She says she is now receiving rape and death threats, which she believes need to be addressed with extra security at PAX East to keep her employees safe.Įvent organizer Penny Arcade has denied that request, but says the safety of all gamers and exhibitors is their number one priority. Last October, after Wu's home address was tweeted publicly, Wu was forced to flee her home. When PAX East, one of the country's highest-profile gaming festivals, opens its doors in Boston next week, one gaming studio is staying home.īrianna Wu, co-founder of Giant Spacekat, was a prime target of Gamergate, the online attack on women gamers and developers who were advocating for changes in the industry and in games, to combat sexism and misogyny. ![]()
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