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Sarkeesian leaves home over death threats - watch every episode of Tropes vs Women in Video Games here

Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian has been forced out of her home by online threats of sexual abuse and murder.

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As reported by Polygon, Feminist Frequency creator Anita Sarkeesian said today that she had been forced to notify authorities and quit her home after death threats made against her and her family.

Sarkeesian's Tropes vs Women in Video Games videos seeks to highlight misogyny in video games.

Sarkeesian later shared some of the threats made against her. You can see them in the tweet below (warning: these are explicit threats of murder and sexual violence).

Please watch every episode of Feminist Frequency's Tropes vs Women in Video Games below. You can support Anita here.

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