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| TFYC attempted to launch the women-only game jam early in 2014 when it became the subject of criticism on social media after Quinn learned of the project. She accused the project of being exploitative towards women and transphobic. TFYC stated that the winner would receive a portion of the profits with most of it going to charity, while all rights would remain with the women who submitted proposals, and that their transgender policy only said someone had to have identified as female prior to the contest as a means to prevent men from lying about their gender identity in order to participate. Social media attention remained negative and TFYC found itself losing financial support and struggling to gain media coverage due to the allegations.<ref name=CinemaBlend>{{cite news|last1=Usher|first1=William|title=TFYC Discuss #GamerGate, Recovering From Hacks, 4chan Support|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/TFYC-Discuss-GamerGate-Recovering-From-Hacks-4chan-Support-67239.html|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=''Cinema Blend''|date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=TFYCinterview /><ref name=Profits /> After some delay to review the inclusiveness of their policies and finding nothing wrong they opened the project up to submissions on March 28, 2014.<ref name=Gamesindustry.biz /><ref name=GamePolitics /> | TFYC attempted to launch the women-only game jam early in 2014 when it became the subject of criticism on social media after Quinn learned of the project. She accused the project of being exploitative towards women and transphobic. TFYC stated that the winner would receive a portion of the profits with most of it going to charity, while all rights would remain with the women who submitted proposals, and that their transgender policy only said someone had to have identified as female prior to the contest as a means to prevent men from lying about their gender identity in order to participate. Social media attention remained negative and TFYC found itself losing financial support and struggling to gain media coverage due to the allegations.<ref name=CinemaBlend>{{cite news|last1=Usher|first1=William|title=TFYC Discuss #GamerGate, Recovering From Hacks, 4chan Support|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/TFYC-Discuss-GamerGate-Recovering-From-Hacks-4chan-Support-67239.html|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=''Cinema Blend''|date=11 September 2014}}</ref><ref name=TFYCinterview /><ref name=Profits /> After some delay to review the inclusiveness of their policies and finding nothing wrong they opened the project up to submissions on March 28, 2014.<ref name=Gamesindustry.biz /><ref name=GamePolitics /> | ||
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| After allegations about Quinn's personal ties to journalists emerged as part of the ] controversy, the details of TFYC's dispute with Quinn earlier in the year also became the subject of discussion. TFYC then began working with the members of the site 4chan who provided significant financial backing for the women in video games production project on ].<ref name=Vice>{{cite news|last1=Ringo|first1=Allegra|title=Meet the Female Gamer Mascot Born of Anti-Feminist Internet Drama|url=http://www.vice.com/read/meet-the-female-gamer-mascot-created-by-anti-feminists-828|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher='']''|date=28 August 2014}}</ref> After some 4chan members told TFYC they wanted the group's promotional videos to talk about female game developers, TFYC released a video on ] and her influential role in the early gaming industry with a total of five videos on female game developers planned.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Imad|title=4chan is actually behind this educational video about women in gaming|url=http://www.dailydot.com/geek/fine-young-capitalists-women-video-games-4chan/|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher='']''|date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=TFYCinterview /> The group's decision to work with 4chan prompted criticism due to the alleged involvement of 4chan members in harassment of Quinn and feminist video game critic ]. TFYC responded to this criticism by stating social justice movements that would not let 4chan take part in a project were by definition oppressing them.<ref name=Vice /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Daly|first1=Stephen|title=The Fine Young Capitalists’ Seemingly Noble Goals Don’t Excuse them from Scrutiny|url=http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/23968/article/the-fine-young-capitalists-seemingly-noble-goals-don-t-excuse-them-from-scrutiny/|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=Gameranx|date=3 September 2014}}</ref> It's involvement in the GamerGate controversy also earned it the support of actor ], who tweeted a link to the project's Indiegogo page.<ref name=Baldwinning>{{cite news|last1=Usher|first1=William|title=The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGoGo Gets Support From The Last Ship's Adam Baldwin|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Fine-Young-Capitalists-IndieGoGo-Gets-Support-From-Last-Ship-Adam-Baldwin-66987.html|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=''Cinema Blend''|date=28 August 2014}}</ref> | After allegations about Quinn's personal ties to journalists emerged as part of the ] controversy, the details of TFYC's dispute with Quinn earlier in the year also became the subject of discussion. TFYC then began working with the members of the site 4chan who provided significant financial backing for the women in video games production project on ].<ref name=Vice>{{cite news|last1=Ringo|first1=Allegra|title=Meet the Female Gamer Mascot Born of Anti-Feminist Internet Drama|url=http://www.vice.com/read/meet-the-female-gamer-mascot-created-by-anti-feminists-828|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher='']''|date=28 August 2014}}</ref> After some 4chan members told TFYC they wanted the group's promotional videos to talk about female game developers, TFYC released a video on ] and her influential role in the early gaming industry with a total of five videos on female game developers planned.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Imad|title=4chan is actually behind this educational video about women in gaming|url=http://www.dailydot.com/geek/fine-young-capitalists-women-video-games-4chan/|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher='']''|date=23 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=TFYCinterview /> The group's decision to work with 4chan prompted criticism due to the alleged involvement of 4chan members in harassment of Quinn and feminist video game critic ]. TFYC responded to this criticism by stating social justice movements that would not let 4chan take part in a project were by definition oppressing them.<ref name=Vice /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Daly|first1=Stephen|title=The Fine Young Capitalists’ Seemingly Noble Goals Don’t Excuse them from Scrutiny|url=http://www.gameranx.com/features/id/23968/article/the-fine-young-capitalists-seemingly-noble-goals-don-t-excuse-them-from-scrutiny/|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=Gameranx|date=3 September 2014}}</ref> It's involvement in the GamerGate controversy also earned it the support of actor ], who tweeted a link to the project's Indiegogo page.<ref name=Baldwinning>{{cite news|last1=Usher|first1=William|title=The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGoGo Gets Support From The Last Ship's Adam Baldwin|url=http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Fine-Young-Capitalists-IndieGoGo-Gets-Support-From-Last-Ship-Adam-Baldwin-66987.html|accessdate=16 September 2014|publisher=''Cinema Blend''|date=28 August 2014}}</ref> | ||
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| File:The Fine Young Capitalists logo.jpg | |
| Abbreviation | TFYC |
|---|---|
| Founder | Matthew Rappard |
| Legal status | active |
| Purpose | Supporting work by underrepresented labor in the media industry. |
| Website | Official site |
The Fine Young Capitalists (TFYC) is a self-proclaimed radical feminist group set up to organize production initiatives for underrepresented labor in the media industry. It became embroiled in the GamerGate controversy due to concerns that indie game-developer Zoe Quinn and her associates unfairly criticized the group's game jam contest, aimed at increasing female participation in video game production. As a result of the controversy the group began working with users of the anonymous message board 4chan, who provided significant financial backing to the project.
Projects
The group's first project is a women in video games production initiative. Anyone who identified as a woman prior to the start of the contest was eligible to submit a proposal for a video game. Five nominees were selected and the nominee to receive the most crowd-funding would have the game produced and distributed. The winner would receive eight percent of the profits, with another eight percent going towards future contests, ten percent going towards the production company, and the remainder being donated to charity. Another project being pursued by TFYC, SNless, concerns the representation of minority groups in science fiction and allows those who identify as black to submit a black character with five winning entries being reproduced in a graphic novel.
History
TFYC attempted to launch the women-only game jam early in 2014 when it became the subject of criticism on social media after Quinn learned of the project. She accused the project of being exploitative towards women and transphobic. TFYC stated that the winner would receive a portion of the profits with most of it going to charity, while all rights would remain with the women who submitted proposals, and that their transgender policy only said someone had to have identified as female prior to the contest as a means to prevent men from lying about their gender identity in order to participate. Social media attention remained negative and TFYC found itself losing financial support and struggling to gain media coverage due to the allegations. After some delay to review the inclusiveness of their policies and finding nothing wrong they opened the project up to submissions on March 28, 2014.
After allegations about Quinn's personal ties to journalists emerged as part of the GamerGate controversy, the details of TFYC's dispute with Quinn earlier in the year also became the subject of discussion. TFYC then began working with the members of the site 4chan who provided significant financial backing for the women in video games production project on Indiegogo. After some 4chan members told TFYC they wanted the group's promotional videos to talk about female game developers, TFYC released a video on Roberta Williams and her influential role in the early gaming industry with a total of five videos on female game developers planned. The group's decision to work with 4chan prompted criticism due to the alleged involvement of 4chan members in harassment of Quinn and feminist video game critic Anita Sarkeesian. TFYC responded to this criticism by stating social justice movements that would not let 4chan take part in a project were by definition oppressing them. It's involvement in the GamerGate controversy also earned it the support of actor Adam Baldwin, who tweeted a link to the project's Indiegogo page.
During the group's fundraising efforts on Indiegogo their account was hacked by someone managing to crack their password and the campaign was briefly shut down. Media suggested the hacking incident could have been retaliation from critics of TFYC for alleged hacking incidents targeting Quinn and her supporters. After 4chan members donated over $5,000 to the Indiegogo campaign they were allowed to create a character who would appear in the winning game. The character created by 4chan, named Vivian James as a play on "video games", was designed to appear like a normal female gamer. Vivian James was criticized by Allegra Ringo of Vice as "a character masquerading as a feminist icon for the express purpose of spiting feminists". TFYC responded to criticism of its association with GamerGate and the related harassment of Quinn by offering to sell Vivian James t-shirts with profits going to iFred, a charity Quinn was supporting. Later the group was reported to have resolved its disagreement with Quinn, though founder Matthew Rappard later told an interviewer at APGNation that their agreement never went through.
References
- ^ Seraphia, Nicole (9 September 2014). "Truth In Gaming: An Interview with The Fine Young Capitalists". APGNation. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Weber, Rachel (28 March 2014). "New game design contest for women". Gamesindustry.biz. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Fine Young Capitalists Launch Women in Games Initiative". Game Politics. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ "Profit Break Down". The Fine Young Capitalists. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
- ^ Usher, William (11 September 2014). "TFYC Discuss #GamerGate, Recovering From Hacks, 4chan Support". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Ringo, Allegra (28 August 2014). "Meet the Female Gamer Mascot Born of Anti-Feminist Internet Drama". Vice. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Khan, Imad (23 August 2014). "4chan is actually behind this educational video about women in gaming". The Daily Dot. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Daly, Stephen (3 September 2014). "The Fine Young Capitalists' Seemingly Noble Goals Don't Excuse them from Scrutiny". Gameranx. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Usher, William (28 August 2014). "The Fine Young Capitalists' IndieGoGo Gets Support From The Last Ship's Adam Baldwin". Cinema Blend. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - Perez, Sarah (25 August 2014). "Indiegogo Campaign Hacked This Weekend, But Wasn't Part Of A Widespread Attack". TechCrunch. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ^ Hurst, Samantha (25 August 2014). "Indiegogo Campaign Hack Due to Compromised Password". Crowdfund Insider. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- McNally, Victoria (28 August 2014). "A Disheartening Account Of The Harassment Going On In Gaming Right Now (And How Adam Baldwin Is Involved)". The Mary Sue. Retrieved 16 September 2014.