nicole!

An email from Briana Wu, dated May 3, 2014 (about 3 months before the start of GamerGate) 11:39 ... Drinking the Mountain Dew B Brianna Wu May 3, 2014 to zoe v •.• Hey Zoe, You I hope this will stay between us. But, I did want to share something with you. The first time I really heard about you, and Depression Quest, a mutual gamede friend of ours in Boston was complaining about Depression Quest. They had counseled you to take the money from big pharma. They were talking all kinds of shit about how shortsighted it was of you to not do this - but you'd stood your ground and said no. They thought you were a total fool. I didn't know about your reality show, but I did read about the aftermath. And what really impressed me about the situation was you did the exact same thing. A situation was anathema for you, and you said no. You were willing to burn your bridges with an entire production company over the situation. You and I are similar people in that we really care about women in games and calling out the sexism in the industry. But, the truth is - I'm a pragmatist. And, if I were being embarrassingly honest with you, I probably would have taken the money from big pharma. And, I would have drank the Mountain Dew on camera. But, here you are today, and you're doing just fine.

11:39 •.• You and I are similar people in that we really care about women in games and calling out the sexism in the industry. But, the truth is - I'm a pragmatist. And, if I were being embarrassingly honest with you, l probably would have taken the money from big pharma. And, I would have drank the Mountain Dew on camera. But, here you are today, and you're doing just fine. You stood your ground, you made your choices and you still won. There's been a situation at GSK that's been really bad for us and bad for the company. And, I can't go into it just like you can't go into the reality show stuff - but I can tell you, I drank the Mountain Dew on camera for far too long. I have dealt with a really awful, humiliating situation for far too long. It finally ended this week. I don't know you that well, but - I have been thinking about your integrity a lot lately, and how going forward I need to be less of a pragmatist and more of a Zoe Quinn in leading my company. I want to let you know - that's something I really intend to follow through on. I hope that doesn't seem emo, but it is true. And, I think when other women in the industry inspire us, l think we should let them know it. All the best, Bri VIEW ENTIRE MESSAGE + Reply → Forward

Yknow what? I’ve been sitting on this for a decade because I’m not into punching laterally but I AM FINE with punching far right lunatics.

Just a handful of short weeks before GamerGate started, Briana Wu, who I spoke to 0 times before this, sends me this *wild* ass email. 🧵

i use a wheelchair now btw

oregon disabled person parking permit placard, good for 8 years

the one good thing to come from my health taking the fattest shit possible

they're putting my ass on immunosuppressants fuck me dogggggg

It's The Bad Colitis Lol

gf: i cant fuck another hot girl without wishing it was you
me: that's the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me

colon infection! yeeowch!

organ failure!

i am getting so many bot follows

manifesting this for u 🙏

preferably id rather not die at all, let me live till i get bored of it. ive got things to do!

controversial i know, but id like to die of old age

quietly muttering to myself "it's the champagne of beers..." as i slam back my 6th miller high life of the night

and that's why he's a former wide receiver

i love my beautiful wife

"that doesn't count!"

"post about me" - ada

they've returned

three dogs crowding me

i have something they want

adding a little variety to keep people on their toes

eating jam on crackers

🐭

cranking up my speaker volume and running the kitchen sink so my cat doesn't hear me open a can of soup

color spectrum boxset finally dropped below 300 dollars so i guess that's my christmas present for myself

inhaled one of my hairs

bottoms up babes 🍻

my dragon quest x character, a female ogre, in a blue car

chillin

still no skong

ASTRO BOT SWEEP GET FUCKED

can they bring back the muppets