Adam Baldwin

Adam Baldwin is an American film and TV actor most notable for his roles in Full Metal Jacket, Independence Day, Firefly, and Serenity. He has also served as a voice actor for various video games, including Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Half Life 2: Episode 2, and Mass Effect 2. Baldwin is a supporter of GamerGate and is credited as creator of the original hashtag.

#GamerGate
The first use of the GamerGate hashtag as a reference to the consumer revolt was by Adam Baldwin on Twitter. Created late August 2014, the tweet included links to videos regarding the Zoe Quinn Scandal. The hashtag gained popularity on Twitter, other social media, and message boards, and would go on to represent what is now known as GamerGate.

First GamerGate tweet links Quinnspiracy Theory videos
The videos linked were from YouTube producer Internet Aristocrat's Quinnspiracy Theory video series [Mirror].


 * Part 1: The Five Guys Saga Published 19 Aug 2014
 * Part 2: In-N-Out Edition Published 26 Aug 2014

Adam Baldwin's first use of the GamerGate hahtag published 27 Aug 2014


 * Part 3: White Castles and Ivory Towers: Published Sept 2014
 * Part 4: The Path We've Taken: Published 27 Sept 2014

Radio Nero interviews Adam Baldwin
In the first episode of Radio Nero, Series 1, Episode 1: What is #GamerGate?, Milo Yiannopoulos interviews Adam Baldwin about GamerGate.

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"...any scandal, just add 'gate' to it, that's all I was doing."

- Adam Baldwin - Radio Nero Episode 1

Petition to ban from comic convention
Supanova is a fan convention focusing on science fiction and fantasy film and TV, comic books, anime, gaming and collectables.

"It claims Baldwin was responsible for creating the hashtag 'GamerGate' that led to 'numerous instances of harassment and abuse towards women' in the past six months - claims that Baldwin says aren't true and defamatory of him."

- Daily Mail Online - Online petition calls for US actor Adam Baldwin to be banned from attending Supanova

"More than 4,000 people have signed a petition urging the organisers of a pop culture event to withdraw their invitation to actor Adam Baldwin, claiming that his #GamerGate hashtag is used to target women for sexist abuse."

- International Business Times - 4,000 demand Adam Baldwin ban from comic convention after Gamergate scandal