With GamerGate a prominent and disturbing movement in the spotlight this year, it was reassuring to see how one young woman handled her Internet harassers. Alanah Pearce, a 21-year-old game reviewer and YouTuber from Australia, was no stranger to rape jokes and threats from anonymous commenters. She decided to take a new approach to the sexist trolls and sought out the commenters' own mothers on Facebook. She easily found their information and sent the messages the young boys were harassing her with to their moms, one of whom was mortified and apologized profusely.
Alanah's approach has shed light on the problematic nature of the gaming world in regard to women and has inspired conversation on how to make changes within it.
