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She has spoken to TEDxWomen, XOXO Festival, and the United Nations' Broadband Working Group on Gender, and appeared on The Colbert Report discussing her experiences of harassment and the challenge of attempting to improve gender inclusivity in gaming culture and the media. The situation was covered extensively in the media, placing Sarkeesian at the center of discussions about misogyny in video game culture and online harassment. Supporters donated almost $160,000 to the project, far beyond the $6,000 she had sought. In 2012, Sarkeesian was targeted by an online harassment campaign following her launch of a Kickstarter project to fund the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, which examines tropes in the depiction of female video game characters. She has received particular attention for her video series Tropes vs.

She is the founder of Feminist Frequency, a website that hosts videos and commentary analyzing portrayals of women in popular culture. Anita Sarkeesian ( / s ɑːr ˈ k iː z i ə n/ sar- KEE-zee-ən born 1983) is a Canadian-American feminist media critic and public speaker.