Rebuttal to debunking, or vice versa.

Recently, I quoted Anita Sarkeesian in an e-mail. A friend of mine wrote back, saying (in short) that he thought she was full of it, and that I should expose myself to some of the materials that purported to debunk her video series, "Damsel in Distress: Tropes vs. Women in Video Games". I had not sought these out before (though I had gathered that there was controversy), simply in the spirit of "Don't read the comments if you want to keep your faith in humanity." I had figured that those who opposed these well documented and educational feminist videos were simply misogynist creeps who perceived Sarkeesian as attacking their favorite video games. But if my friend, an intelligent and experienced gamer, was on their side, then I'd better see what they had to say.

So I clicked the link he gave me, with an open mind.

It was like walking into a heap of pig manure with an open mouth.

I took notes as I watched, so that I could send my friend a rebuttal of this rebuttal video. ( It's behind the cut. )

My friend's response was brief and disappointing.

I'd like to know what my other friends, especially my gamer friends and female friends, and most especially my female gamer friends, have to say on the subject. Should I pay any further attention to the "controversy" over these videos? Is there any rational debate out there that I should check out? Is there something that I have gotten very wrong (or very right)?

I'm making this post public in case it is needed. Abuse and/or trolling will be unceremoniously deleted.