It's not Zoe's sexual activities/tendencies that are an issue. If she wants to fuck 5 guys that's her choice. If she want's to sleep with Phil Fish that's her death wish.

What's an issue is how those sexual exchanges were used to influence media to be dishonest. Specifically a form of media that is still trying prove itself competent and capable in most people's eyes compared to say Television, Movies and Literature.

Even then though it was a rather tame issue, people called it out for the bullshit it was. If this criticism was received well and the Journalists apologized this would of blown over by now. The reason it instead exploded and is still around is because instead of that, Zoe and her friends resorting to declaring sexism & harassment from the gaming community, and taking down Charities.