Well he is at it again! I have been sat on this for a while because stuff kept happening that required me to run around and be busy. I just attended an all day medical conference (on Breast Cancer and Reconstruction) and figured I need to unwind a bit. (I do have a post about …
Tag Archive: Sexism
May 10 2013
A Voice for Me – Once a Good Girl Goes Bad
There is a consistent problem within the various MRA spheres particularly the Indian one bemoaning “Women/Girls these Days”. Basically? MRA don’t like what’s happened to women. No longer are they docile. No longer do their lives revolve around men and how to please them. It’s not that men’s power has been eroded but women have …
May 04 2013
Hags of Lag – Youtubes, Escapist and Anita Sarkeesian
I know I covered Thunderfoot’s take on Anita Sarkeesian’s Damsel in Distress video and why I thought his arguments were pointless, but the Escapist’s Critical Miss explains the gripe in a much more succinct way. Can’t put it better myself. Still waiting for “part II” on the Damsel in Distress trope. I want to see modern …
Apr 29 2013
Age of Kali – A Thug in Velvet – The Indian Man
Around a decade ago there was a watershed in Indian culture. We saw a concept come about in India and abroad. It was called the New Indian Male. The very idea of the New Indian Male was a gentleman. He wore clothes that fit and wasn’t picked out by his mother. He understood fashion. He …
Apr 13 2013
Hags of Lag – Honour
Listen, I know videogames are “light on the ladies” when it comes to representing us, but look beyond that for this one. This may be a “sausage fest” but this article shows a company making steps in the right direction.
Apr 02 2013
Hags of Lag – Jimquisition gets it
If you aren’t aware about the controversy regarding the game Remember Me, then here is a summary. Apparently the creator had to fight a lot to get his game released because there was the notion that you cannot sell a “Female Protagonist” in a game. It won’t sell. Dudes don’t like Kissing Dudes.
Mar 08 2013
Hags of Lag – You Called?
If you haven’t heard it elsewhere then you should know that Anita Sarkeesian’s series on Tropes vs. Women in Video Games is up… If you haven’t heard about it then here are some simple facts. Anita is a feminist. Anita wanted to analyse a hobby notorious for it’s racism and sexism. Which is “Videogames”. When …
Mar 05 2013
What Are You Thinking?
Boys will be boys. That’s what we say when we get up to hi-jinks and shenanigans. And my youth was filled with such shenanigans. Everything from beer laden break ins into a girl’s dormitory to chat up young ladies who smiled at us to epic drinking sessions. But that’s youth and I kind of have mellowed out …
Feb 10 2013
Hags of Lag – Boobs = Camwhores =/= Gamers
If you haven’t read it already, Kotaku has a phenomenal article on the treatment of female e-sport players and streamers. The overt sexism and racism within our hobby is strangling the quality of games we play. In a world of increasing social value of gaming and a move from a single player to a multi …
Jan 27 2013
Hags of Lag – Videogames are not for Girls! Even if they make them!
If you want to read something heart wrenching about the problem facing women in the video game industry then I suggest reading the Boston Globe. It’s sad, the more people who play our games the better. You have better stories the more inclusive they are and the community as a whole improves. It is stupid …
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