Why people hate Phil Fish. People cared about racism only…
Why people hate Phil Fish.
People cared about racism only insomuch as it let them hate Phil Fish.
‘Minecraft’ creator Notch says selling Mojang to Microsoft was about keeping his sanity – Neowin
‘Minecraft’ creator Notch says selling Mojang to Microsoft was about keeping his sanity – Neowin:
“It’s about my sanity,” says Notch, whose statement on his sale of Minecraft points to ‘the internet exploding in hate’. In his statement, Notch questions if he ever truly connected with his ‘audience’ or if he has become a symbol with no connection to his own identity.
“In Quinn’s case, the fact that she was the subject of the attacks rather than the friend who wrote…”
“”In Quinn’s case, the fact that she was the subject of the attacks rather than the friend who wrote about her game reveals the true nature of much of the criticism: a pretense to make further harassment of women in the industry permissible.””
“The medium is modern, but the logic is Victorian, and make no mistake, the problem is not what we do…”
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The medium is modern, but the logic is Victorian, and make no mistake, the problem is not what we do and say and build and create.
The problem is that women are doing it. That’s why the naked selfies, the slut-shaming, is not just incidental to the argument – it is the argument. Underneath it all, you’re just a woman, just a body. You can be reduced to flesh. You are less. You are an object. You are other.
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– Why we’re winning: social justice warriors and the new culture war.