“It took me a while to realize that the feminists were asking for action, support and consideration….”
“It took me a while to realize that the feminists were asking for action, support and consideration. Anita Sarkeesian wasn’t saying that I was personally to blame, or that because I had played games with objectionable content that I was directly promoting misogyny. She was saying that I was operating within a certain framework, a framework that I should really take a step back from and regard. And then consider what I might do to change that relationship. It was one of her Feminist Frequency videos, about how female characters in games are often reduced to a single class (the tall one, the fat one, the weird one, the girl) and depicted using pink coloration that finally made me understand.”
– The Sorry State Of Gaming’s Truthers And Their #Gamergate.
“I understand what you mean when you say your relationship with advertisers and developers is…”
“I understand what you mean when you say your relationship with advertisers and developers is complex. But your readers, the people whose blogroll is occupied by your websites and then Reddit and 4chan and 9gag and on and on, they may not understand – or worse, they may misunderstand that relationship. This is where you need to spend time clarifying everything. You need to let some sunshine in on your operations so that no one can credibly accuse you of shady dealings again. This has the added bonus of lending some credence to the idea that games journalism is actually becoming more professional.”
“While ostensibly a movement to “focus on corruption in gaming media,” it’s actually about the…”
“”While ostensibly a movement to “focus on corruption in gaming media,” it’s actually about the harassment of women and minorities and freelancers in an effort to cut off their voices from the gaming medium. It’s a thoroughly disgusting movement for many reasons, but there are a few well-intentioned people in among the hordes of people behaving in bad faith.””
– Traditionalism, Astroturfing, And Growth: How Games Are Changing.
In the Wake of an Ugly, Sexist Gaming Scandal, Some Ground Rules for Young Male Gamers
In the Wake of an Ugly, Sexist Gaming Scandal, Some Ground Rules for Young Male Gamers:
There are a lot of jerks on the Internet. I know you aren’t one of them. I write to give you some credit, some advice, and some hope. I write to you about the ongoing gaming scandal that’s inflamed the Internet concerning game designer Zoe Quinn and gaming journalism. To…