Aram Zucker-Scharff

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First, I’m pretty sure that tossing women in front of speeding trains was not something that was done in the normal course of everyday life at any time in human civilization, but hey, I’m not a historian of the 19th century American West, so maybe there’s something I’ve missed.

But more importantly, games like Red Dead Redemption and Assassin’s Creed and even Call of Duty are not history courses. They are not academic presentations of Life as it Once Was for educational purposes. I’m pretty sure that if you complete one of these games, you can’t then transfer your achievements-unlocked as college credits.

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– The Brutalization of Women in Video Games, and its Apologists.

“”I think it’s fair to be called out on your shit […] I think that it’s a sad man that can never be self-reflective. I think that we tried to go and carry ourselves with respect, and try to respect sexuality and respect gender as much as we can, and sometimes we fail but hopefully we’ll do better and continue to get better.””

– Saints Row Writer Accepts Anita Sarkeesian’s Critique of His Games.

Trolls drive Anita Sarkeesian out of her house to prove misogyny doesn’t exist:

Earlier this week, feminist critic Anita Sarkeesian posted the latest in a series of crowdfunded videos called Tropes vs. Women, devoted to aggregating and analyzing games that portray women as…

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“”Yes, developers and journalists like Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian speak loudly about feminism and equality, but it’s not to attack self-involved lunatics like Jordan Owen and Davis Aurini. It’s because they actually stand for something – for people to behave like decent human beings and treat each other with respect – as opposed to rallying against viewpoints that aren’t compatible with Middle Ages-era opinions about gender and equality.””

– Video Games, Misogyny, And Terrorism: A Guide To Assholes.