Tag: Sexism

  • 2019 Needs to be the Year That Developers Stop Placating Racists

    2019 Needs to be the Year That Developers Stop Placating Racists

    There is a public perception of a gamer, It’s the sort who self-identifies as one. Someone who uses their hobby as an identity, but viscously hates those who bring their identities into their hobbies. These people use hatred of identity politics as an excuse for outright racism and misogyny, it’s time developers stopped pandering to…

  • IWGB Opening Union Branch For Video Game Workers Could Be A Big Step Forwards

    IWGB Opening Union Branch For Video Game Workers Could Be A Big Step Forwards

    The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain, or IWGB, have recently announced a new branch for workers in the UK’s video games industry. Given the prevalence of issues in the workplace, this is surely a massive step forwards for workers in the UK. The IWGB’s main branch deals with “gig economies”, jobs such as Uber…

  • A Complete Right-Wing Gamer Boycott List

    A Complete Right-Wing Gamer Boycott List

    If there’s one thing that the right-wing is known for, it’s their ability to take any difference of opinion or viewpoint with good humour. Unlike snowflakes who are consistently offended by literally everything and demand that things vanish or change, the right-wing has a mighty thick skin. Except they don’t, they are consistently and bafflingly…

  • Outcry over Ciri on Netflix’s The Witcher Series is Frustrating and Unsurprising

    Outcry over Ciri on Netflix’s The Witcher Series is Frustrating and Unsurprising

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    Another day, another complaint about a character not being white in the same world in which dragons exist. A new shitstorm has hit the internet as a casting call for Ciri in Netflix’s upcoming Witcher series leaked looking for a black, asian, or minority ethnic actress to play the character. Internet Rage To absolutely no…

  • Ninja Streaming With Only Male Gamers, Online Prejudice Or Societal Pressures?

    Ninja Streaming With Only Male Gamers, Online Prejudice Or Societal Pressures?

    While progress is slowly occurring in the gaming industry for inclusivity, women are still being disregarded or shunned away. Gaming has almost always has been an all-boys-club. From the dev teams who made the games to the players who played them, they are predominately male on both sides. When one of the most viewed streamers…

  • Fortnite is a Libertarian Fantasy

    Fortnite is a Libertarian Fantasy

    Fortnite.  It’s the biggest game in the world right now, and a fitting analogy for Libertarianism; complete with its flaws and misinterpretation. As the latest development in the online shooter genre, Fortnite says more about the taste’s of those communities than most would admit. It reflects the development of toxic masculinity in these communities, while it’s…

  • Zero Suit Samus: From Sexist to Strong

    Zero Suit Samus: From Sexist to Strong

    Zero Suit Samus is as old as Metroid itself. Since her introduction, she has become a character in her own right. Originally, she was an unlockable ‘reward’ in the first Metroid game. The closing sequence would see Samus remove her suit to reveal more skin the faster your time. The 1980s clearly have not aged…

  • How Breath of the Wild Failed Princess Zelda and Representation

    How Breath of the Wild Failed Princess Zelda and Representation

    The most recent incarnation of Zelda will not be included in the Smash Bros Ultimate roster, because she is ‘not much of a fighter’. This is a fair estimation of the character, which reflects how Breath of The Wild failed Zelda and representation. Characters in the game are varying in their development, but Zelda really suffered. What…

  • The Sexism Problem Gaming Won’t Let Go

    The Sexism Problem Gaming Won’t Let Go

    You have likely heard of the controversy involving Elias Viglione. The indie developer of Hero Siege recently went on a sexist rant on Twitter that lead to a huge backlash from the gaming community. The kerfuffle led Elias to release an apology that blamed his sexism on, among other things, being drunk and having temperament issues.…

  • Subnautica Dev’s Ship Springing Leaks as Offensive History Surfaces [Updated]

    Subnautica Dev’s Ship Springing Leaks as Offensive History Surfaces [Updated]

    Racist, sexist tweets from Subnautica developer Simon Chylinski are met with ire from the community, but defended as ironic by him and a fellow developer. Two Years Later, Dev’s Clarify Strange Remarks In February of 2016, Unknown Worlds Game Director Charlie Cleveland posted a poll to twitter asking whether players would prefer that the developers…

  • 10 Gifs That Perfectly Describe Gamers on Live Chat

    10 Gifs That Perfectly Describe Gamers on Live Chat

    Let’s face it, almost all of the bigotry that comes from online gaming comes straight from the live chat. Whether it’s via text form or over voice chat, you always get a slew of gamers who just do not know when to stop talking. Sometimes you’ll find feminist-friendly servers, or at least a match full…

  • The Hypocrisy of our Love of Sheik: A Character to be Seen and Not Heard

    The Hypocrisy of our Love of Sheik: A Character to be Seen and Not Heard

    The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, wasn’t a very popular game in my social group. The Scottish kids I grew up with were more interested in soccer, boy-girl pop groups, and Furbys. As such, I never really heard the name ‘Zelda’ being thrown around. [SPOILERS For Breath of the Wild, Ocarina of Time, and…

  • Why We Need a Bigger Feminist Let’s Play Community

    Why We Need a Bigger Feminist Let’s Play Community

    If there’s one thing that I wish there was more of on YouTube, it’d be more feminism, specifically within the Let’s Play community. There are many Let’s Players out there who have called themselves feminists, or at least hold some feminist values, but imagine a video game channel that was dedicated purely to feminist discourse…