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Tag Archives: ableism
AbleGamers Foundation starts WeDidIt campaign
The AbleGamers Foundation is a non-profit that we have stood in solidarity with since The Border House’s inception in 2009. Their mission statement is: Since 2004, the AbleGamers Foundation has served more than 56 million members of the disabled community … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged AbleGamers, ablegamers foundation, ableism, charity, fundraiser
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Deconstructing Diablo 3: The Irony of Accessible Ableism
The following is a guest post from Static Nonsense: Static Nonsense is the alias of a group of nonwhite, disabled queer trans folk who spend much of their spare time gaming and lounging on the tubes of the internets in … Continue reading
Posted in PC Games
Tagged ableism, accessibility, blizzard, blizzard entertainment, diablo 3, diablo iii
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Sanya Weathers Pleads for Community Managers to Stop Homophobia
Sanya Weathers is one of the more outspoken Community Managers in the game industry, and she has represented some of the more vocal gaming communities in the biz (DAoC anyone?). On her personal blog, Sanya has posted an pledge for … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged ableism, community, homophobia, racism, sexism, transphobia
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No More Excuses: “It’s The Middle Ages, Yo!”
Recently Static Nonsense related their adventure with webcomic author Ryan Sohmer and an ableist comic he wrote for his well read LFG Comic. Static Nonsense submitted a polite letter to Mr. Sohmer and received the following reply from him: Hey … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged ableism, Dragon Age, Excuses, feminism, LFG, racism, WoW
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Of Video Games and Reclamation: The Butt of the Joke, Take #2,357
Static Nonsense is the alias of a group of nonwhite, disabled queer trans folk who spend much of their spare time gaming and lounging on the tubes of the internets in a bathrobe. Formerly console gaming, they have since moved … Continue reading
Babysitting Mania: Displaying an Active Dislike of Children?
A site that I’ve started reading in recent months, Game People, has Story Gamer’s review of the DS game, Babysitting Mania. Let’s get a few issues out of the way first. Babysitting Mania is marketed towards young girls, which is … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Mobile Games
Tagged ableism, babysitting, Babysitting Mania, child care, children, gender, girls, sexism
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