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Tag Archives: abuse
(NSFW) Kotaku: Too bad Sheva in Resident Evil V wasn’t raped
[Trigger Warning: Rape, and pictures of simulated rape and violence towards women] Another day, another game journalism complete fail. And not just an “oops” kind of fail, but a “fall flat on their face” style of fail. In an article … Continue reading
Grace’s Diary
by guest contributor Scott Snell Scott Snell is a straight white male and feminist ally in training who wants to make the world a better, fairer place for his daughter in whatever way he can manage. Although they haven’t reached … Continue reading
Posted in Casual Games, Web
Tagged abuse, domestic abuse, domestic violence, jennifer ann's group, visual novel
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NLC Releases Report on Shocking Working Conditions in Xbox Controller Sweatshop
The National Labor Committee, an organisation dedicated to “exposing human and labour rights abuses committed by U.S. companies producing goods in the developing world”, released a report detailing the shocking working conditions at a KYE manufacturing facility. KYE, a Chinese firm, … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged abuse, class, controllers, electronics, games industry, girls, KYE, labor, manufacturing, Microsoft, sexual harassment, sweatshop, women, work, working conditions
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Hate Speech in Online Games
Main stream news site MSNBC has published an article about the widespread use of hate speech in online games. It’s an introduction to what many of us have either experiences first hand, have friends who’ve experienced abuse online, or we … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming, MMORPGs, Virtual Worlds
Tagged abuse, hate speech, homophobia, misogyny, online games, racism, sexism, speech
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