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Tag Archives: classism
I’m bored of hearing about your wife
@shayhowe “when I think of cleaning up my code, I think of my wife doing the dishes…” #html5devconf — Chris Smith (@startsequence) October 15, 2012 Almost every time I go to a tech- or gaming-related conference, I hear middle-aged white … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged ageism, classism, conferences, digital divide, heteronormativity, industry, sexism, women
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Ad Copy Done Wrong: BTO Online’s sexism, racism, & classism
Wundergeek is a straight, cis white woman who recently was asked to write an article about sexism in gaming and found she couldn’t shut up about in once the article was done. She’s since started Go Make Me a Sandwich, a blog … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming, Web
Tagged advertising, BTO, business tycoon online, classism, dovogame, marketing, racism, sexism
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Facebook games and the privileged people who oppose them
[Trigger warning for fat shaming, ableist slurs, class privilege, also general warning for thought rambling] A long article was released yesterday in the San Francisco Chronicle about FarmVille game developer Zynga, claiming that the company is one of the largest … Continue reading