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Tag Archives: politics
An Escape of One’s Own
(Trigger warning for the recounting of sensitive transgender-related experiences) Around the turn into the 20th Century, there were many questions about women. One of them was “Why aren’t there many women writers?” The typical answers ranged from men’s predisposition to … Continue reading
Characters Done Right: BioShock 2′s Grace Holloway
BioShock 2 started off at a slow, plodding pace that made me wonder if I would regret my decision to purchase the game. As many reviews note, it is a game that picks up steam and finishes strongly, in opposition … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged BioShock 2, Characters Done Right, politics, racism, women of color
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Gears, Krogan, and Women-as-Incubators
Here at The Border House, we have mocked and derided the latest round of excuses from game developers about why we can’t play as women in their games. While most of the reasons are disappointing or sometimes laughably stupid, there … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, PC Games
Tagged BioWare, bodily autonomy, EA, Epic, gears of war, gender, Mass Effect, politics, prochoice, sexism, sexual assault, worldbuilding
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Do Game Designers Have A Social Obligation?
Darren over at Common Sense Gamer asks a curious question – do game designers have a social obligation to consider issues such as race, class, ability, and sexual orientation in their games? We think we’re in a good position to … Continue reading
Posted in Console Games, General Gaming
Tagged Fallout 3, game design, intersectionality, Mass Effect 2, politics, prejudice, racism, sexism
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Dragon Age comic out in March, written by raging homophobe Orson Scott Card
Via Joystiq comes news that the first issue of the Dragon Age comic that was announced back in October will be out in March 2010. It is being produced by IDW Publishing and, unfortunately, still being written by Orson Scott … Continue reading
Posted in General Gaming
Tagged boycott, comics, Dragon Age: Origins, homophobia, news, NOM, Orson Scott Card, politics, Shadow Complex
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Maddow on Virtual Astroturfing Via Facebook Games
On Friday’s show, Rachel Maddow did a segment on some shady anti-health care reform activism going on in some free-to-play Facebook games and other places on the web: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy … Continue reading
Posted in PC Games, Social Media, Web
Tagged astroturfing, Facebook, health care reform, Mafia Wars, news, politics, Rachel Maddow
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