Tag Archives: World of Warcraft

[WoW] Rescuing Mina Mudclaw from a rape joke

Posted on October 8, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

I’ve been slowly wandering through the new World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria.  Cultural appropriation aside, I’ve been quite enjoying myself.  The pace is nice and relaxed, the quests have been charming, the world is beautifully designed with bright … Continue reading →

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Warcraft goes from Pygmies to Sherpa

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Pewter

The original version of this post appeared at Decoding Dragons. This is a difficult post. Not because it’s personal for me, but I feel like someone should say something. The casual cultural appropriation that Blizzard continues to practise is tiring, … Continue reading →

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WoW: Female Pandaren revealed

Posted on March 19, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

  The NDA dropped last night at midnight PST for the next World of Warcraft expansion, Mists of Pandaria.  WoW Insider naturally has all of the news nicely consolidated as usual, but one thing in particular that stood out to … Continue reading →

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An Incredibly Brave Story of Cyberbullying and Harassment

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Tami Baribeau

I only have a few seconds to post this, because I am in the lobby of GDC getting ready for the Independent Games Festival Awards.  I read this article by an occasional guest poster and full-time friend of ours, Apple … Continue reading →

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Roll a Die by the Sword: An Engagement with Jennifer Hepler’s Ideas

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Quinnae

  There were many things wrong with the recent bacchanal of hate that surrounded Bioware writer Jennifer Hepler this past week, but one of the more critical ones was this: she was being savaged for merely offering an opinion in … Continue reading →

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Let’s get rid of “slut plate” forever

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Guest

The following is a guest post from Apple Cider Mage: Apple Cider Mage is a radi-cool gamer feminist who blogs within the World of Warcraft community. Her loves in-game are collecting non-combat pets, achievements and turning into a dragon. Outside of … Continue reading →

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WoW Celebrity, Twitter, and the Problem of Victim-Blaming

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Guest

The following is a guest post by Apple Cider Mage: Apple Cider Mage is a radi-cool gamer feminist who blogs within the World of Warcraft community. Her loves in-game are collecting non-combat pets, achievements and turning into a dragon. Outside of … Continue reading →

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Anti-Gay Slurs at BlizzCon 2011

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Alex

Earlier today, a reader sent us a link to the Blizzard forums that contained some disturbing news. The closing ceremonies at BlizzCon this past weekend included a performance by metal band Cannibal Corpse; before they started, however, Blizzard employees showed … Continue reading →

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Tropebusting: Matriarchies in Gaming and Sci-Fi/Fantasy

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Guest

The following is a guest post from Zaewen: Zaewen is a white, straight, cis woman and avid feminist gamer, with MMOs being her favorite genre. She has a degree in psychology, a Texas accent, and spends most of her free … Continue reading →

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Clicks on a Keyboard: Dungeons, Dragons, and Trans-Feminism

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Quinnae

  What I love about “click” is that it can happen anywhere, anytime, for any reason. It can best be defined as the moment you became conscious of the personal being political, the moment you learned a social fact through … Continue reading →

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