Cover Letter for a Sexist CraigsList Job Posting
I’m writing this letter in response to the available Lady Video Game Streamer position you posted on CraigsList. Attached is my resume.
Read MoreIt’s Trendy to Put a Woman in Your Big-Budget Videogame
Let's compare notes: how many big-budget contemporary video games have a female protagonist?
Read MorePixelthreads: Metal Gear Sold V’s Quiet & Parody, Sexiness, and Objectification
The reasons for Metal Gear Solid V’s Quiet, the game’s silent female sniper, have probably been one of game's biggest fashion mysteries. Her look caused a bit of an uproar when her character was finally revealed in all her bikini top glory, largely due to the fact that this is a female character that cannot talk and is also heavily sexualized.
Read MoreDoes Losing To A Woman Matter to Sexist Gamers? Skepchick Parses the Data
Remember that study about how men who harass women in online games seemed to get more vitriolic when said women kicked their virtual butts? Rebecca Watson, a.k.a. "Skepchick," has done a deep dive on the data made available by that study's researchers, and she believes this conclusion might over-state the case a bit. In other words, the "sore loser" explanation isn't the whole story about harassment in online games.
Read MoreFormer Competitive Smash Bros. Player Talks About Fighting Sexism in eSports
eSports are growing in popularity at an incredibly fast rate, but they still have a long way to go in terms of being inclusive. Competitive Smash Bros. Melee player Lilian "Milktea" Chen has dealt with her share of sexism over the course of her Smash career, and in this TED Talk, she advocates a simple solution: talking things through and educating those who don't understand why their behavior is harmful.
Read MoreThings We Saw Today: Same Bat Tights; Same Bat Chenille
Holey Bat-tights?
OK, so they're not chenille, but these sure are Bat-tights from Hot Topic, and I can't resist a good textile pun. (via Fashion Tips From Comic Strips)
Read MoreIntel Wants Diversity in the Workplace, Puts $300 Million Where Their Mouth Is
"This isn't just good business, it's the right thing to do."
What's the best way to help your image after accidentally taking sides in a gender-based smear campaign in the video game world? Put forth millions of dollars toward getting more women in the industry. Oh, and they promoted Feminist Frequency. I believe they call this a mic drop.
Read MoreSony Uses the Ol’ “Sexy Lady Doctor” Trope to Sell PS Vita in Mind-Numbingly Sexist Ad
Women are too hard to animate market to.
Quelle surprise! The company that brought us 2012's PS VITA "Touch Both Sides to Play" ad campaign featuring a four-breasted-lady has once again managed to insult both women and its teen boy target demographic in one sadly predictable swoop.
Read MoreIeSF World Championship Changes Stance On Gender Segregation, Now “Open for All”
All you gamer ladies, show us what you got!
The International eSports Federation re-wrote their rules to allow anyone to enter their main World Championship tournaments.
Read MoreFinnish Hearthstone Tournament Isn’t Accepting Female Entries
Apparently girls aren't as good at video games.
Finnish Assembly isn't allowing women to enter their Hearthstone tournament - but it's not entirely their fault.
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Microsoft Comments On Xbox Rape Joke Controversy At E3
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Why Nerd Sexism — Or Any Sexism — Is Not Okay Under Any Circumstances [Video]
and let it be known
This Gamer Girl Manifesto PWNS [VIDEO]
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Whether you refer to yourself as a Gamer Girl, a Girl Gamer or simply a Gamer, it's likely you've been singled out at one point or another for being a woman who plays video games. It might have been in a positive way but more often than not, it gets negative attention. A handful of ladies who play got together to make this video telling the world it's not acceptable for you to sexualize them for their mere existence in the video game world. They are there to kick ass and take names, just like everyone else. But they don't stop there, they also suggest fellow gamers don't be racist or homophobic and ask, "What kind of player are you?" And surprise! The comments on the video have already devolved to the lowest common denominator thus proving their point. Thanks for saying what needs saying, ladies. (via Epic Ponyz)
Read MoreA Simple Illustration To Tell When A Video Game Is Being Sexist
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