I'd like you to do an experiment. Go to Google image search, and look for the following in order. Note how many sexualized images you see before you have to scroll down. Here's my total: Wonderwoman: 1 Maybe she's not a good example. Most pictures are of the TV...
So I'm usually on the lookout for new games to play, and my preferred genre is and always will be fantasy adventure. There's something about hitting a horde of goons with giant, unrealistic stick-shaped weapons that really just gives me the warm and fuzzies in a way...
Because people keep asking this question... "Why are there so few women in gaming? Why so few female game devs?" And inevitably, someone says some goddamn bullshit like "Women just aren't into gaming!" as if that's (a) a valid reason as opposed to random hand-waving...
You know how I've ranted before about the comics industry clearly, obviously, COMPLETELY not wanting any of my money? I am not imagining things. Quoth Paul Dini, to Kevin Smith, on the subject of cartoons etc etc... “That’s the thing, you know I hate being Mr. Sour...
DC has apologised in the usual, weasely, non-apology way for the Harley Quinn panel contest. The usual inane responses have filtered through, including but not limited to: "Of COURSE people were overreacting!" "They didn't really do anything wrong!" and its variant,...
Honestly, this weekend has just gotten even more and more stupid as it goes along.So, how many times have I written about the sheer level of stupid in mainstream comics? Today, I gotta hand it to DC - just when I think they couldn't possibly get any worse, they take...
Hi Mike Krahulik,Seeing as Jerry doesn't say much, this letter is for you, more or less.I posted about the PAX thing already. You should go read it, maybe take notice of some of it. I read your apology on the Penny Arcade site, and it turns out that I got some more to...
If you've been around the video gaming related internets lately, you'll be aware of the re-emergence of the Dickwolves shitstorm. Here's a recap, for the interested: The recent controversy, i.e. Mike Krahulik is an asshole. The timeline of how it all went down The...
So, seeing as gender in video games is such a hot button topic right now, I spent some time at PAX taking a survey of video game characters. Here are my criteria: I surveyed every game I could find in the main hall of Penny Arcade Expo - floor 4 only, both sides of...
I've long held a belief that talking about inequality in video games and pop culture matters, even though it seems like a relatively trivial thing in comparison to, say, world hunger. Mostly I believe that the narratives of culture - the greater stories and tropes...
Much as I like big flashy action movies, I have to accept that they don't like me. It's the same problem I have with comic books - the lack of any kind of meaningful female representation that doesn't actively insult my intelligence or body shape is exhausting. So I...
So, I've mentioned She With the Improbable Shoes before, but let's talk about her in depth. This, for all you non-gamer people, is Bayonetta. Yes, she shoots people with the guns built into the heels of her shoes. Yes, she's doing a boobs and butt pose there, and...