This morning I asked on Twit-ar if people would be interested in hearing some discussion on The Wonderful 101's "Wonder Pink" character, which I knew comparatively little about until Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency fame who mentioned it last night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/femfreq/status/365253940587151360 She then linked to the "intro" video for the character that gives her… Continue reading Femme Fatalism
Category: Rants
Dress for Success
Alright I promised I'd leave this alone but someone made a really great comment on that last post and I'm somewhat afraid that it might not get read. Plus it's actually a somewhat different line of thinking from the "FF is dead (to me and only me)" line of thinking. Plus it's a reason for… Continue reading Dress for Success
Dispatch From the Bureau of Critical Vitriol
Okay I don't like getting into blog fights where people asynchronously duke it out without ever engaging each other, but I don't know Chris Kohler personally and I am... disinclined to battle it out with him on Twitter, 140 characters at a time, while I infuriate everyone who follows me, him, or both. So when… Continue reading Dispatch From the Bureau of Critical Vitriol
You Knew This Was Coming If You Were Paying Any Attention
Right, I've about had it. Let me set some context for this blog post: I'm listening to "Blinded by Light" -- aka Final Fantasy XIII's default battle music and riff on Lightning's character theme -- on loop while I write it. So, you know. Strap in. So this happened: To be more literal about it: ever since… Continue reading You Knew This Was Coming If You Were Paying Any Attention
Plus ça Games for Change…
Right. So out of deference to a colleague, I've backburnered this because I didn't want to interfere with his ability to attend and speak at this year's Games for Change Festival. That said, if you're reading this, then I've already watched him give his speech and now all bets are off. This is the story… Continue reading Plus ça Games for Change…