Feminism

  • How Video Games Are Empowering Women Where Feminists Aren’t

    I’m not a fan of empowering women. To me, the phrase is painfully condescending. The person empowering women never seems to think too highly of them. They assume women don’t know what they want and need someone ready with a squeaky toy to ’empower’ them. Usually, I tune out this...
  • Female Gamer

    Why Do Girl Gamers Hate Female Characters?

    The discussion about gender politics in games is one I can barely stomach. Can you blame me? It’s a tired ‘debate’ usually involving a blue-haired ‘Xer’ screeching for more <insert minority> protagonists. Yawn. Yet, while the activists bore me to tears there’s a bigger gender issue to talk about:...