I had a very interesting day, Thursday the 13th of August. First I met two girlfriends in the industry and had lunch with them, and then I attended a gender equality workshop, sort of. Anyway, one of the things that stayed with me during the lunch and the workshop after, is how hard it becomes... Continue Reading →
Man, it’s like broetry
I'm guessing I'm not the only one who is deeply disappointed by the Furiosa backstory comic that promptly undoes everything the movie created. I have this theory in my head that I have to let out before it starts taking too much processing power. Or theory. Hypothesis. You see a while back I was asked... Continue Reading →
Why are you so angry?
I was tipped off to this series of videos about GamerGate by Staffan Björk, and I think it has some merit. This series is created by Ian Danskin. Go follow on twitter or visit the tumblr. What really got to me, apart from the fact that I think this is a fairly accurate study of... Continue Reading →
En jävla röra
Det är kanske föga förvånande att Elias Björkmans artikel påbörjade en långrandig diskussion på twitter om huruvida attackerna på Zoe Quinn skall klassas som kvinnohat eller inte. I kölvattnet av den diskussionen dök det upp ett blogginlägg på Genusdebatten om just den diskussionen. Det finns element i det blogginlägget som jag anser är problematiska -... Continue Reading →
Safe Spaces
Two recent events have gotten me thinking about safe spaces and how differently we treat safe spaces within the gaming hobby. A friend and advocate of equality and diversity was recently driven out of a context because s/he felt unsafe and had reason to feel unsafe. Despite pointing this out and offering proof of why... Continue Reading →
Why it matters
A friend of mine gave me a beautiful little pamphlet from Region Värmland. It's called "Schyst!" and its all about how to communicate in an equal and diverse manner. I thought I'd borrow the basic idea from this wonderful Little pamphlet and do the same thing, primarily for role-playing games. This post is focused on... Continue Reading →