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Note: I will be using the term "woman" a lot in this post, in part because articles and research tend to use a gender binary. I do however recognise that the biases women face are biases all marginalised groups face in equal or greater measure. Stop me if you've heard this before: "Yeah, he's an... Continue Reading →
This post is a bit of an interlude where I talk about the difficulties marginalised groups have in getting hired, it’s also about being a victim, but refusing to be victimised. And it’s a "glorious" CV because I just know that some of you readers have started wondering if I’m really that good at my... Continue Reading →
CW: Harassment, sexism, sexual harassment In 2000 I wrote my thesis at a mobile games company. It was titled User Interfaces for Role-playing on a Mobile Platform. I still have it somewhere. It’s 150 pages long and is probably quite useless by now, considering that mobile interfaces have changed quite a bit since I wrote... Continue Reading →
The standard you walk past is the standard you accept. - Lieutenant General David Morrison The title of this post was something said by Lt General David Morrison in a speech to the Australian army, after allegations of sexual misconduct among the Australian troops. It is oddly fitting for what I'm about to talk about... Continue Reading →
Today, I've learned how to use raw_input() in Python. However, learning scripting can be slightly taxing on the brain, so I took a break and I caught this little gem via Jenny Haniver on Twitter. The quote below is from a reddit thread in Girl Gamers. No. The guy IS a dick, and what he... Continue Reading →
A criticism that we gaming feminists often get to hear is that we're out "looking for it". We're going out of our way to find instances of sexism, objectification, stereotypical treatment of women, harassment etc. I can only speak for myself when I, in the words of Lex Luthor in Superman Returns, say Okay, so... Continue Reading →
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