Tag: sexism

Gamecraft

EDIT:I've added sources and a keynote. These items can be found before the refuting of feminists thinking that players pay homage to satan by blood sacrifices when playing. This is another one of those posts in English. The reason for it is because I participated in a conference yesterday, that hosted not only me but... Continue Reading →

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Rape är ett respektlöst nick

A set of games in the background, a controller up front. The symbol of feminism, a closed fist in the sign of woman, on top.

Och om det ännu inte framgått varför så tänkte jag göra en snabb genomgång. Nedan hittar du en punktlista: Det är respektlöst mot personer som blivit utsatta för sexuellt våld, oavsett om de personerna är män eller kvinnor. Det får personen bakom namnet att framstå som omogen och empatilös - även om så inte är... Continue Reading →

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I was going to…

... continue talking about the tasteless video (now removed) released about Payday - The Heist, but frankly, I'm just tired and I have no energy left to spare to do it. It's no surprise to me that the Overkill Payday video exists, or that the studio has advertised for bikini models on linked in (to... Continue Reading →

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Hey, Overkill

A simple drawing of a girl in red staring down a tiger against a yellow background

This is pretty much the reason why devs have a problem getting women to the games biz, and before you say it - yes it's actually a bad thing that women don't participate in the building of games. Sexism has many faces. Today that sexism is represented by Overkill Studios absolutely ridiculously sexist video. I'm... Continue Reading →

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Feministiskt perspektiv

an image showing two controllers, and superimposed the icon of feminism, a closed fist in a symbol for woman.

Jag är med i en artikel i Feministiskt perspektiv (nr 12), tillsammans med Malin Söderberg Per Strömbeck och Johanna Nylen. Vi pratar om den mansdominerade svenska spelbranschen. Tyvärr är artikeln bara läsbar om man prenumererar på Feministiskt perspektiv, så om ni vill läsa vad det står bör ni pröjsa för det. Ett citat av vad... Continue Reading →

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Please, continue

an image showing two controllers, and superimposed the icon of feminism, a closed fist in a symbol for woman.

As the situation at work continues to unfold like a goddamn broken origami flower, it is becoming more and more apparent to me that despite the creativity and the willingness to try new things from developers, the power is firmly in the hands of the people with the money, i.e. the publishers, when it comes... Continue Reading →

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