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 →

2015-07-15 2

I lost my patience

It finally happened. After 26 years submerged in the less than friendly gaming culture, and 15 of those years spent working in a less than friendly gaming industry, I lost my patience. I suppose to some it's not a big surprise. Considering I've been patronized, dismissed, ignored, shoved aside, reviled (yes, it happened!), declared incapable... Continue Reading →

2015-07-08 1

Safe Spaces

A purple bag with dice spilling out of it.

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 →

2015-07-07 0

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 →

2015-07-03 5

Never ending story

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

This blog post is written in English, despite the fact that the discussion that prompted it is in Swedish. I feel the subject is important enough to warrant an international approach. In addition to that, I'm still in love with my Livescribe pen, but alas, the pen does not, as of yet, speak Swedish. This... Continue Reading →

2015-06-26 2

And the hate goes on…

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

I just watched a segment of Last Week Tonight*, where John Oliver brings up the harassment towards women on the internet. Brianna Wu and Anita Sarkeesian make a guest appearance and the comments section is what you'd expect. "These women only want attention", "Sarkeesian is only after money", you name it. It's a funny clip,... Continue Reading →

2015-06-23 1