The irritating thing is that Anita HAD some valid points that were taken hugely out of context. I feel like using the "Not a true scottsman" fallacy. Anita seems to court controversy. Certainly I feel like she should not receive death threats. Almost all of the feminists I know are hipster-y...
Good point everyone. Jux, I actually agree with what your point. I only become a member of groups which I can participate in events with or support. So donating, attending panels, sometimes protests. I have sent polite emails to comic book and video game companies thanking them for representing...
I agree with Dizzy. Forcing diversity is unfair for everyone. However as has been proven with movies like Frozen and Big Hero 6, getting competent writers who are from diverse backgrounds can make a product better because it does something new and different. Frozen was praised because it was a...
Personally I believe that one reason we should encourage and promote diversity is because their is so much diversity in real life. If the media were accurate with it's depiction of the world then the population would be 85% white male. So perhaps if games were accurately skewed towards one group...
Thank you all for your input. I still need some more thoughts before deciding which course of action to take next. I went to several Gamestops and respectfully asked the employees how they felt about things. For the most part they really want certain groups to make up their minds about the...
I am an impassioned feminist and supporter of equal rights. I have been to several panels across the U.S. relating to comics, games, and nerd culture in general. I love everything nerdy. I cosplay, I illustrate, I roleplay. However the whole controversy with GamerGate has rattled me.
I find...
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