Id like to sidestep the recent discussions that have hit the group as of late to share one of my Oh shit wake up moments I had. Youll find no agenda-pushing here on my part whatsoever. My views on certain matters are either here nor there; I hadnt even heard of Anita Sarkeesian until recent unfortunate circumstances cast a big spotlight on her and other women in the industry. I didnt know who she was or what she was about, and when I heard she does a video blog called Feminist Fequency, I assumed her content may fall victim to radicalized leanings and misguided musings. Im all for female empowerment, especially in our hobby, but I also dont abide staunch feminist fanatics who seek to berate men at every turn, at the expense of fair, objective and balanced criticiques of our society. Regardless, in my curiosity I came across one of her vidoes which was tweeted along the wire, which also caught the eye of many respected and prominent figures in gaming and geek culture. I believe even Joss Whedon came to stand behind her during her ordeal. This video, which I encourage you to watch, opened up my eyes, dropped my jaw, and caused me to go Oh shit, how could I not have seen that, despite my staring it straight in the face in all my years as a gamer?! I guess it was something I always knew, but didnt have the wisdom to look deeper into. Sarkeesians thesis is well stated, well founded and sourced, with a bevy of examples and concrete evidence to support her claims. Im not presenting this video to ask you to take sides in any shape or form, and not in any discussion, in any social media circle or outlet. Im simply asking you this: watch the (entire) video and post a comment, do you agree or disagree with the thesis being put forth? Im not subscribed to anything Sarkeesian has done. I havent watched any of her other videos. I simply singled out this one video and found myself nodding my head in agreement. youtube/watch?v=5i_RPr9DwMA
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 04:46:13 +0000
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