GAB Horror

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After having great fun with the Pilot episode, we’re looking to make #GABhangsout a monthly thing! Once again I got to host a fun and thought-provoking panel with amazing guests, this time on the subject of Horror. We discuss the stereotyping used in horror, and how lazy writing tends to vilify legitimate mental health conditions, and medical practices. Lucy Morris from the Asylum Jam Illustrations Site | @lucyamorris Alex Steacy, from LRR and Solanoid Arc Tumblr | @AlexSteacy | Blog Anjin Anhut, from How To Not Suck At Game Design .com Tumblr | @AnjinAnhut John Marquiso, creator of the /r/POCgaming subreddit YouTube | @jmarquiso [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xluqo7SYBGk&w=500]Read More →

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I’m bringin’ SG back! – Sorry I’ve been absent for a couple of months, had some worky stuff to deal with, but I’m back to talk about Macklemore and Gaga and question why Tumblr seems to have such a problem with them. (The short version is that Tumblr has problems with a loooot of things, and while it has a point, it should probably calm down a bit) Discussion links: Same Love and Aura Links Kickstarter: QU33R Comic: Shades of A Comic: What’s Normal Anyway Comic: Rooster Tails My Biz – Gender Quest Comic – Gamers Against Bigotry – Comic-Con Music: Ponky Fonky Ferret, byRead More →

RE: Sex Ed

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Earlier today on Twitter sexual comic legend Erika Moen asked her followers what aspects of “sex/sexual health/safe sex” they wish had been (or are grateful they had been) explained to them as a teen. Discussion is ongoing and the replies are numerous & varied – after tweeting her back 3 times I realised that I should really write an article in order to do the question justice. I remember that the main focus of my sex education classes in secondary (high) school was “If you have sex without a condom: You will die”. That diseases & infections were transmitted through sex (STD/STIs), and while someRead More →

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This tumblr post annoyed me: http://sexyandgeeky.tumblr.com/post/47361432727/doctor-who-bechdel-test And while I did post a tl;dr in response, it got me thinking about the Bechdel Test and how it’s misused by people as a way to judge something without properly discussing the content. Like aggregator review scores, the test doesn’t have room to properly describe the plot, characters or context of the result – so I figured I’d make a quick podcast about the ways the text can be used, and the ways it should not. Music: Ponky Fonky Ferret, by Goto80 & The Uwe Schenk Band, from their album The Ferret Show. NOTE: The download is sadlyRead More →

Troupes VS Women discussion

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At long last, the first video in Anita Sarkeesian’s heavily anticipated “Troupes VS Women in Video Games” series is up for viewing. While most people are already aware, to an extent, about how much women in video games are portrayed as romantic interests, sexual objects and weak & powerless captives, it is really informative to watch a series that discusses specific examples in depth beyond what you may already know.Read More →

My Problem with Ms Valentine

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For most human adults these rules apply: 1. People like to feel strong 2. People like to feel smart 3. People like to feel sexy I have no qualms when someone wants the strength to feel safe, the knowledge to feel useful or the look to feel confident. The problems begin when people try to attain these attributes because others are imposing their own ideals upon them. When it comes to video games, which are relatively young compared to other media, sexiness is not just an imposed trait – it is an expected value.Read More →