We CAN have nice things!

[ultranos]

David Gaider is a lovely man.

(Warning I guess for stupid homophobia but worth it for the eloquent smackdown on the Privilege of the Majority by one of Bioware's writers. Of course, there may be Stupid in the comments, I didn't read them.)

This coupled with recent serious discussions I've seen on inclusiveness and intersectionality (racism! sexism! homophobia! We need to FIX THESE THINGS!) in the gaming world is starting to make up for years of stupid.

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Re: and I'm not even a gamer

[ultranos]

I did see the GAMBIT project. It was kind of chilling how the speakers just clinically laid out the hate speech they'd been subjected to. And I'm really kinda proud of GAMBIT for tackling the issue head-on and not flinching from saying "there's a problem. It's unacceptable. We need to fix it."

And yeah, I heard about the DNF thing. I felt slightly uncomfortable that the developer had booth babes at PAX East and a line that went around the booth for a chance to take your picture on a throne with said women on either side of you. It just seemed tasteless, but, well, it is Duke Nukem, which is not known for its nuanced understanding of sexism.

In a fit of delicious irony, however, the game has been delayed again.