Because pornography typically has straight male consumption in mind, its politics leak into games by highlighting how they look at women and other men in porn. We would have to look to pornography made for women and gay men and apply how the camera looks at the performers for a holistic approach to sexualizing characters.
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Why I Don’t Feel Welcome at Kotaku
I’m part of the gaming community, but Kotaku doesn’t see me as a gamer. No, instead I’m a multi-racial transgender who-knows-sexual possibly-feminist woman gamer.
Speaking in Accents and the American Ethnocentrism in Video Games
The cultural politics that voice acting implies, however, often escape analysis.
An Open Letter to Kotaku’s Joel Johnson
I remember the post that made me unsubscribe from Kotaku, before the good stuff started to roll in. Another gallery of naked women covered in video game accessories. It wasn’t because that post was SO offensive to me, but because I was TIRED of seeing articles like that over and over again.
Okabu Review
Let’s get this out of the way: Okabu is freakin’ adorable, no matter what demographic you claim.
Why You Should Give Dragon Age II a Second Chance
It’s possible that gamers haven’t figured out a use for criticism. But one of its uses is the possibility for encouraging new perspectives and second chances.