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Tag Archives: Advocacy

Stand up for yourself – Concerned victim blaming

We need to talk about victim blaming. It comes in many forms and appears very often whenever minorities speak about experiencing discrimination.

Posted byMattie BriceJune 18, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Games Media, Industry

What about the men!? re: Tropes vs Women

Let me give you the multiple reasons why “Men have it bad too, why do women have to get all this attention!?” is a shitty derailment of what’s important:

Posted byMattie BriceJune 16, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Gender, Industry

The Type of Woman I Want Others to See: Why I Wore Heels to PAX East

There’s two sides to these mass gathering of gaming folk, one being that I can talk with anyone about my interests, but I must also appear professional at all times. An unfortunate part about being a professional who is transgender is to be convincing.

Posted byMattie BriceApril 13, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Gender, Industry, Media

How Could He?: Exploring Social Issues Through ‘Dragon Age II’

No one is implying that the LGBT community turn into blood magicians and that the religious march out to cage and murder them, but this conflict still echoes the tensions felt in the lives of real people.

Posted byMattie BriceFebruary 14, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, BioWare, Dragon Age II, NarrativeLeave a comment on How Could He?: Exploring Social Issues Through ‘Dragon Age II’

An Escape of One’s Own

I’m often asked why I have to drag identity labels into gaming discussions. Why does it matter that I’m a multi-racial, polysexual, possibly polyamorous, able-bodied transgender woman? Must I trumpet this everywhere I go?

Posted byMattie BriceDecember 30, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Gender, Industry

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.

Posted byMattie BriceNovember 28, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Industry, Media

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.

Posted byMattie BriceNovember 15, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inCriticismTags: Advocacy, Industry, Media

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