Tropes vs. Women on the Internet: Having Opinions
One of the big pieces of news over the past few weeks has been the organized harassment campaign (trigger warning) against Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency. What she did wrong, according to the harassers, was to dare to put up a Kickstarter…
Now Consuming (and Producing)
I don’t have a whole lot to report on the gaming front. When I get home from work these days, I’m too tired to want to invest time and attention into triple-A games like Final Fantasy XIII, which I started…
Miss Representation: Thoughts
A couple weeks ago I saw this new documentary film, Miss Representation. The Special Events team at GeekGirlCon invited me to the showing in Seattle and the post-film panel discussion. Miss Representation discusses the representation, misrepresentation, and lack of representation…
Miss Representation Film Screening and Panel Discussion
This week, I’ll be attending a screening of the documentary film, Miss Representation, and speaking on a post-film panel discussion. Here are the event details: Miss Representation – Presented by Women’s Funding Alliance in partnership with Reel Grrls, GeekGirlCon, and…
Winter Holiday in Japan: Game, Toy, Anime Edition
I was in Japan for two weeks and I just returned last night. I didn’t do much gaming there because I placed more importance on other activities. I did take a lot of pictures and bought a bunch of stuff,…
