General Geekery
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Microsoft Responds To Misogyny Criticism With Rape Joke At E3
4 Comments »Posted in GamingJun 10, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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So how does one of the largest publishers in video games and the developer of one of gaming’s most popular consoles respond to misogyny criticism? They have a woman get beat up on stage and then they make a rape joke.
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Body Representation at Comic Book Conventions
No comments yetPosted in Art & Comics, Body StuffMay 3, 2013
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[S]omething he said would color the entirety of C2E2 for me. While defending his book he [Jeffrey Kaufman] motioned to blown up cover behind him and said, “Those are some of the smallest breasted women you will see anywhere on a comic book cover.”
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Star Wars Round Up: Now With More Leia And Calrissian Progeny
1 Comment »Posted in General GeekeryApr 16, 2013
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A new animated project, “Star Wars: Reclaimation” features a young Leia Organa and plenty of mystery, including the mystery of what the heck the project is to begin with.
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Watching This Japanese Voice Actress Work Will Blow Your Mind
5 Comments »Posted in F Yeah Eastern AsiaApr 16, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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Rie Kugimiya is known as the Queen of Tsundere but only tackles on tsundere in this very cool video where she switches from character to character all on camera.
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An Amusing Game Of Thrones Derails With Visceral Sexual Assaults
3 Comments »Posted in A Song of Ice and FireApr 16, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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He begs Brienne to just “accept” her fate and she quickly snaps back “would you.” No, he wouldn’t because he’s a man. In Jaime’s eyes (and many men’s eyes) he’d still have some minute measure of power despite the act of rape being entirely about the complete annihilation of it.
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Aubrey Plaza Is Trying To Be The Next Andy Kaufman And I Love It
No comments yetPosted in Women Who POPApr 15, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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After Aubrey Plaza purposely bombed a performance art moment on the MTV Awards it’s become clear she’s trying to be the next Andy Kaufman, and starting to succeed.
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Some Women Win And Some Lose The Battle With The Patriarchy On Game Of Thrones
No comments yetPosted in A Song of Ice and FireApr 9, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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Somehow in Catelyn’s head her betrayal of her “motherly” duties to him as a child are what have brought down all the misery upon her head. It’s a horrific moment.
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Focus Groups Surprise No One And Only Test Male Gamers
No comments yetPosted in GamingApr 9, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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How entrenched is sexism in the gaming industry? The folks running the focus groups for Naughty Dog’s soon to be released “Last of Us” only tested male gamers.
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Surprisingly Accurate Disney Princess As Sith Lords and Jedi Padawans
1 Comment »Posted in General GeekeryApr 8, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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If there was ever a fairytale princess doomed to the Dark Side it was the lady that
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Fully Dressed Superheroines
4 Comments »Posted in Art & ComicsApr 2, 2013
By Alex Cranz
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Here I am busy all fighting the good fight and being critical of sexism and highlighting awesome women and I’ve still been so indoctrinated by the sexism rampant in comics that these heroes seemed off somehow.

















