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Reconciliation: A roundtable discussion with Chloe and Allistair
This past week was a harrowing one for the video game community as a whole, several members in particular, and for communities beyond. I wrote an article that was met with mixed response due to its...
View ArticleMust Watch: Extra Credits does it again with “Toxicity”
We at GAB have always been fans of Extra Credits. We’ve cited their “Harassment” Episode from Season 4 many times in conversations with devs. It’s fantastic. Two seasons later, they are still bringing...
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[Message Deleted] : Microsoft, Rape Jokes, and the Next Gen of Gamer Culture
It’s often said that you don’t read the comments section of any site for intelligent discourse, and the Twitch stream for Gamespot’s E3 coverage is no exception. What can be gleaned from it though, is...
View ArticleWhy “Just let it happen, it’ll be over soon” is a rape joke, and extremely...
(Trigger warning: this article contains graphic language related to rape) If you missed what happened at Microsoft’s E3 press event, you can read this great write-up we posted yesterday, but I want to...
View ArticleCommunication: A reflection on the Microsoft press conference
The weight of your words impacts others every time you use them no matter where you are or who you are talking to. This includes the internet. There has been the continued belief that the separation of...
View ArticleRamen, Steam, and Dreams: Gaming on a Budget
It’s no secret that the gaming landscape is changing. I find myself a gamer in an uncertain world, trying to make my way into a place where I can both feel comfortable while I game, and play something...
View ArticleConscious Consumerism and Penny Arcade
In 2012 women were a hot topic in gaming – and not in a good way. Many women were verbally abused and overall women were told that they didn’t belong in the realm of video games. Events like the...
View ArticleFully Human: What Gamers and Developers Can Learn from the Victory over DOMA
DOMA is dead. And good riddance. But the cause of death wasn’t caused by a spontaneous, nationwide chanting of kumbayah. It was a hard fought, computer mediated battle to re-humanize the LGBTQ...
View ArticleFrom Jenny Hanniver: Lots of Words [UPDATED]
Note: we are hosting this blog post here at Jenny’s request due to an overwhelming amount of traffic on her site that brought it down (the original link for the post was...
View ArticleDear Straight Male Gamer
The following article was written by Tauriq Moosa for Big Think on August 13, 2013. It was reposted here with Tauriq’s permission. You can view the original article on Big Think here and follow Tauriq...
View ArticleConversation with Not in the Kitchen Anymore`s Jenny Haniver: A look back at...
GAB: Can you give our readers (who don’t know you already) a quick overview of what you do at NitKA? Jenny Haniver: Not in the Kitchen Anymore is a growing collection of audio clips and transcripts...
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Slipping Down the Slope: A Guide to Common Logical Fallacies
Recently I had an exchange with Sam Killermann, founder and head of Gamers Against Bigotry, where we debated our positions on a hot-button social issue that was on the activist website. I won’t get...
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GAB Heroes: the real-life people who inspire us
We ran our #GABhero campaign for a week, resulting in these images, but we didn’t want it to end there. There are far more than a week’s worth of people who enhance our community, make us proud to be...
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DO NOT ENGAGE: Dickwolves, Again.
“Why are you going to PAX? Don’t you know what they’ve done?” This is a question I got asked a lot in the weeks and days leading up to PAX, given their history of making Penny Arcade seem like an...
View ArticleMoving Forward with PAX: A How-To
Full disclosure: On a personal level, I’ve been boycotting Penny Arcade and affiliated properties since Mike Krahulik’s statements in June, and stated as much in an open letter back then. It’s my...
View ArticleGamers Against Bigotry Awarded `Best Path to Inclusive Gaming`
The Austin Chronicle, as one of their annual The Best of Austin awards, named Gamers Against Bigotry “The Best Path to Inclusive Gaming.” You can see their official posting here, but it’s also quoted...
View Article#GABhangsout 2: Hangout of Horrors!
We got together with some awesome people to talk about horror games and their terrifying problem with tropes! Table of Contents 0:00:35 Introductions 0:06:21 What Makes a Horror Game? 0:14:05 Good...
View ArticleRevisiting the “Tropes vs. Women” Series, Videos 2 & 3
In all honesty I find Tropes vs. Women in Videogames to be an entirely depressing series of videos to watch, write, and generally think about. This is not, however, related to the videos themselves but...
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