Tag Archives: video games

Monday Roundup

Posted on April 2, 2012 by ozymandias

Noah Brand At the Good Men Project: why men play female characters in video games. Ozy Frantz At the Good Men Project: rerun of The Knight/Beast Dichotomy. At AlterNet: The Absurd Myths Porn Teaches Us About Sex. Technically cowritten, but … Continue reading →

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Exploring Misandry in Video Games: Part 2, Do I really have to play as this jerk?

Posted on November 30, 2011 by 2020

(See told you I’d come back to this) Edit: Here’s part 1 if anyone is interested    thank you to Tumbleweed in the comments for reminding me. I believe that characterisation is one of those pesky things modern gaming is … Continue reading →

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Oh For Fuck’s Sake

Posted on October 4, 2011 by ozymandias

From Sociological Images comes a report that is, apparently, not a joke: Australian IKEA opens a Manland to drop off men who don’t want to participate in shopping. My reaction is something like this:

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Exploring Misandry in Video Games: Part 1

Posted on June 25, 2011 by 2020

A thank you to Hugh Ristik in the comment section of my last piece for inspiring this. I have actually managed to find a positive in the whole Duke Nukem thing: at least in DN you’re gunning down aliens and … Continue reading →

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Duke Nukem Forever’s failure might finally bring about a change in the way male gamers are portrayed in the media

Posted on June 22, 2011 by 2020

For those that don’t know, Duke Nukem Forever is the much-belated sequel to the 1996 game Duke Nukem 3D, which sold reasonably well and garnered enough interest that a sequel — the aforementioned Duke Nukem Forever — was planned. It … Continue reading →

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