I was offended by the horrible cgi
― Spleen of Hearts (kingfish), Friday, 6 April 2012 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
i guess what i'm trying to say is, the game would have felt more real to me, and braver, if there was NOT ONLY a great gay character like arcade gannon, but also some asshole who's like "what are you doing rolling around with this faggot?" i can't fully understand why there wasn't tho
ha this was p much the source of my question about whether mass effect lets you roleplay a homophobe
― thomp, Saturday, 7 April 2012 06:08 (twelve years ago) link
ernest adams & the Straight Male Gamer http://www.nomorelost.org/2011/04/08/equality-in-the-gaming-industry-interview-with-ernest-adams/
― ogmor, Friday, 13 April 2012 18:01 (twelve years ago) link
innerestin'
― Nhex, Friday, 13 April 2012 23:31 (twelve years ago) link
Female games journalist vs E3:http://www.kotaku.com.au/2012/06/513794/
― instant coffee happening between us (a passing spacecadet), Monday, 18 June 2012 22:30 (twelve years ago) link
dunno about that article but i will say that i'm kinda astonished E3 still does the booth babe thinglike how insulting and fratboy is that?
― Authorities don't know who shot the 50 Cent the goose. (forksclovetofu), Monday, 18 June 2012 23:30 (twelve years ago) link
basically the maximum possible amount
― "Holy crap," I mutter, as he gently taps my area (silby), Monday, 18 June 2012 23:32 (twelve years ago) link
couple of reactions to geek cultures:
http://squidygirl.blogspot.com/2012/06/lets-play-game-part-1-catwoman-and-lara.html
http://squidygirl.blogspot.com/2012/06/lets-play-game-part-2-women-vs-tropes.html
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Monday, 18 June 2012 23:42 (twelve years ago) link
for a sec i thought that journo article was gonna be one of those freaky pro-ESDF things
― Nhex, Monday, 18 June 2012 23:56 (twelve years ago) link
then i finished it and was a little sadder
― Nhex, Monday, 18 June 2012 23:57 (twelve years ago) link
why is esdf better than wasd?
― un® (dayo), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:01 (twelve years ago) link
I'd assume b/c ESDF would have your hand in the homerow position but that's the first I've heard of this particular thing
― "Holy crap," I mutter, as he gently taps my area (silby), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:19 (twelve years ago) link
i take no position on it, as a lefty anywayhttp://use-esdf.org/
― Nhex, Tuesday, 19 June 2012 00:42 (twelve years ago) link
ugh the comments on that kotaku piece...
― Sisig Steve (stevie), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 06:45 (twelve years ago) link
The Kotaku piece made me fucking boiling mad, and I havent involved myself in the games feminism thing that much as I'm not a huge gamer. But faaark, the patronising attitude is coming out all over the place lately, every time a woman pipes up and says "guys you know what? This shit actually isn't cool" they end up with a barrage of "die you bitch whore" abuse.
My male gamer friends are astonished at the vitriol. And that makes me even sadder, that they would be suprised it exists.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 07:00 (twelve years ago) link
Laura Hudson, the recently ex-editor of Comicsalliance, was excellent at publishing stories that explored questions of gender and sexism in comics, and her reward was a never ending tirade of sexist bullshit in the comments boxes. Comics and Video Games fandom just seem really regressive and repellent to me; not sure if they're actually any worse that other realms of fandom, but they make no effort - or lack the self-awareness to - mask it.
― Sisig Steve (stevie), Tuesday, 19 June 2012 09:59 (twelve years ago) link
Also, ex-ilxor, as she was the original mod on ILG with me
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 22 June 2012 18:00 (twelve years ago) link
I think part of it is that geek and nerd subculture is full of geeks and nerds i.e. people who have a gradient of ASD/socialization problems.
And the Internet is a great way to express unfiltered idiocy. Like sports talk radio.
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 22 June 2012 18:03 (twelve years ago) link
i wouldn't blame nerddom -- puzzle-game geeks and archie comic nerds aren't spewing ugliness.
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 22 June 2012 18:25 (twelve years ago) link
Probably because those are mainly women in those categories
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 22 June 2012 18:31 (twelve years ago) link
they're still nerds!
― Philip Nunez, Friday, 22 June 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, I'll take a random enthusiast over a random Xbox player any day.
― Andrew Farrell, Friday, 22 June 2012 19:21 (twelve years ago) link
Well, yeah, no question there, but I think that if you want an area where unsocialized obsessive dudes wind up, nerd culture has a far lower physical barrier to entry than say football
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 22 June 2012 19:40 (twelve years ago) link
ASD/socialization problems no excuse for being a totally vile misogynist
― the magic butterfly made everyone feel relaxed (Abbbottt), Friday, 22 June 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
even if that is the case
I don't know that it's fair to suggest the two overlap
― the magic butterfly made everyone feel relaxed (Abbbottt), Friday, 22 June 2012 21:54 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, there's enough problems without adding on mysogyny
― Nhex, Friday, 22 June 2012 22:51 (twelve years ago) link
Not excusing it, just saying I ain't surprised
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Saturday, 23 June 2012 02:38 (twelve years ago) link
I dont think the kind of gamers who abuse people in comments boxes or over their Gears of War headset are nerds, is the thing to be honest. They're jock bullies, just like they would be on the footy field or at a bar. Its just that playing video games isnt uncool anymore - esp games like GoW, Halo, GTA etc.
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Saturday, 23 June 2012 02:44 (twelve years ago) link
uh, yeah they are nerds.
― tell it to my arse (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 23 June 2012 03:49 (twelve years ago) link
unless "jocks" are really into leaving comments on kotaku articles on your planet.
― tell it to my arse (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 23 June 2012 03:52 (twelve years ago) link
Actually I know plenty of pretty unnerdy guys who play video games, is all im sayin. Unless 'uses a computer' is all that makes someone a nerd!?
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:18 (twelve years ago) link
as do i, but they wouldn't even know what kotaku is.
― tell it to my arse (jim in glasgow), Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:23 (twelve years ago) link
The internet has made me hate "nerds".
― circa1916, Saturday, 23 June 2012 04:42 (twelve years ago) link
I love nerdy shit but I haaaaaatttte "nerd culture"
― fancy poodle (latebloomer), Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:42 (twelve years ago) link
― Pureed Moods (Trayce), Friday, June 22, 2012 10:44 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark
nah ime these would be bona fide nerds
― Faith in Humanity: Restored (dayo), Thursday, 28 June 2012 00:45 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know why we have to classify people into buckets like "nerds" and "jocks", lots of people have jockish tendencies if they don't have to back up things that they or risk getting their ass kicked.
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:40 (twelve years ago) link
frogbs are you a nerd or a jock
― Faith in Humanity: Restored (dayo), Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:41 (twelve years ago) link
start a poll thread
― Mordy, Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:43 (twelve years ago) link
jock'cuse!
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, 28 June 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
uhhh take one guess dayo
― frogbs, Thursday, 28 June 2012 02:30 (twelve years ago) link
I think bro or brah is a far better and less 20th Century designation than jock.
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Thursday, 28 June 2012 07:22 (twelve years ago) link
In tech, some bemoan the rise of 'brogrammer' culture
― put a fillyjonk on it (a passing spacecadet), Thursday, 28 June 2012 09:29 (twelve years ago) link
Okay the thing that really made me lol in that article aside from "bro down and crush some code" was the reference to Kick-Ass Cupcakes, which the author obviously does not realize is the actual name of a Boston cupcake bakery.
― Victory Chainsaw! (DJP), Thursday, 28 June 2012 13:20 (twelve years ago) link
it's like the darkside of the Ace of Cakes folks in their baltimore hideout
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 29 June 2012 05:40 (twelve years ago) link
come to think of it, the rise of gendered portmanteaus is what makes me most violent of all
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 29 June 2012 05:41 (twelve years ago) link
what, like "brodown" or "manscape"?
― Nhex, Friday, 29 June 2012 05:45 (twelve years ago) link
ARGH
― Fiendish Doctor Wu! (kingfish), Friday, 29 June 2012 06:29 (twelve years ago) link
dudecum
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Friday, 29 June 2012 06:42 (twelve years ago) link
― Philip Nunez, Thursday, June 28, 2012 1:44 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
lmao
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Monday, 2 July 2012 04:23 (twelve years ago) link