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Black Widow Receives More Representation In New Toy Line

March 11, 2016 Mary McFadden

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What with the controversies surrounding female characters in toy sets over the past couple of years (like Rey’s omission from the Star Wars: The Force Awakens Monopoly set for instance), we’ve come to expect that progress in this field would go at a glacier pace. We’re happy to report that, after being denounced for excluding female […]

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Jennifer Lawrence Attacks Hollywood Wage Gap In New Essay

October 14, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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Yesterday saw the publication of an essay by actor Jennifer Lawrence (The Hunger Games, American Hustle, X-Men) on the wage gap in the film industry. Titled ‘Why Do I Make Less Than My Male Co‑Stars?’, the piece was featured in Lenny Letter (or Lenny), an online newsletter headed by fellow actor Lena Dunham (Girls). The piece is striking. […]

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Comics/Books

Tilda Swinton Confirmed For Doctor Strange

July 15, 2015 Jack Dempsey

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In an interview with Mike Sampson of ScreenCrush, Tilda Swinton has, “confirmed she is officially signed on to Doctor Strange” to play The Ancient One, tutor to the titular hero. Swinton has stated, “I’m really interested as both an actor and a fan.” Casting decisions in comic book adaptations are often subject to controversy. Some backlash […]

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Opinion: Gender Equality In Online Games

July 13, 2015 Laura Kelly

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The recent news of an underage hacker being imprisoned for terrorising several women has sparked a lot of things in my mind. Of course, online terrorism is bad, and you have to sincerely wonder how someone could be so amoral as to ruin the life of a perfect stranger over nothing. But the real thing that […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Gallery – Genderbend Disney

April 28, 2015 Declan Doody

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Ever wondered if the stories would have changed had genders been swapped? If Belle was Beau and the Beast will still a Beast but a girl (yes there was a joke to be made there but I’m trying to be professional!)? If the little mermaid was a little merman or Cruella was just Cruel? While […]

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Female Gamers Surpass Teenage Boys in Numbers

August 26, 2014 Naomi Bolger

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Girls have always been a bit excluded from the gaming industry. Companies seem to think that girls still don’t play games for some reason so we’re never taken seriously as customers. Well, it’s time for game companies need to think twice about not including us as we’ve recently taken over a large percentage of the […]

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Finnish Hearthstone Tournament Gender Segregation Revoked

July 3, 2014 Ciaran Nolan

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Hearthstone has without a doubt become one of the biggest TCGs around, so its no wonder tournaments began to be organised for the game. Well turns out that an upcoming esports tournament run by the Finnish Assembly will only allow male players to enter the Hearthstone tournament. The website had a statement regarding this ridiculous […]

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Anime/Cartoons

Beyond Refrigerators III No Man is an Island

August 15, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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No Man Is An Island   Well, except when he’s having a bath. An adult male may not be a landmass surrounded by water, but we all begin life as tiny human babies blank even of language, and we spend a lifetime building our world from the ground up. Childhood is a never-ending quest for […]

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Beyond Refrigerators II

July 30, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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To boldly go where no Trekkie has gone before! The power of roles, identity and labels goes under the microscope as we continue our Beyond Refrigerators series. Part II: The Cake...is a pie!

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Sexism in Games: Culture and Industry

January 22, 2013 ArcadeAdmin

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We're always very eager to know what our readers thought about our featured articles and opinions and more recently we attempted to open discussion on the subject of gender and identity within the geek community. Stephen Beirne, sent us in the following article that details with the manifestation of sexism and gender bias in gaming.

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