Personal Identity And RPGs

April 19, 2015 Laura Kelly

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One of my first articles on this website was a piece on the many habits one develops over the years whilst playing RPGs. These habits are inevitable of course, so many years of play will simply train you into it. But I had to wonder how many habits do people specifically build into their characters […]

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Opinion: Blackface And Cosplay! Is it Wrong?

October 15, 2014 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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While on Facebook earlier today a friend and fellow cosplayer shared a Buzzfeed post surrounding a bit of controversy around a 19 year old German cosplayer who did a cosplay but as part of the cosplay she chose to ‘BlackFace’. For those of you who do not know what ‘BlackFace’ is it is the act of painting […]

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Opinion – Comics versus Women

June 23, 2014 Lissa Breen

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How is it that at a time when we should be progressing forward when it comes to equality, the comic book world seems to not only be remaining stagnant but is actually reversing. Lissa asks why comic books have such a big issue with women!

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Women of Colour in Geek Culture

November 7, 2013 Tendai Muzwidzwa

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We often discuss the representations and roles of women within the geek culture as icons and creators; Tendai asks why we don't consider race? Here she writes about her experiences as an African woman in geek culture and her place in the community.

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Beyond Refrigerators VI – May The Odds Be (n)Ever In Your Favour

September 24, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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Feminism began simply by taking seriously the revolutionary notion that women are human, yet it has continued to evolve into so much more. At its core, modern feminism is a philosophical movement that attempts to identify the origins of our assumptions and test them for truth.

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Beyond Refrigerators V – Why not Zoidberg?

September 12, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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Part V of the Beyond Refrigerator Series: Why not Zoidberg? "As I am the author-narrator to the story of my life, so are you to yours. If stories are how we make sense of nonsensical reality, then sharing them is how we connect, each to each. The ability to control a story by assigning meaning to experience is most simply called authority."

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Beyond Refrigerators IV: The Matrix is a GOOD Movie

August 30, 2013 Beyond Refrigerators

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"One of the greatest charms of sci-fi and fantasy fiction in particular is the freedom the author possesses to custom-build a suitable world to host their story. However, the author remains a product of the real world. The audience they are speaking to are also a product of the real world. Therefore, all created worlds are related to our world through the humanity of the mind behind the story."

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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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