gender
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Confessions Of A Teenage Sexist
52It takes guts to look back at the things you didn’t know, and to examine them in light of the things you know now. But that’s just what writer Jenn Frank (who we’ve featured here talking about everything from motherhood and sea monkeys to the adorableness of Diablo III) has done.
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‘So What If I’m A Woman, Let Me Play The Game’
Addressing criticisms of her piece about PR sexism at E3, writer Katie Williams has posted a sharp, well-reasoned follow-up on her blog. Go read it! [Alive Tiny World]
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An Evolving History Of Women, And Girls, In Old Video Games
Think back to the video games of the 80s and 90s and most characters, let alone protagonists, were dudes. But not all of them. Which is where the delightfully-named Femicom comes in. It’s a website that’s looking to “collect information about 20th century electronic games and toys, especially video games and computer software, that feature…
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A History Of Gender In LEGO Minifigs
There was a bit of an uproar earlier in the year when LEGO introduced a line of modified products targeted exclusively at girls. To provide a little context for that uproar, social media marketer and LEGO fanatic David Pickett has written a great feature breaking down the history and statistics of just how many LEGO…