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This episode examines the ways in which character animation, which can be a wonderful tool for all sorts of creative expression, is often used in limiting and stereotypical ways to sexualize female characters. We then illustrate that this is just one of many ways that games are predominantly designed around the male gaze, and discuss…
Support feminist media criticism and keep our videos free, donate today! www.feministfrequency.com/donate This episode explores the ways in which female characters are frequently placed in wildly impractical, sexualizing outfits specifically designed to objectify them for the titillation of the presumed straight male player. We then discuss the problems inherent in linking the sexualization of female…
Stanford rapist Brock Turner, who sexually assaulted an unconscious woman behind a dumpster last year, has sparked national outrage this month, horrifying onlookers with his unapologetic statement and measly prison sentence. But drawing just as much ire are the people defending him, like his father and childhood friend, who have blamed the former Cub Scout…
WHEN I was a child, I had recurring nightmares about wolves — beasts the size of skyscrapers that walked on their hind legs around New York City blocks, chasing and eventually devouring me. My mother says she made the mistake of bringing me to see a live performance of “Little Red Riding Hood” when I…
Will World of Warcraft legacy servers ever happen? Are content updates going to drop more frequently? And when are we getting that ship expansion? During a recent Blizzard event in Irvine, California, I had the chance to sit down with some of the team behind World of Warcraft’s next expansion, Legion, which comes out on…
Heroes of the Storm continues its struggle to gain traction as an esport. Yahoo Esports reports that Cloud9 has officially dropped its team for Blizzard’s multiplayer online battle arena game. The news will come as a shock to those who have been following the burgeoning esports scene for Heroes of the Storm. Back in November,…
How to Not Protect Your Users Two weeks ago, Twitter sent my personal info to a group of creeps and stalkers who have been harassing me for well over a year. This is the story of how and why that happened, which I’m relating in hopes that Twitter will do better. My info was sent…
Juan Hernandez’s blood on his shirt and his friend’s hat after Hernandez was assaulted outside a Donald Trump rally in San Jose, Calif. (Courtesy of Juan Hernandez) SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Last Thursday, I left work about 5 p.m. and drove to the San Jose Convention Center to hear Donald Trump speak. I’ve been voting for…
It was a bad time for Sen. Cory Gardner to be caught in an elevator with a reporter. Donald Trump had just referred to Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts as “Pocahontas” — again — and the Republican freshman from Colorado was struggling to figure out how to respond. “I think people need to be treated…