Daisy is fucking brave. Good for her.

"and yet, nobody thinks twice about saying, "It's only a movie. Stop taking it so seriously.""

Sure they do. Like, say, anyone who actually studies film on a critical/academic level.

I mean, yes, you have to keep things in perspective; a film/game/whatever is not the end of the world. But when people say "stop taking it…

That's just silly.

No one is telling creators what they "can and cannot do". No one is calling for legal restrictions on what creators are able to produce.

They're simply holding them to the same standards that we hold every other form of creative expression.

And how do you know how educated the people critiquing games…

As the audience expands, your argument loses traction.

Again, missing the point. If I wanted to wear a frilly pink dress for Halloween, I'd go as Princess Peach or something. Or Cinderella. If I wanted to go as Spidergirl, I would want to look like Spidergirl. Who wears blue and red in the comics and on TV and as a toy and literally on the cover of the costume packaging.…

No, the point is that girls need to see themselves represented too. They could have simply put the SAME outfit as sold to the boys in the package, but just put a pic of spider-girl on the page. It's that easy since kids are all blob-shaped anyway.

JESUS GOD THERE'S A PICTURE OF MAYDAY PARKER ON THE FREAKING PACKAGE. *throws over table*

Invert is right.

The way I think about it is this:

Imagine the back of someone's head with a controller thumb pad sticking out the back of it. For those of you who need a visual, let's use Valve's logo (assume the valve is a thumbpad):

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INVERT PRIDE!

Y'know what? I'll take the tone. They actually acted. That's what matters, IMO. A really well-written and contrite apology ain't shit if the offender stays employed or unpunished.

Dear Iguodalanodon,

They make Steam sales of friends?

I cheddar the world and the feta cheese, everybody's looking for Stilton!

This dude and his brie sound awesome. Screw the subway-cheese-haters.

All I can say to this man is: GET. IT.

Girls don't always wash their hair every time they take a shower.

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