I don't think the point is to say "I know what it is like to be Trayvon Martin and racially profiled" but rather "I am concerned about Trayvon Martin and those like him who are racially profiled."

Because he

No. No I cannot.

I want everyone to look at this face as much as possible, especially today. This person's life was officially not important enough to be protected or mourned.

I'm done. If this was a black guy in the EXACT same circumstances they'd...wait. he'd already be in jail on murder charges. Stand Your Ground given the racialized nature of Florida's politics and police is basically for whites only. Can you imagine any scenario in which a black man could stalk, harass, and shoot in…

Okay, I'm done. I'm full of rage. I want to take Texas from the GOP in 2016. I want to light it up blue. I want to see apocalyptic Facebook posts as the GOP watches its cornerstone state, the bedrock of its craziness, crumble into a sea of orange-T-shirt-wearing ladies waving tampons and maxipads in the air. I want…

I get so jealous when people are this clever.

I love how this is every Jezzie's reaction as soon as a post on woman and gaming pops up...!

Can we please talk about the fact that this woman BEAUTIFULLY pointed out that she was able to heroically stand for Texas woman because of her position of privilege? Thank you so much for that Ms. Slamen.

Well said. I don't understand why men want to keep women out. If gaming is a major part of your life, your main hobby, then why don't you want to share that with a significant other? My husband and I play games all the time. I hear stories about his male friends that get married and the wife makes him get rid of…

Sorry, I need to have two comments on this article. One is saying that Laura needs to keep gaming, and this is my challenge to the Brotakuites.

OMG YOU GUYS IT TOTALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S MALE OR FEMALE THAT'S WHY I'M HAVING SUCH A FUCKING HISSY FIT THAT YOU WANT A FEMALE CHARACTER. PSSSHAW.

And if it is, I'm prepared for a million comments hyperventilating "You won't play a game because of the gender of the characters? WHO'S THE REAL SEXIST HUUUUH!!" over and over ad nauseum while everyone else head-desks.

My thoughts exactly. The commentariat on Kotaku is absolutely fucking awful.

HI I AM FROM BROTAKU I AM GOING TO WRITE A 50 PAGE DISSERTATION TELLING YOU WHY I DON'T CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS SO CAN WE PLEASE STOP TALKING ABOUT IT ALREADY.

Too late! They're here and they are telling women to get over it or, barring that, create their own games. This is going to be a shit show and I swear that I hate that it was written. Justice Ginsberg, this is no place for you. I know you and Justice Scalia are besties, which shows you have a strong stomach, but leave…

lolz, what? You say that like she can just drop what she's doing and make a video game. Y'know! Just do it! Feel like you're not eating healthy enough? Hit the fruits 'n' veggies isle! Feel fat? Exercise! Feel systematically left out by an entire sector of media that you want to enjoy? Take it over! (?!) Fortunately…

GTA does looks cool. My boss and I were talking about it yesterday. My boss is awesome. I am trying to get him on Dark Souls so we can play together. I am not really upset that GTA doesn't have female characters, since I am not a huge fan of the series. I do wish that WatchDogs had a female character instead of a male…

*crosses fingers*

Yes, actually. Showing women as realistic, flawed, ***human beings*** is what feminism is about. It's not about putting us on a pedestal as the sacrosanct guardians of morality.