Addendum: I really like the part where McFarland says he likes rap music “for some reason” as if a white guy liking rap music is a noteworthy anomaly. There’s definitely no subtext at all to some rich white 20-something techbro saying something like that.

“Poodles of disposable income” = my favorite autocorrect ever

What is a 25 year old doing running a major event like this? I see this all the time when a company brings in some young overconfident kid who talks a big game, who went to a nice school, has the right connections and knows how to speak hipster. Almost every time they screw up so critically someone with experience has…

The most simple way to put it is boys already have “Boys Make Games.” There are plenty of organizations out there to teach coding to everyone. The issues comes from the fact that these are typically geared towards boys and can be quite hostile to girls. In my programming classes we never had more than 3 women. We…

There are plenty of game jams and workshops for you. This one is not for you. I can’t imagine that will really affect your life all that much, but if it does, consider it a trade-off for all the other inherent advantages you’ll have in the video game industry. Not having to worry all that much about being sexually…

I’ll assume you’re commenting in good faith despite your use of an awful buzzword like “identity politics,” so consider this: Lots of girls are taught that video games and game development are for men. Girls Make Games is an institution designed to teach girls that hey, they can play and make video games too, which…

Thank you.

It seems like so many folks are just looking for someone to blame that they completely miss the fact that game production, like pretty much everything else these days (with few exceptions) is generally a team effort. Singling out one person upon which to focus ire evinces only the ignorance of the irate…

I don’t expect everyone to have intimate knowledge of the workings of AAA video games, but come on — Mass Effect Andromeda was made by hundreds of people. Do you really think ONE person was responsible for all the animations? Subpar animation work can be the result of so so so many factors, including technology…

They should have asked him for his SAG card in return.

It’s not really anything to consider, though. Because law enforcement has more power when actual, tangible, physical harm is inflicted upon a person vs just threats. This is true throughout our justice system. The more physical harm you cause, the more trouble you can get into, with the ultimate crime that carries…

You should lean hard on your editors to get that headline changed. I know that you didn’t write it, but right now, over an article with your byline? It’s making you look like an enormous asshole. It’s absolutely minimizing the seriousness of the assault on Eichenwald, in a very offensive manner, and you should not…

Where are all the concerned citizens shouting “pay-to-play!”?

Here’s a few

I don’t think Tilda was looking to ease guilt. It looks like she was genuinely trying to start a conversation and she did so in a very diplomatic way. How else do propose one attempt to address these issues? Ignoring them isn’t helping either.

So if someone is publicly lambasting you, you wouldn’t want to explain your side and ask them personally for a more nuanced view of their take? Also, it’s kind of fucked up to write:

I’d be with you if Swinton had asked anyone but Margaret Cho. She is so vocal about representing Asians and Koreans specifically. How can one person represent an entire group of people or a culture? I don’t know, ask Margaret! She is the Korean authority!

Cho was publicly criticizing Swinton and Swinton is barred from talking to her about it? That’s some next level bullshit.

This isn’t like running up to a person using a wheelchair and asking “What’s your community’s stance on the ADA?”

Wait, what? Swinton knew and respected Cho’s work, knew that she had a strong opinion on the issue, and asked to be put in touch to understand Cho’s point of view.

It really feels like lose/lose for Tilda here.