I think you’ve probably touched on the best way to look at the word; it’s an imperfect word to express an important sentiment. Hopefully, we’ll be able to express the idea underpinning it in more nuanced ways going forward.

I like to think in that situation I would want to divorce my achievements from my sexuality, because there’s no actual connection between the two. While I might be motivated by resistance to it, my sexuality doesn’t affect my abilities in a field. I’m not interested in proving something to people when I owed them…

It’s kind of a weird tangent, but I always shake my head when people say they’re proud of a band or pop star that they follow. It suggests a closeness and intimacy that really isn’t there, and says a lot to me about the relationship people imagine they have with these figures.

I will start by saying I never actually conflated the black excellence hashtag with the notion of pride as I described it. I actually think that it’s a much better expression of the idea of achievement than the rest of the article which touched on the idea of black pride in the way it’s superficially expressed.

That makes sense. I think in my mind I almost want the prevailing message to be less of a ‘I’m not ashamed’ and more of a ‘fuck you; I don’t have your acceptance? Guess what, asshole; I wasn’t asking for it, and I’ve got nothing to prove.’ Of course, this isn’t how one builds bridges in reality.

I think that the #blackexcellence hashtag actually works well given the way it’s being used. The overall message I’m getting is of something they’ve achieved on their own merits and despite being dealt a shitty hand. It’s highlighting an actual achievement rather than a kind-of-imagined one.

I get that Widowmaker is considered sexy and all, but goddamn, her backstory is one of the most depressing things I’ve come across in a game. It’s like fetishising Disney’s Beast and forgetting he’s basically a traumatised young adult with no parents.

I understand where the #blackexcellence tag is coming from, but as a gay person I’ve alway found the idea of being proud of a characteristic deeply uncomfortable. Why should I be proud of something I never chose and have no control over? It’s crowing about an achievement that doesn’t exist and praising an attribute…

I haven’t really watched much anime outside of Studio Ghibli, Death Note and Shirokuma Cafe, but the whole concept of fan-service is an instant turnoff. The idea that a story has boobs bouncing around or other kinds of exposure as a matter of course just doesn’t appeal to me on any level. I’d say it’s (on some level)…

I don’t think being an expert on DOTA culture carries quite the kudos you think it does.

Which is kind of the problem I have with this so-called ‘sexy’ artwork; it’s just generic, white-bread sexiness with no real life or diversity to any of it. I get they want to appeal to a mainstream audience, but in my eyes these guys are boring to the literal point of sexlessness.

Geese are goddamn terrifying. And that’s with the mouth closed.

I think it’s a pretty shitty move to call someone a tattle-tale for calling security when a guy (or gal) is threatening you. You’re at risk of physical injury, don’t castigate someone for asking someone else to do their job.

Just introduce Wailord to the game and sell it as a feature.

If you’re in the UK, Rhythm Heaven (or Rhythm Paradise as it’s known here) is also available as a physical copy. Sorry, my American bros. :[

It was going so well until you get to the bottom and see all the icons piled up higgledy-piggledy. The 3DS had the right idea. Minus the pink crown and crappy font.

Sin and Punishment 2 is a wonderful game...

Wow, I’m sorry, but that cover is garish as hell. I can see what they were going for, but it’s actually hurting my eyes a little.

The best part of this feature is that in Heart Gold, Krabby follows you while walking sideways.

I don’t know; in one of the Inheritance books by Christopher Paolini, one of the elves argues that having no afterlife is kind of a liberating prospect. It lets us do good things because we believe they’re good rather than out of fear for divine retribution in the afterlife.