It’s difficult because it’s stressful. I remember being a “fan boy” to brands when I were a younger more impressionable person. The console wars and phone wars were heh, invigorating but also a stressor because the debates never end. I gave up caring about which phone I had and I live a much more relaxed existence as…

If you don’t have a problem with lack of representation in video games, no one can “argue you” into caring about it. There are only about a thousand studies to back up how important representation in media is to the emotional and mental health of people from marginalized groups. If you haven’t internalized that…

Thats insane and indicitive of an oblivious person

I’m part of several nerd communities centered around comic book films, and gaming. I connect with these people so well regarding our favorite past times that I never think to wonder their stance on diversity... Until the topic comes up..

I was working Anime Expo when liking Stephen Universe was still nice, and I ran into some snotty fans of the franchise. It was awful and soured the show a bit for me.

Making games hard is one thing, arbitrarily punishing players for making mistakes is another.

It’s funny with DS, because you can’t win with a lot of its fans, no matter what. There’s always something to be hostile about.

One time I got the nastiest message on PS4, I forget for which Souls game. But someone invaded my game. I hate the PVP. I don’t want to fight anyone, but I keep it on because I want the hints…

OK, boomer

Gervais seems to have forgotten that fact and instead imagines that criticism is the same as persecution.

Chappelle and Gervais got told their trans jokes weren’t funny, and it was probably the first time either of them heard that in decades. Rather than taking the L, figuring out why they weren’t funny and either avoiding the subject altogether or figuring out a way to make jokes that don’t punch down, they’re both going…

In the days leading up to the 2020 Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais seemed to have learned from the criticism he received for his recent transphobic jokes. But the lesson wasn’t “Try to avoid jokes about subjects you don’t understand.” It was more about imagining future persecution for the sake of avoiding it. In…

That Ricky Gervais hosted the Golden Globes in 2020 is ironclad proof that the supposed excesses of “cancel culture” are not actually a thing, but only exist in the fever dreams of people who desperately want to shout the n-word and use “gay” as an insult. 

He’s never been funny or clever. A Felicity Huffman joke about making license plates? Really? When did the college admissions scandal break? Why not throw a Martha Stewart prison joke in there as well. I’ll be the first to admit, I’ve never been a fan of “mean” humor, which is not to say I don’t appreciate a good dark…

Oh I think he was always David Brent.  It’s just that in this day and age there’s less reason for him to hide the truth.

This is the developer who “discussed it for a very long time” but came to the decision that female character models wouldn’t be added to the game since “women can’t handle that amount of stress.”

Here’s a different angle from NY Magazine (it might be behind a paywall so here’s the whole thing):

And the “Million Little Pieces guy,” and Tom Cruise jumping on a couch.  She has not led a blameless life.

Oprah gave the world Doctors Oz and Phil. Never forget.

Err, no. They get dismantled so no one gets them.