Excellent analysis! I agree. As others have pointed out though, I’d say WoW has the best “built-in” video game fan base. In it’s hey-day it had cross-over appeal to casual people. Lots of people who don’t play video games know the phrase, “Leeeroy Jennnnkins!!!” Can’t think of any others outside of Mario/Zelda or CoD…

Yes, she’s all about promoting her heavily photo-shopped, personal trainer workout regimen toned, professional makeup concealed/embellished, studio lit imperfections!

Body positivism at it’s finest right here.

Not to mention a built-in fan-base of millions of people.

IS DESTINY THE ONLY GAME YOU MOTHERFUCKERS HAVE IN THE OFFICE? YOU KNOW THEY COME OUT WITH DIFFERENT GAMES EVERY WEEK RIGHT? TRY COVERING SOME OF THEM!

Who is it that’s deeming it “proper” though? because most of the men I know like fat asses. They like fat asses on white chicks, on black chicks, on blue superhero chicks. It doesn’t matter.

Thank goodness she’s the same tone as Nichelle Nichols!

This may be true, but only because the Irish were typically too drunk to make worthwhile servants.

Hey now, I see lots and lots of black owned dispensaries up and down 8 mile!

She’s the human equivalent to a Che Guevara t-shirt bought at Hot Topic.

When exactly did integrity become such a liability?

I agree 100%

Thank you for a very well-thought out response. You’ve given me a lot to think about. I can’t speak for anyone but myself here but I believe a lot of the skepticism comes from a perceived disconnect in the progressive community. It seems to me in generations past there was a very clear understanding of the issues. The…

In her defense, I’m sure most of Good Housekeeping’s readership probably do think 11 year old girls are too slutty nowadays.

I wonder how much of this is blown out of proportion though. How old was she at the time? From what I’m hearing other comments say her mother may have pushed her into working younger than most children should have to worry about. One out of context phrase in an interview and you’re lambasted for life on it.

Wow, was not aware of this. Thanks so much for the info. Very enlightening.

If only the game were this good.

Isn’t Heigl well-known for being difficult to work with, constantly belittling the work she has been in and bad mouthing costars?

Interesting thoughts. Thank you.

Dramamine