Esports, more than traditional sports, have a unique opportunity to really diversify the kind of players and athletes we get to see. That OWL and team owners bend over backwards to much to justify the status quo is pretty exhausting. I’m somewhat sympathetic to arguments about team cohesion but nothing happens unless…

I had an interesting thought yesterday and this article reminded me of it.

Jesus. Nobody is forcing you to spend money on anything. The only people that loot boxes etc... ‘prey’ on are those who are incapable of delaying their own gratification. Here’s a suggestion for those who feel like they are being victimized by optional, often completely cosmetic microtransactions. It’s going to really…

trihard isn’t used to target people of color, it’s used to target black people. the terms aren’t interchangeable. if you want to talk about dark-skinned folks say that but don’t conflate antiblackness with blanket prejudice against people of color. I otherwise really enjoyed the reporting! thanks for writing this!

Hmmm... I don’t know, that Cell costume still needs some work to be perfect.

Maybe, some day, rappers will discover Lil Kim’s inspiration:

That trailer was so Black, it made wypipo say, “but what about Captain America?”

I love how quickly things are gif’ed these days.