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Anita Sarkeesian’s latest ‘Tropes vs. Women’ video may be her best yet

Meet "Ms. Male Character."

On Nov 18, 2013 by Aja Romano

Fandom

Video game concept turns the damsel in distress into the hero

In the last segment of her miniseries, Anita Sarkeesian unveiled a concept game that's gotten a lot of love on Tumblr.

On Aug 8, 2013 by Lisa Granshaw

IRL

Anita Sarkeesian still can’t catch a break

Comments disabled? Check. Dozens of misogynist tropes? Check. Instant Internet maelstrom? You got it.

On Aug 2, 2013 by Aja Romano

Streaming

How can Twitter make it easier to report hate speech?

The case of Caroline Criado-Perez has inspired a Change.org petition asking for a "report abuse" button.

On Jul 29, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

IRL

Where Anita Sarkeesian goes, sexism follows—even to E3

It's a familiar thread in gamer culture: the exclusion of women and hostility towards those who try to talk about misogyny in gaming.

On Jun 11, 2013 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Anita Sarkeesian haters manipulate YouTube, take down new episode

The episode continued Sarkeesian's look at the “Damsels in Distress” theme, with footage from nearly 30 video games.

On May 28, 2013 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Step aside, Link! Zelda becomes the hero in artist’s concept

In The Legend of Zelda: Clockwork Empire, Zelda is trying to rescue Prince Link for a change.

On Apr 17, 2013 by Lisa Granshaw

Internet Culture

Choose your own sexist adventure on Misogyny Island

The object of the satirical web game is to be named the Uber Misogynist.

On Mar 15, 2013 by Aja Romano

Society

Gamer dad hacks his way to gender equality

Another gamer has created a gender-friendly hack—this time, one that lets his 3-year-old become the heroine of another game classic: Donkey Kong.

On Mar 12, 2013 by Aja Romano

Internet Culture

Anita Sarkeesian faces backlash for disabling YouTube comments

The gaming commentator released the first official video from her Feminist Frequency Kickstarter project this week, and it was received with the same type of online harassment she's faced all along.

On Mar 8, 2013 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

Internet Culture

Anita Sarkeesian debuts first episode of “Tropes vs. Women”

This time, the Feminist Frequency creator and pop culture critic is releasing videos with comments and ratings disabled.

On Mar 8, 2013 by Aja Romano

Streaming

Anita Sarkeesian is not stealing Kickstarter money to buy Gucci shoes

To prove Sarkeesian's biblical level of unholy malevolence, gamers are Photoshopping images of fake shoe purchases. Because nothing says "mendacious evil feminist overlord" like Gucci.

On Feb 13, 2013 by Kevin Morris

Internet Culture