Anita Sarkeesian, creator of the Feminist Frequency vlog and pop culture critic, has started a project called "Tropes vs. Women in Video Games." I'm probably the last person to be commenting on gaming culture as the extent of my gaming experience is Wii bowling with my grandkids (I've broken 200). Despite that weak-to-nonexistent credential, I'm peripherally aware of the culture and I try to pay attention to the ways culture-in-general affects the way we think and our relationships. Because of that, I'm interested in Ms. Sarkeesian's project.
[time passes]
Okay, I've lost a half-hour scanning background on Anita, gaming, and opinions on Anita's proposed opinions. As with nearly everything, it would take a complete turnaround from what I usually research, and a shift to focusing on video gaming, for me to gather enough information in order to have even an elementary understanding of gaming culture. If I want to make any progress of my own, I'll have to leave this as just another link to boost rankings and get back to my own work.
Good luck to Anita and I look forward to seeing the Google alert announcing the debut of the series.
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