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I wrote a whole fanfic about intelligent conversations about what the characters do and don't like. I am not going to tell haters like you where to find it, though.

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I wrote a whole fanfic about intelligent conversations about what characters do and don't like.


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Sargon of Akkad Follow 0Akkad This is why you never go #Ful!McIntosh, compadres. #GamerGate #NotYourShield 匐Jonathan McIntosh @radicalbytes Sh "Why #GamerGate Already Lost" badassdigest.com/201 4/1 0/1 5why. @badassdigest Vla Why GamerGate Already Lost Misogynist gamers sent terror threats to Anita Sarkeesian, but their own actions prove their undoing 5UFFRAGISTSON THE WAR PATH JUMP ONHIM 641 HE IS ONLY A MERE MArN FAVORITES 106 118 10:26 AM- 16 Oct 2014 わt3 ★
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Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 20m Blizzard is trying to provide character diversity without alienating their straight male fanbase. They want their cake, and to eat it too わ2 Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 1m There's a big difference between what individuals might find attractive and HOW characters are designed. I'm only talking about the latter. 2 5 In reply to Sean H Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 8nm わ Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 27m It's good Blizzard is responding to demands for diversity. Maybe try designing some characters that make straight dudes super uncomfortable Gorbles I'm not going to say much more. My main point is it's important for games and comics to be OK with making male fans uncomfortable Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 32m It should go without saying that queer women do not exist for straight men. The comic book and gaming industries must have missed the memo Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 10m sigh* l see that decades of straight dudes setting the standard for what's "sexy" in media has made this nuanced conversation impossible わ7 5 5 Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 38m Sadly, games and comics creators consistently design their gay female characters so their straight male fans can also find it "totally hot. わ3 In reply to Ron Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 13m @rdb1191998 It's not bad. The problem comes when straight men design queer characters for other straight men to find hot. 10 Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 46m Gamer hate incoming in 3.. 2...1 In reply to Sean Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 17m @N_Ver Sean Both are designed for the male gaze 9 Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 47m You know Blizzard, maybe don't make your 1st openly lesbian character in Overwatch be one that's specifically designed for the male gaze わ25 Jonathan Mclntosh @radicalbytes 17m Thing is, really challenging media representations does require making entitled straight dudes super uncomfortable. At least initially 箩24 t 2 5
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