The Cake Is a Lie
Feminist gamers should have the ability to imagine themselves as both traditional sexualized kicking experts and complex pixelated heroes. Vanquishing misogyny won’t always save the world.
Emily V Gordon is a former therapist and current writer, producer, and podcaster. She co-hosts a podcast about video games and more called The Indoor Kids. For the past four years she has been the producer of The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail, a live standup show in LA, and the EP of the TV version of the show on Comedy Central.
Feminist gamers should have the ability to imagine themselves as both traditional sexualized kicking experts and complex pixelated heroes. Vanquishing misogyny won’t always save the world.