Gaming Brew: Wizards of the Coast Goes Woke
While organizations and groups burn themselves with fence-sitting and fake apoliticism, there is some good news in the gaming industry. Not only have numerous [...]
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Gaming Brew: Everything Board Games and Fake Apoliticism
We’ve already mentioned the pitfalls of fence-sitting and the effects it had on Origins Game Fair. It seems some people don’t learn these lessons, and instead [...]
This Week In WTF 11/8/2019
The Weekly WTF is back and it will make you feel SO MUCH BETTER about your life. [...]
‘Roseanne’ Is Cancelled & She Is Leaving Twitter
Over the last few weeks, many of us have heard about, read about, and seen Roseanne Barr’s Twitter feed light up with some questionable stuff. In addition to that, the [...]
Black Lightning: The Growing Relevance of PoC Shows (Part I)
Pop culture is living in a tumultuous social and political time lately. With everything from white supremacists marching in the streets to unashamed bigotry in the highest [...]
Exposure and Geekdom – Fighting Bigotry through Tabletop Games
Most of us have heard the concept that “exposure reduces bigotry”; by learning about or interacting with other races, cultures, religions, etc. we can reduce our implicit [...]
Whitewashing: The Irony of FOX’s ‘The Gifted’
FOX’s latest attempt at the X-Men universe has brought some positive reviews. I was drawn in when a friend told me how relevant it was given the modern social climate. [...]
American Sports and History of Protests
This past week, fans and citizens chose sides as many NFL players decided to take a knee in protest after Donald Trump made some disparaging remarks threatening their [...]
Politics and Geekdom – Fantasy is NOT an “Oasis” from Reality
We see this situation all too often: Someone brings up something social or political in a geek forum, only to have someone criticize them. “This is a place to escape the [...]
Representation Matters, or Why I need a Black Barbie Doll
When I was growing up as a kid, I always wanted a Barbie doll; not the generic knock offs but the real Barbie doll. I remember specifically wanting one of those life size [...]
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