Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of conversation, anger, and frustration centered in the geek gamer world regarding perceptions of women. This culminated in a denouement yesterday when several celebrity women were victimized when their nude photos became available for anyone to see online. The geek community has a problem and we owe it to each other as members to have an honest, respectful conversation.
Unfortunately all the noise, emotion, and anger make it difficult to process through these issues because nuance is involved and it’s hard for someone Hulk-raging into their final form to process anything subtle. So let’s hit pause for just a moment and look at the issues. Continue reading