Recent content by jrplette

I'm glad I wasn't the only one depressed by this vid. Good vid, but depressing. Makes me remember how we live in an imperfect world and stuff...I need something mindless to distract me. To the Expendables!!

Those are geese.

I don't know that its necessarily a case of nerds just being unattractive. I'd hazard a guess that the vast majority of the Escapist's readers self-identify as a nerd, being that its a gaming website and gaming has its roots in nerd culture, but I'm sure if you asked there's a sizable number of...

I think we're confusing sexuality with objectification. Celebrating sexuality is one thing, and including attractive characters in a game doesn't hurt anyone. That isn't objectification. Objectification is treating someone as an object without full regard for them as a person; its an exercise of...

-_- This sort of attitude is EXACTLY what we should be trying to avoid. Why is inclusiveness such a terrible thing? We can't we be friendly towards groups that have historically been ostracized by the mainstream, not for the content of their character, but because of their race, religion...

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Still haven't played Portal 2 and I still really want to. Everything I've learned about it though does point to the expected conclusion of "yes, its different from portal 1. Shame." And it is a shame, really, because Portal 1 was such a runaway hit, and when something is that awesome we...

It looks like the Mary Sue found this story interesting enough to cover: http://www.themarysue.com/jimquisitions-take-on-sexism-in-games-a-great-big-flat-joke/ Their take seems to echo what I and a lot of others have been saying about this video. Thoughts?

As I've stated before, Jim's approach to sexism in gaming is inherently sexist. Indiscriminate objectification doesn't solve to issue; many people have already pointed this out. Several people have suggested the alternative of eliminating objectification, which IS the proper response to this...

I remember Penny Arcade made a similar argument to this concerning the Dickwolves debacle some months back (PM me if you're interested in my personal thoughts on the matter). If I am remembering correctly, it was Mike that told the critics they had no grounds to criticize this one comic since...

The thing is, it really ISN'T tongue in cheek; even if that's what he was going for, it didn't come off that way at all. A lot of what he said in this episode was really, REALLY sexist and it was really NOT OK. And by sexist I mean reinforcing the notion that women are and should be subjugated...

OK, I've done some poking around and this Jim guy is NOT the sort of person I want representing me and my preferred pastime on the Internet. These tweets http://www.bettween.com/jimsterling/daphaknee/desc Are evidence enough for me to petition the Escapist to take him off the site. I don't...

The heteronormative perspective here is jarring as all get out. The whole "Men are hardwired to like breasts" argument is particularly bothersome. What about homosexuals? Or (weakly attempts levity) heterosexual "ass men" or "leg men"? Jim may be trying to tackle important, pertinent issues...

See, its that attitude that keeps the creator from actually reading the comments. Yourcriticism, for all its insight, is going unread because you are acting like a jerk. You can play Mr. Superior with your and your But your comments go unread. I've spoken with Jimtopia. He stopped reading...

It stops being criticism when you start making assumptions like we're all "pretending its awesome." At that point you're just being a dick. We get it. You DON'T like this show. You have made this abundantly clear. But now we're three episodes in and your bias is starting to show. At this...