“Gaming and internet message boards used to be niche interests, mostly for young men. In the past few years, however, they’ve gone mainstream. Millions of people — including women and other marginalized people — have taken an interest in the platforms, image boards, and discussion forums that once belonged by default to a much smaller population."
There is so much wrong with this quote that I don't even know where to begin. It sounds like she has no clue about the history of gaming and videogame culture and like her pal Anita Sarkeesian she is only trying to cash in on its ever growing popularity (and $$$). Videogames have been mainstream entertainment and part of the fabric of modern society since the late 70s with the popularity of the Atari 2600 and video arcades, which by the way catered to people of ALL ages, genders, colors, etc, not just young (white) males. And since when is 51% of the population considered to be "marginalized"?
On 2/24/13, MB1025 said:
You know I was always wondering why no one ever used the dollar sign for $ony, but then I realized they have no money so it would be pointless.
