Comments on: #EAFail Link Roundup

By: eleniel

eleniel — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:48:49 +0000

Thank you for the compliment and for your eloquent comment on over at GC =D I really appreciate it!

By: faePuck

faePuck — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:23:37 +0000

Ohwow – a simply fab amount of research on a subject which definitely needs to be brought to light!

So glad I found your articles through GC~ Please keep up the excellent work!

By: Deirdra Kiai Productions » P-P-P-PAX! (and p-p-p-podcast!)

Deirdra Kiai Productions » P-P-P-PAX! (and p-p-p-podcast!) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:36:19 +0000

[...] we talk about a couple of recent game industry controversies — mainly, those surrounding the Dante’s Inferno Sin to Win contest and Orson Scott Card’s involvement in Shadow Complex — as well as about the growing [...]

By: While !Finished » On Satire

While !Finished » On Satire — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:10:42 +0000

[...] For a great and succinct example of this, see this paragraph from the Girl vs. Robot post about #EAFail: Women don’t like science fiction, Peter Jackson (who you got to meet), or comics. They just [...]

By: eleniel

eleniel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:01:29 +0000

Awesome, thanks!

By: Thefremen

Thefremen — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 18:40:52 +0000

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/ Today’s comic is on #eafail. It’s pretty good.

By: Ravious

Ravious — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:03:01 +0000

You don’t need money for a class action lawsuit that sits on solid ground. The lawyers are usually the only ones that walk away with anything anyways.

By: Links for July 23rd through July 28th – eclecticism

Links for July 23rd through July 28th – eclecticism — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:01:07 +0000

[...] #EAFail Link Roundup: "#EAFail is a total clusterfuck of misogyny and pandering to the lowest common denominator. Here are a bunch of resources on it. (Last updated July 25 at 8:45 AM EST.)" (Regarding the Electronic Arts ComiCon 'game' from the Dante's Inferno team encouraging sexual harassment of the booth babes.) [...]

By: eleniel

eleniel — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:06:24 +0000

I think the key difference is that while the fake protest was stupid and offensive, this contest actually puts real women in real danger. It’s not just sexist and misogynist, it’s encouraging sexual harassment and possibly assault. Not to mention its dubious legality.

By: Ben

Ben — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:03:51 +0000

Considering the Fake Protectors they hired for Dante’s Inferno, this doesn’t surprise me. Sexist & Anti-Religious. But ofcoarse, being the internet, only the sexist stuff gets a lot of attention. Both are deeply offensive.