Anita Sarkeesian's youtube series exploring gender representation in video games offers a feminist perspective on the history and limited roles of female characters in video games. Useful viewing studying gender/media...although perhaps more telling is the story of what happened after the series was released. Sarkeesian was the victim of a prolonged and vicious harassment campaign, through which she received rape and death threats (similar threats were issued to other women who offered support to her), games involving beating her up being created, public appearances by her having to be cancelled due to bomb threats and far more besides, to the extent that she had to leave her home. So...watch, to see what all the fuss is about!
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