Yes, in the world of gaming, we are bidding farewell to the people who brought us Big Daddies, Little Sisters, and all the other quasi-steampunk nightmare relatives we never knew we were missing. Weep not for Rapture, however, for as the article points out, though artists come and go, franchises are forever.
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...and ever, and ever, and ever, and...
In grimmer news, the plague of rats in Britain has escalated to a plague of rabbits in Japan. Though considerably more adorable and fluffy in nature, a plague is a plague is a plague, and one can't help but wonder if the natural progression of this apocalypse cycle will lead to larger and even more snuggly forms of doom.
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They sleep all day to save their strength for the ultimate onslaught.
Following on the heels of a petition to stop the SFWA from allowing such dangerous characters as "womenfolk" the platform for unseemly activities like writing, the proud defenders of first amendment rights have taken their campaign to the next level: forum posts. Yes, no less than the associate director of contracts at one of the oldest independent publishers in the world bemoaned renowned Hugo winner Mary Robinette Kowel having the nerve to jump on the "bandwagon" of feminism, as though equality is a lackadaisical farce that old white men simply have to ride out before a return to the good ol' days of private smoking rooms and wife-beating.
When inevitably called out on his bullshit, Sean Fodera and his fellow icebergs proclaimed themselves victims of a misunderstanding, posting on the forum that their quotes were being taken out of context. Truly, a great injustice has been committed.
Here, in its entirety, is Fodera's greatest post:
“It just occurred to me that [Mary Robinette Kowel] seems to be deeply involved in this whole anti-sexism matter. I remember seeing her posing with Hines and Scalzi on one of their very scary cover parodies, and I know she chimed in with a snipe at the petition signers on the Radish thread. I find it very funny and ironic that she would jump on this bandwagon. For a long time, her website featured an array of photos of her in a diaphanous white outfit, posing on a beach. No metal bikinis or such, but they were not innocuous writer headshots either. One of them, with her recumbent on the sand with legs exposed, made her somewhat attractive. I also recall she’s fond of wearing tight-fitting gowns and plunging necklines when she attends cons and award ceremonies. I’ll have to add “phony” to “incompetent” and “arrogant” in the mental tags I’ve assigned her.”
ALSO, WHY IS A WOMAN TALKING?
Ok, I added that last part. Still though, I'm curious to know in what precise context this post, which accuses a woman of being a phony feminist for having had the nerve to wear plunging necklines, is somehow heroic. Tell me, Fodera, how exactly DO you come out on top in this situation?
“It just occurred to me that [Mary Robinette Kowel] seems to be deeply involved in this whole anti-sexism matter. I remember seeing her posing with Hines and Scalzi on one of their very scary cover parodies, and I know she chimed in with a snipe at the petition signers on the Radish thread. I find it very funny and ironic that she would jump on this bandwagon. For a long time, her website featured an array of photos of her in a diaphanous white outfit, posing on a beach. No metal bikinis or such, but they were not innocuous writer headshots either. One of them, with her recumbent on the sand with legs exposed, made her somewhat attractive. I also recall she’s fond of wearing tight-fitting gowns and plunging necklines when she attends cons and award ceremonies. I’ll have to add “phony” to “incompetent” and “arrogant” in the mental tags I’ve assigned her.”
ALSO, WHY IS A WOMAN TALKING?
Ok, I added that last part. Still though, I'm curious to know in what precise context this post, which accuses a woman of being a phony feminist for having had the nerve to wear plunging necklines, is somehow heroic. Tell me, Fodera, how exactly DO you come out on top in this situation?
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Ah. I see. Keep the dream alive.
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