Monthly Archives: August 2007

Voices from the past

Posted on August 28, 2007 by tekanji

Or, in this case, my voice from the past. When looking up stuff on cyberstalking for someone, I came across an article that I wrote in 2006: The virtues of being mouthy, talking back, etc… Being mouthy is both liberating … Continue reading →

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Brain on Break

Posted on August 20, 2007 by tekanji

So, I’m behind on my homework, applications for various things (from the JLPT to the schools I want to go to) are in less than two weeks, and all I can think of is that I want to graduate some … Continue reading →

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Racial issues in Resident Evil 5: Link Roundup

Posted on August 9, 2007 by tekanji

Since today’s my long day at school, for day four of International Blog Against Racism Week I’m going to do a link roundup of some of the discussion that’s been going on about Resident Evil 5. The primary reason for … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Racism, Video Games | 4 Comments

Video games and the usual amount of racism

Posted on August 8, 2007 by tekanji

For day three of International Blog Against Racism Week, I want to look specifically why games, such as many of the prior Resident Evil ones, haven’t received as much criticism as, say, Resident Evil 5 has. So, why aren’t critiques … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Racism, Video Games | 23 Comments

Who's the one arguing in bad faith?

Posted on August 7, 2007 by tekanji

This week is International Blog Against Racism Week (hat tip to Oyce for the icon). I actually contributed to day one without meaning to, posting a quick rebuttal to the claim that the no one complained about the previous games … Continue reading →

Posted in Carnivals, Blog Against -ism Days, etc., Privilege, Racism, Video Games | 6 Comments

Resident Evil: White people killing white people?

Posted on August 5, 2007 by tekanji

As a fan of the Resident Evil series one thing that’s been rather amusing about the race wank surrounding Resident Evil 5 is the claim that the rest of the series was all “white people killing white people”. I wonder … Continue reading →

Posted in Multiculturalism, Racism, Video Games | 1 Comment

Amber Hawk Swanson: "Feminism?" and Realdolls

Posted on August 4, 2007 by tekanji

A feminist artist named Amber Hawk Swanson has been profiled in a Chicago Reader article called When Amber Met Amber. Given the recent discussions here about author intent versus conveyed message, I’m not entirely sure how I feel about the … Continue reading →

Posted in BDSM, fetishes, etc., Feminism, Popular Culture, Pornography, Sex, sexuality, and sexual politics | 13 Comments