Tag: Politics
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Fight the Right
This is a bit of a different post from me today, but it fits well with No Escape’s tagline: Digital culture and its discontent. I’m, uh, feeling discontent right now. For a couple reasons. This blog is about three things: KOSA, Project 2025, and this week’s indictment of 61 people by a Fulton Co, GA…
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The Culture War Comes Full Circle
Late last week some rumors and leaks surfaced about the new Grand Theft Auto game Rockstar is working on, including the basic statement that the protagonist of the game was likely going to be a Latina woman. As you can imagine, this statement sent some Gamers into a tailspin, accusing Rockstar of caving to “diversity…
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A Series of Disconnected Vignettes Demonstrating the Political Nature of Games
Don’t worry. It’s not about politics. We promise.
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What the Fuck Do You Want Me to Say About All This Hot Garbage?
Often when you take it upon yourself to dish out hot takes, you can feel pressured to Say Something about pressing issues, even if you don’t have any expertise or background in studying those issues. The fact is, even if you can correctly identify a root problem — e.g., white supremacy and toxic masculinity —…
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Should Developers Unionize?
Yes, of course, duh. With a new section on video game writers and other journalists unionizing. Shoutouts to @IWWFJU for being rad as hell.
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No Escape From Video Games
I was tempted to start No Escape as a response – a spiteful response – to individuals within games media who maintain that the only correct position to take regarding politics in games is the one closest to the middle. No Escape would be a rejection of that position, and on top of that it…