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Cybering vs. Erotic Role Play

I’ve heard a lot of people preface everything they say in regards to their sexual textuals as ‘I don’t cyber’. Cybering has gotten a bad name in the history of the internet, leading people to remember ‘i tuch ur thigh’ style roleplay, done with the explicit purpose of getting aroused and, finally, getting off. There [...]

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(Role)playing the Victim

-Trigger Warning for discussion about rape and violence against men and women- I was reading an interesting article last year that got me thinking about how victims are expected to be portrayed in text based roleplay communities, especially those who have experienced sexual abuse or violence. It was about a female journalist who, after seeing [...]

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Non-Violent Video Games

I spoke last time about violence in video games, especially sexual violence. This time I’d like to speak about the lack of games that don’t feature violence. Now, when we think non-violent video games, there’s typically two genres that most people think of. Puzzle games, and games for women or kids. Of course combining women [...]

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SWTOR: Women Don’t Flirt?

I’ve been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic (SWTOR) for the last few weeks, and have been really enjoying it. I’ve leveled a Sith Inquisitor to 25 and I’ve been finding the quests engaging, the characters interesting, and the moral choices to be over all well done (though some are fairly arbitrary). Tweet This Post

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