#Gatekeeping

As I’ve gotten more into my games studies, I’ve started noticing a trend with game designers choosing to trim or forego tutorials, in order to “respect player intelligence.” I’ve fallen
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My thoughts on gatekeeping and educating sex workers, a thread.I've heard a lot of talk about all the newcomers to the industry, not just in the recent month but in
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why i hate gon freecss from hunter x hunter, because APPARENTLY some people need to hear it. 1. he is so annoying. oh my god he is so fucking annoying
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nobody’s allowed to have an opinion on this bird app. you can’t even follow accounts without fearing getting blocked by other accounts that you like to follow. they treat you
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The entirety of queer self-determination is centered around you making a good-faith declaration of your own gender and sexuality, in terms that you choose.The entirety of queer community is accepting
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Right Wing Authoritarianism has long been part of TERf ideology. In a comment worthy of Orwell, Janice Raymond said: “Feminists must go beyond choice and consent as a standard for
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Who is white is huge question.Irish were not considered white until fairly recently, my parents & grand parents still don’t consider Portuguese ppl white, there was no such thing as
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On the morning of the last day of the conference, I hope you'll indulge a little reflection from us.Whatever else #AskHistorians2020 has done, we have shown the value and potential
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Okay so let's talk about this.How important or necessary is it to be versed in the larger #ttrpg game design canon for your own design process?If a creator tells you
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Things that THIS FANDOM needs to FIX: A THREAD.CUZ I'M FCKING TIRED OF SEEING SHTS IN MY TIMELINE. [You can unfollow me bcs of this but I just need what
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Somebody on IG DMed me a few weeks ago asking if I had ever given any thought to the affect that my geotagging trails that I hike and run could
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An aspect of trans healthcare reform that I don't see enough chat about is removing the arbitrary BMI requirements on gender affirming surgeries.Apparently fat trans ppl don't deserve to feel
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I really wanna speak on something for white people in games...especially pr or people looking at numbers when deciding who to choose for your game "launches etc" its gonna be
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Read through this thread while keeping in mind that "going to the doctor" (iatrogenic injury) is the third biggest cause of death in the USAhttps://twitter.com/gorskon/status/1380491816143888385 An engineer may not be
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smth ive always missed even prior to this isolation that ive seen become a discussion topic has been missing connecting with folx and the likes.as someone who has been feeling
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I've just seen the (long) thread about whether or not we should use 'queer' to describe Shakespeare characters. I didn't want to add to it because it looks as if
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