1reasonwhy

W odpowiedzi na proste pytanie Luke’a Crane’a „Dlaczego tak niewiele kobiet tworzy gry?” na twitterze pojawił się hashtag #1reasonwhy, pod którym ogromna liczba kobiet pisze o seksizmie w przemyśle związanym z grami (i wideo, i planszowe, i fabularne).

Na ten temat TU,TU i TU.

Wypowiedzi twórczyń gier fabularnych i narracyjnych oraz graczek.

Poszło falą.

#1reasonwhy — bo muszę się obawiać nagonki za każdym razem, gdy piszę na dowolny erpegowy temat.

Niektóre komentarze:

• Because conventions, where designers are celebrated, are unsafe places for me. Really. I’ve been groped. #1reasonwhy
• Because I don’t want to make another game about killing and war. Dark is the same as important to many. Joyful is »lame« #1reasonwhy
• If 1 reason why scares you or surprises you, follow more women who design games. Listen to them. Hire them. Pay attention. Be respectful.
• Also #1reasonwhy is the reason I blog about games, but am never brave enough to make and post things I want to make for games
• Because I’m sexually harassed as a games journalist, and getting it as a games designer compounds the misery. #1reasonwhy
• Because I was told women women are shitty designers. #1reasonwhy
• Because I’m told women only make „emotional” games and „don’t know how to write [insert genre here.]” #1reasonwhy
• Because criticizing the culture and asking for change makes me „against everyone else” and „a divisive person.”#1reasonwhy
• Every post-release positive review I’ve seen of games I’ve designed/published has couched praise for it/me in sexual innuendo. #1reasonwhy
• I don’t talk about the crap I’ve gone through in the indie RPG community so new women designers think they’re alone. So I’m #1reasonwhy.
• Because I’m tired of hearing simple mechanics are for girls when they’re written by a woman, but praised when written by a dude. #1reasonwhy
• Because if I make it mainstream, my game will get half the promotional effort as if it was written by my boyfriend instead. #1reasonwhy
• Because if I succeed, I’m exceptional. And if I fail, I’m proof that women shouldn’t be in the industry. #1reasonwhy
• Because men with a tenth of my experience and expertise feel they can condescend to me. #1reasonwhy
• Because the moment I’m anything less than patient, generous, and kind, I’m an angry and unreasonable bitch. #1reasonwhy
• Because if I as a women write a game it will be judge as a „game by women” not just as game. #1reasonwhy
• Because the air is thick with mansplaining. #1reasonwhy
• If 1 reason why scares you or surprises you, follow more women who design games. Listen to them. Hire them. Pay attention. Be respectful.