Fresh out of Tokens

Lady Boss Varric took us to school

Episode Summary

Todd Harper, aka @laevantine took us to school on a lot of topics; including body diversity, fat characters in videogames, LGBTQIA issues in gaming, Bayo Studies and more.

Episode Notes

Todd Harper, aka @laevalentine took us to school on a lot of topics; including body diversity, fat characters in videogames, LGBTQIA issues in gaming, Bayo Studies and more.

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Musical accompaniment for Fresh Out of Tokens is provided by Mike Moody. You can hear more of her work at: http://soundcloud.com/mikemoody-1

Questions for Todd:

From @Thain1982

Who is your favorite openly LGBT character in a game?

(besides Taric), what queer-coded character(s) would you most like the developers to remove ambiguity from?

Using Bo Rai Cho as shining examplar of what not to do, are there any games that get body representation right?

What game or games will you always go back to?

What's the best thing you've read in the last year?

Videogames Blackness Problem - Kotaku by Evan Narcisse, Kotaku

The Three Modes of Male Sexuality in Videogames - Dante Douglas, Paste

Listener Feedback/Question about our episode with Liam Esler:

Hello to all,

Listening to latest podcast, I got to the part about entitled fans &
the statement "there's a generation that feels voiceless & the only
way they know to get attention & get heard is threats" (I'm
paraphrasing here, but that's close to what was said) and I feel some
kind of way about this viewpoint.

Mainly that it is, at best, incomplete. And here's why: The people
that statement can apply to and not be erroneous? Predominantly white.
Also, predominantly cishet. Most of modern history, people of color,
queer folks, trans folks, have known nothing BUT being ignored to
outright being silenced. This feeling of being ignored isn't a new
thing for this generation of marginalized peoples/voices. And yes, the
rise of social media has given us platforms for our viewpoints and
ways to make our voices heard but still nowhere near the level of
perspectives that have always been elevated in the dialogue.

What are your thoughts on this?

Thanks,

Jay