http://www.tannerhiggin.com/2009/07/game-studies-research-and-critical-blindspots/ Race, Gender, and Power in Videogame Culture Thu, 05 Jan 2012 04:30:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.tannerhiggin.com/2009/07/game-studies-research-and-critical-blindspots/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Carl Walker Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:06:50 +0000 http://www.tannerhiggin.com/?p=153#comment-2 It is interesting how people tend to circle the wagons when it comes to their pasttime. I understand the inclination to defend uncritically the thing that one loves, especially when it's being unfairly attacked from the outside by people who don't bother to understand it, but I usually try to avoid that trap myself. Maybe I should start a blog series on the greatest "political flaws" (for lack of a better term) in my favorite games, shows, and so on. It is interesting how people tend to circle the wagons when it comes to their pasttime. I understand the inclination to defend uncritically the thing that one loves, especially when it’s being unfairly attacked from the outside by people who don’t bother to understand it, but I usually try to avoid that trap myself. Maybe I should start a blog series on the greatest “political flaws” (for lack of a better term) in my favorite games, shows, and so on.

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