video games can be so fucking powerful and meaningful and motivating and thought provoking and its really sad that a lot of people will dismiss them and miss out on that message just because its from a medium thats unfamiliar to them
The Skyler White Effect
The cognitive dissonance that happens when a female character is presented by the narrative as absolutely correct in their judgment of a male character, and yet the viewers assume she’s the bitch.
when i say “if you strongly dislike (x) character i strongly dislike YOU” i don’t mean “we disagree and therefore i despise you” i mean “if you can find it in your heart to truly hate a character like this then idk if we’ll get along very well b/c it says something about the way you view people in general”
(Source: formerlymyladymother)
You see, their morals, their code, it’s a bad joke. Dropped at the first sign of trouble. They’re only as good as the world allows them to be. I’ll show you. When the chips are down, these civilized people… they’ll eat each other.
“Tell me, Alayne — which is more dangerous, the dagger brandished by an enemy, or the hidden one pressed to your back by someone you never even see?”
“The hidden dagger.”
(Source: sansasnark)
