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I think we are at a place where Wizards being a progressive company is very much preformative, and in no way backed up by action
Whether or not you believe they are a toy company (check the analytics for every MTG content creator, guarantee majority of viewers are 21+)
1/? https://twitter.com/LizbethEden/status/1278413999332380674
Whether or not you believe they are a toy company (check the analytics for every MTG content creator, guarantee majority of viewers are 21+)
1/? https://twitter.com/LizbethEden/status/1278413999332380674
this move is dumb for a few reasons.
On the topic of age of viewership - see below, my analytics tell me that that 98% are over 18.
But the more important factor is that we shouldn't be shaming or hiding sexuality. That is a conservative approach that breeds toxicity.
2/?
On the topic of age of viewership - see below, my analytics tell me that that 98% are over 18.
But the more important factor is that we shouldn't be shaming or hiding sexuality. That is a conservative approach that breeds toxicity.
2/?
We already have an issue with not attracting enough women to the game, not making them feel welcome or included. See below for my breakdown of male vs female viewership.
This idea that they want to distance themselves from a "sex worker" just reinforces those that want to 3/?
This idea that they want to distance themselves from a "sex worker" just reinforces those that want to 3/?
simply accuse women of being "thots", and pressuring them out of this space.
"But Vince, she did make sexy content" I heard some of you cry. Yep. And that shouldn't be the stigma or curse that it is. What is inherently wrong in a woman owning, and monetising her sexuality? 4/?
"But Vince, she did make sexy content" I heard some of you cry. Yep. And that shouldn't be the stigma or curse that it is. What is inherently wrong in a woman owning, and monetising her sexuality? 4/?
The answer, is nothing. As a community, and the wider gaming sphere, we constantly see a toxicity directed at people doing sexy work.
Gamers love to shit where they eat. They will wank themselves silly, then throw abuse once they have finished ejaculating into their palm. 5/?
Gamers love to shit where they eat. They will wank themselves silly, then throw abuse once they have finished ejaculating into their palm. 5/?
If you can't see the paradox, and the issues inherent in that objectification that leads to an aggressive and sometimes violent attitude towards these *human beings*, I can't help you.
In short - I can understand why a toy company might want to avoid sex. HOWEVER - we see 6/?
In short - I can understand why a toy company might want to avoid sex. HOWEVER - we see 6/?
that that companies core demographic for consuming the CONTENT (and she was being endorsed for CONTENT, not selling packs to kids over a counter) isn't children. Furthermore, how much cleavage, and scantily clad women do we see in Magic art, usually painted by men? 7/?
I, and a few others, defended this art - which was blatantly "hot amazonian leader woman" in theme, because it's ok to have sex, and hotness, in your fantasy game.
But it's not ok if that gaze, that "thirst" is exclusively owned and controlled by one party - men. 8/?
But it's not ok if that gaze, that "thirst" is exclusively owned and controlled by one party - men. 8/?
In ejecting Liz, and not actually opening up a dialogue, or being clear about their objectives and their actual guidelines, they continue to stigmatise sex work, owning of sexuality, and putting the power into the hands of one group - which propagates existing issues.
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