It seems like lately whenever I try to celebrate some aspect of my identity that happens to be marginalized, someone from a less marginalized group wants to ask why I'm not celebrating them too. I work on a project highlighting the unsung people of color and white women who built the Old West and white… Continue reading A Plea from Your Friend Who is Trying to Celebrate a Marginalized Aspect of Their Identity That You Don’t Share
Waiting to… be
I’ve been told, as I’m sure others have been told before me and others will continue to be told after me, that I’m a “valuable” and “important” voice in the TTRPG “community” but I’m not entirely sure that’s entirely true beyond a certain extent. Let me unpack why a little. Whenever I’ve been invited to… Continue reading Waiting to… be
When Telling a Friend “No” (and Why) is the Kindest Option
Have you ever looked at a project and asked yourself "how did their friends let them do this? Didn't they talk to anyone?" Most of us want to help our friends with their projects and passions. If a buddy comes to us and asks if we'll write or draw or whatever, our instinct is to… Continue reading When Telling a Friend “No” (and Why) is the Kindest Option
Resources for Survivors
By now if you follow me you have heard the accusations made against Zak Smith/Sabbath by his former girlfriend Mandy Morbid. I believe her. I have spent the majority of my time in the gaming community dodging him and his attention online, having seen the harassment, brigading, and doxxing he can command against those who… Continue reading Resources for Survivors
Geek Girls Rule! #537 – Gaming’s Latest #MeToo Moment
This one’s going public today, because this is important. I’ll make it up to my Patrons in a bit. Promise.
Right, I know you all have seen me talk, rant about and refer to bullshit surrounding Zak S, Zak Sabbath, Zak Smith, whatever the fuck he calls himself, before.
And you know how I always say that someone who is an asshole in one way, well that’s rarely the only way in which they’re an asshole?
Zoldemort’s ex, Mandy Morbid, outed him as an abuser. Publicly. Specifically. Including, but not limited to, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, and a whole raft of other excreble behavior. Two other women they dated as a couple back her up and share their own stories of abuse.
I BELIEVE HER.
I believe her, and I have her back.
She doesn’t know me. We’ve never met. The only interaction we ever had online was ages ago…
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