When this hit my inbox, I thought it was a bad joke:
She’s plump, powerful and ready to cause more controversy than "SuperSize Me." She’s Fat Princess , the star of Sony’s upcoming video game of the same name. Debuting at last week’s E3 expo, the colorful Fat Princess is a capture-the-flag game with a twist: you can thwart capture attempts by locking the once-thin princess in a dungeon and stuffing her full of cake, thereby increasing her girth and making her harder for your enemies to haul back to home base.
Games have sure changed since the days I played Nintendo and I’m wondering whether this is reflective of a broadly altered cultural mindset. Check out detailed commentary on Fat Princess ’ debut from Liss at Shakesville , Holly at Feministe , and Mighty Ponygirl at Feminist Gamers .
Of course, I’ve no doubt many will argue ’ it’s just a game ,’ but I’m honestly not convinc...
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How to make your personal opinion seem "popular" [Cognitive Daily]From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-05-21 10:54:56
A fascinating study has just found that hearing one person’s opinion repeated is almost as effective as hearing several different people’s opinions.
Repeated exposure to one person’s viewpoint can have almost as much influence as exposure to shared opinions from multiple people. This finding shows that hearing an opinion multiple times increases the recipient’s sense of familiarity and in some cases gives a listener a false sense that an opinion is more widespread ...
more So now I’m making guest appearances in web comics? [Pharyngula]From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-05-21 10:56:51
So there I am, reading an amusing couple of local comics mocking the conservative media , and my name comes up. And my picture.
I must protest, it’s totally inaccurate . I would never get such a soul-satisfying introduction, and if I were on TV, I’d be sure to wear my best eyepatch, the one with the gold filigree. Read the comments on this post... ...
more Blog Carnival Call for Submissions [Aardvarchaeology]From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-05-21 11:00:52
Wednesday 23 May will see the Four Stone Hearth blog carnival appear in all its archaeo/anthro glory at Greg Laden’s blog . If you have read or blogged anything good on those themes lately, then make sure to submit it to Greg ASAP. (Yes, you can submit stuff you’ve found on other people’s blogs.) Read the comments on this post... ...
more Al Jazeera’s conspiracy-mongering [denialism blog]From: feeds.feedburner.com
Post Date: 2007-05-21 11:00:48
Has anyone else seen that Al Jazeera’s mainpage has a section devoted to conspiracy theories ? It prominently features 9/11 conspiracy garbage about WTC7 which has been debunked .
This is something that is neglected about 9/11 conspiracy mongering. When 9/11 denialists like William Rodriguez encourage anti-American sentiments in foreign countries by suggesting Islamic radicals weren’t behind the attacks it doesn’t do anyone any good. I’m not supportive ...
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