6:42AM

Backlinking support for @femfreq - Just mean ol' link-bombing #funwithseo

Backlinking Campaign for Anita Sarkeesian references, if you have any good links, bomb the comments:

I'm not generally a big fan of twitter or other social media hawking of anything of value, in particular my opinion. So rather than participate directly in the screaming and parsing and advocating and paternalism, here's a dose of my normal kind of broad support. Similar to Santorum Awareness Day, just as you should know what Santorum is (it might save your life), you should get a real feel for what this whole divisiveness was about.

I chose an explanation of Ms. Sarkeesian's primary project (tropes vs. women, etc), the Kickstarter that kick started it all (totally funded), and a brief summary of the events since. Please note that it's not only important to straighten out and shore up Google, but it's important to shine a light on the actual work she's been doing.

I encourage any readers (wherever they may; twitter, facebook, blogs, whatever) to backlink to the first two and third unless you find better articles or ones that are better suited to the way you support her work and her steadfastness.

we can do better than thisComment Moderation is my policy (please no bullshit about Nike Air Maxes, Frank Ocean, or UFC 148), but I should be all over it today;

  • If you find good links to summaries, post them in the comments!
  • If you know of a great collection of resources that support the work of elucidating tropes, post them in the comments!
  • Feel like putting a youtube embed of femfrequency in the comments? I think they support that, if not link to it!
  • So I'm sure my site isn't big enough to do all the lifting, is yours? Post a comment to your blog if you're doing a backlinking effort! (Just include a femfreq link as well for your cert)

 

 

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    Tropes vs. Women Video Game
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    In response to the call for funding for her Tropes vs. Women in Video Games project, the 28-year-old California woman has received an overwhelming number of negative comments on her YouTube channel (sample entries: “tits or back to the kitchen, bitch” and “fuck off prude” — more rude remarks are screengrabbed here). The Wikipedia entry about her has been defaced as well.
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    I love playing video games but I’m regularly disappointed in the limited and limiting ways women are represented. This video project will explore, analyze and deconstruct some of the most common tropes and stereotypes of female characters in games. The series will highlight the larger recurring patterns and conventions used within the gaming industry rather than just focusing on the worst offenders. I’m going to need your help to make it happen!

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