Guest Post by Regina Lizik Last month, The New Yorker published an article by Patricia Marx titled “Pets Allowed: Why are so many animals now in places where they shouldn’t be?” But Marx’s comedic attempt to shed light on the business of fraudulent service animals is more damaging to people with disabilities than it is to those who take advantage… Read more →
Yesterday morning, as I was drinking my first cup of tea I was checking my facebook. Facebook recently is sort of a mine of pain and agony. On Monday, it was white feminists defending blackface because it was being used for cosplay. Yesterday, it had to do with disability. You see, a series of illustrations designed to say “It’s ok… Read more →
So, today is exciting! Today I get to announce something! I never get to announce New Things! Feminist Sonar is about to get its very own radio show through Lyberated Media! There’s a kickstarter currently going to fund the new network, and I’m really excited about my participation. So why a Feminist Sonar radio show? When I was approached about… Read more →
As this blog has oft noted, I’ve been gaming for as long as I can remember. And as I mention in most of my talks about disability and game design, is the issue of the erasure of the disabled experience. From the way that disabilities are handled in stats, to the ways in which disability often doesn’t exist in setting…. Read more →
In the latest installment of Blind Lady Versus, I turn to a tabletop board game. Pandemic is essentially the game of being the CDC and eradicating a worldwide virus, an international pandemic. While this game is probably the least accessible game I have on my shelf (and that’s a nice big shelf), the design of the game itself actually mitigates… Read more →
This piece is not about Ray Rice. Shit. Until today, I didn’t know who the fuck Ray Rice was. I’m not a DV survivor. But I know people who are. I did survive emotional abuse from a partner. I have witnessed people be punched by their parents, or by their spouse. I have called the cops on a neighbor. I… Read more →
So. Normally I don’t post these until I’ve finished the game. Normally. This time, I hit a boss level, and despite a full day yesterday of trying to beat it (and nearly throwing my DS at the wall) I am posting without having beaten the game. Much like Diablo III, a boss was my undoing. What’s really difficult about reviewing… Read more →
It seems oddly appropriate that this is the 200th published post on Feminist Sonar. I am so tired of being told, either implicitly or explicitly, that there are no girls allowed in games. It’s not just video games, it’s analog games too. I am tired of people acting like roleplaying games and video games were created for a boys club… Read more →
Two weeks ago on Wednesday at 5am I left my house and flew to the first Gen Con of my life. I’d known since I was hired by Storium that I would need to attend as a professional, but also because I knew *so* many people who go, and who were encouraging me to attend. So, much like Blind Lady… Read more →
Gen Con is a week from today! I’ll be arriving in the afternoon on Wednesday, and am slowly putting together a Guide Human team & I realized that part of my nerves about going to this giant event for the first time is because I haven’t met most of the people I’ll be spending time with in person before. So… Read more →
