I play #PokémonGO, so I know that I can play from home... But I can't get free pokeballs, incense, incubators, etc here. #mypokehood
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Replying to @aurabogado
I *must* go to a pokestop to collect those items in order to keep enjoying the game. Either that, or I have to buy the items.
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Replying to @aurabogado
That means inequity built into
#PokémonGO makes it so that already vulnerable people have to pay to play what the privileged get for free.9 replies 34 retweets 41 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
People of color can also go to more white commercial/downtown areas to enjoy more pokestops. But we're not always safe there.
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Replying to @aurabogado
Omar Akil wrote about his apprehensions of playing
#PokémonGO while being a black man:https://medium.com/mobile-lifestyle/warning-pokemon-go-is-a-death-sentence-if-you-are-a-black-man-acacb4bdae7f#.a2v508tgr …2 replies 52 retweets 49 likes -
Replying to @aurabogado
I agree with Akil, but also wonder what
#mypokehood means for black women. Women in general have a different relationship with public space2 replies 28 retweets 25 likes -
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I'm going to guess that most of the Ingress stops were created by men. What would
#mypokehood look like if it were mostly created by women?4 replies 24 retweets 40 likes -
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What if transpeople, and black trans women in particular, were included as key players in mapping augmented reality?
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And what about disabled people who can't always leave home? Why should they have to pay to play
#PokémonGO? What about kids in hospitals?12 replies 24 retweets 29 likes -
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C.A. Retweeted C.A.
Re: Kids in hospitals - we can encourage lure module donations to local children's hospitals.
#PokémonGOhttps://twitter.com/c8kes/status/755072022363852800 …C.A. added,
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