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—a text-based, confidential, emotional support line for people who make and play games. Text SUPPORT to 23368.
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Streamers can support the
@GamesHotline
by adding it to their chat bot, playing our video during their ad breaks, and hosting a charity fundraising stream! Spread the word: share this post and tag your fav streamer or content creator below!
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Games and Online Harassment Hotline
@GamesHotline
Calling all streamers! A critical part of our success is the support of people who want to see the gaming community thrive. Thanks to supporters like @TeamOverture, @AgeofQueens_aoe, and @TeamLiquid, this resource can support all who need it. Find out how: gameshotline.org/streaming-kit/
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: "There are a large number of films that didn’t make the migration from VHS to DVD to Blu-ray to streaming. We’re talking about thousands of films. It’s not just about film literacy — it’s about preserving the fabric of our culture.”
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Streaming's most wanted: Why it's so hard to find these iconic film and TV titles
From disgraced producers to pharmaceutical giants, the reasons you can't stream titles like 'Moonlighting' or 'Dawn of the Dead' are often surprising.
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New:
@GamesHotline
Digital Safety Guide! For anyone, but especially designed for women, Black, indigenous, and people of color, trans people, and everyone whose existing oppressions are made worse by digital violence. Free at gameshotline.org/online-free-sa
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Read our new Digital Safety Guide! For anyone, but especially designed for women, Black, indigenous, and people of color, trans people, and everyone whose existing oppressions are made worse by digital violence. Free online at gameshotline.org/online-free-sa
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"Real-world problems can follow us into our online games; bullying, harassment, or feelings of inadequacy or depression can persist after we set down the controller. That’s why we hope more gamers get to know the
@GamesHotline
..." More from
@coolmomtech
:
coolmomtech.com
This emotional support hotline for gamers is delivering mental health support one text at a time. |...
The Games and Online Harassment Hotline provides gamers with free and confidential emotional support for issues both in and outside the game.
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Strap in, Strap on, and join us on the dance floor for the final Machos: Fully Loaded! From 40s/50s studio musicals to our podcast’s patron saint, Patrick Swayze, we trip the light fantastic with a look at the machos with the moves 🕺 Chassé your way to patreon.com/femfreq
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Watch now: JUDY BLUME FOREVER on Prime, a documentary about the importance of allowing young people to access books and information that their curious minds are desperate for!
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Autostraddle
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Anyone who has been paying attention in the last few years knows that book banning has only gotten worse since Judy Blume’s books started getting banned 40 years ago. bit.ly/3n2J8NJ
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Recommended listen!
@harikondabolu
and
@HankAzaria
have each grappled with the impact of The Simpsons' character Apu; on this episode of
@NPRCodeSwitch
, they share what accountability has meant for them both.
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NPR's Code Switch
@NPRCodeSwitch
🚨NEW EP ALERT🚨 You're gonna wanna *talk* about this one: 6 years after "The Problem With Apu" @harikondabolu and @HankAzaria finally talk publicly for the first time: they talk race, representation, and “cancel culture.” LISTEN - npr.org/sections/codes
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SVPA
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A student who was upset at his teacher used an artificial intelligence application to edit her face on the body of a woman in an adult film, also known as #deepfake porn. Right now, there are ZERO laws banning this practice. It's time to change that.
s-v-p-a.org
Ban Deepfake Porn – SVPA
Tell Congress to banDeepfake Porn Deepfake porn is becoming increasingly dangerous. Congress must take action.The rapid increase of deepfake technology is opening up new avenues for blackmail,...
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Elly R.
@almost_elly
A fantastic interview
@TakeThisOrg
. These quotes in particular have been all too familiar during my brief time in the #ttrpg community as well. As a wise woman once said, I can't solve a problem I didn't create.
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From @duckvalentine at @IGN: "@gameshotline, @TakeThisOrg Heads Explain Why the Industry Needs Another 'Culture Shift'" ign.com/articles/games
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Dr. Tarika Barrett
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With over 46% of women in tech experiencing burnout, it couldn’t be more clear that there is a need for systems that better support women in the workplace. This is an urgent issue that needs to be tackled now. bit.ly/3Lmdxjj.
digit.fyi
Survey: The most desired benefits for women in tech
New research from Revolent identifies the top benefits women working in the tech industry want from their employers.
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"'We realize that if we want to end cycles of abuse, we have to work with the people who are doing abuse,' [
@anitasarkeesian
] says. 'And that abuse isn't about a couple of bad actors. It's about transforming the larger culture in which abuse is allowed to proliferate.'"
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• All Over the Place, by @everywhereist: bookshop.org/p/books/all-ov A memoir of travel, true love & petty theft. • Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries, by @inlandemperor: bookshop.org/p/books/reloca Weaving through suburbia's "nowhere" spaces to survey our spatial imaginaries.
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• @tcm puzzle by @ADuralde: bookshop.org/p/books/turner Stats & films for every star featured on the puzzle. • Ida Lupino, Director, by @JulieGrossman1: amzn.to/3U3zfdd • The Femme Fatale, by Julie Grossman: amzn.to/3GPJDC2 A century+ of femmes fatales on screen.
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• Monsters of the Week, by @emilyvdw: amzn.to/3XmwOoV Takes a look at what made the long-running cult series The X-Files so groundbreaking. • Twin Peaks, by @JulieGrossman1: wsupress.wayne.edu/books/detail/t Examines the series' impact on society, genre & the television industry.
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• Intersectional Tech, by @KishonnaGray: lsupress.org/books/detail/i Blackness in gaming at the intersections of race, gender, sexuality & (dis)ability. • Game Changers, by @LeenaVanD: affirmpress.com.au/publishing/gam How games culture is growing, diversifying & changing for the better.
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