Quote

There is a clear difference between sexist parody and parody of sexism. Sexist parody encourages the players to mock and trivialize gender issues while parody of sexism disrupts the status quo and undermines regressive gender conventions.

Anita Sarkeesian

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Anita Sarkeesian
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: August 15
Blogger
Communicator
Critic
Feminist
Journalist
Media Critic
Sociologist
Television Producer
Youtuber
City of Toronto
Clear
Conventions
Disrupts
Status
Regressive
Gender
Undermines
Players
Parody
Difference
Sexist
Player
Encourages
Differences
Mock
Issues
Sexism
Trivialize

More quotes by Anita Sarkeesian

Image
The struggles women face today are simultaneously very, very old and very new.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
The US bombed them back to traditional values – feminism does not exist in Japan. While I don’t like judging an entire culture…that does not excuse them.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I hadn't mentioned, but Ching Shih is a pretty villainous character. She is a real person, but she was a pirate commander, so she probably murdered a lot of people.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I find crowdfunding to be one of the most ethical ways to continue doing the work that we do because the idea is that I want my videos to be free and available to everybody, and that's why I use YouTube and online platforms.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
The struggles of dealing with online harassment is the same harassment that women have been dealing with, it's just a new medium in which it's happening.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
For me, if folks who are watching YouTube can pitch in a bit to help cover the cost for creating this work, that's great, but I don't want folks who can't helped to not have access to it. I really like the crowdfunding model in that regard.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I wanted to make feminism more accessible. And I really wanted to engage with my own generation, one that is increasingly speaking in an audio/video multimedia language.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I really wanted to explore a range of women who aren't necessarily perfect, heroic women. I wanted to series to influence creative people to include more women in their work, especially historic works.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
Well maybe the princess shouldnt be a damsel and she can save herself.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
Some male gamers with a deep sense of entitlement are terrified of change.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
There’s no such thing as sexism against men. That's because sexism is prejudice + power. Men are the dominant gender with power in society.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
Ordinary Women was shot on a soundstage with a professional crew and a professional animation studio creating everything.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
It's been really exciting to work on a collaborative, creative team where we got to bounce ideas back and forth and figure out the best one.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I wouldn't call it a silver lining, but with more women speaking up, online harassment is beginning to be taken more seriously.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
Maybe today we aren't being told that our brains are not capable of such things [like programming], but we [as a women] are being told that we are not good enough or smart enough or that our successes do not belong to us.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I am not a fan of video games, I had to learn a lot about them. I would love to play video games, but I don't want to go around shooting people, and ripping off their heads, and it's just gross.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
It is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I'm no stranger to a bit of sexist backlash, but I was surprised by the level of vicious and misogynist hate I received.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
One of the most radical things you can do, is to actually believe women when they tell you about their experiences.
Anita Sarkeesian
Image
I got to focus on my performance - learning how to perform is something I've been working on both personally and professionally.
Anita Sarkeesian