Part one (and the recently released part two) of Anita Sarkeesian’s examination of the Women as Background Decoration video game trope – a thing she defines as:
…the subset of largely insignificant non-playable female characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds.
The 1970s. They never really went away.
Previously: Damsels In Distress
Peace in Charlie Bird’s time.
On August 31 1994, the Provisional IRA announced its historic ceasefire which was due in part to the efforts of the then Taoiseach Albert Reynolds. The Combined Loyalist Military Command followed with its ceasefire announcement on October 12.
A “cassette” anyone?
Pic: Brian Rowan
From left: light drinking Irish actress Caroline Morahan; telly’s John Healy (a once boozy now sober heart transplant recipient) and non-drinking Frank ‘DRINK!’ Kelly.
The launch today of the Irish Heart Foundation’s annual September Heart Month campaign urging tipplers to remember “your heart can’t drink like you can”.
And to know WHEN to say when before the early houses open and all the craziness sets in.
A downloadable magazine on healthier boozing is available here.
(Mark Stedman/Photocall Ireland)
Ukraine-Russia-EU handshake drama. RT @leonidragozin Oh the look he gives Putin http://t.co/VLgUFfRypX
— Nikolaus von Twickel (@niktwick) August 26, 2014
Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko greets EU Foreign Affairs & Security representative Catherine Ashton and Russian President Vladamir Putin in Minsk, Belarus earlier today.
On top of Errigal. Its all downhill from here! pic.twitter.com/EqTtG1Ix9T
— Gerry Adams (@GerryAdamsSF) August 26, 2014
It’s not a caption competition unless you say so…
Gulp.
Gav writes:
“From the back page of today’s Wicklow Times, classy…”
Hello you.
Colum Cronin writes:
“Walter White’ hiding in plain sight in dublin today. new line of work, different sort of mixing…”
ASTOUNDED! @wonderwoma40: @DoctorChristian priests on hospital boards can veto a chemo drug as women must use contraception while taking it
— Dr Christian Jessen (@DoctorChristian) August 26, 2014
Religion should never have a greater say over science. In too many countries religion still has the louder voice. This must change.
— Dr Christian Jessen (@DoctorChristian) August 26, 2014
Ah Janey. Why did ya have to bring that up again?
Thought we had that swept under the carpet dealt with these matters already.
Three who stopped the cancer tests (Eilish O’Regan, David Quinn/Irish Independent October 2005)
Previously: Nothing Really Maters
“Would He Prefer For Both Of Them To Die?”
“Ireland Does Have Abortion, We Just Don’t Have It In This Country”