I’ll admit, I played a
ton of video games as a kid. I got the Super Nintendo one Christmas and some of
my fondest memories have been around those experiences. And maybe some of my
most shameful. I remember turning the game off on my friend because he was about
to beat me in Tecmo Super Bowl. Not cool…
Either way, I understand how
video games can become part of our identity. When we pour a bunch of hours into
anything and feel a sense of accomplishment, it’s impossible to deny that video
games have some level of influence over who we are.
And since video games are
also a form of media, it warrants just as much critique and examination as our
favorite TV shows and movies. One of the most well-known critiques comes from feminist
