Dear Wikipedia gender topic colleagues,
I've read the strings and visited Ms. Sarkeesian's Wikipedia and self-published
website, Feminist Frequency, as well as Kickstarter, and Forbes write up about the
Wikipedia Sarkeesian article debacle ("W-SAD").
I weigh in on Ms. Sarkeesian's behalf about notability. Let's give her a chance
to advance the eternal cause of feminine value and voice. She has extraordinary, and even
visionary ideas, and deserves our temperance and admiration. She is not just a blogger.
She is not someone who will become less meaningful and whose sole impact on society will
be only the W-SAD. She is one of ours, a gem who comes out swinging.
If a page about her went up prematurely, let us watch it evolve, and take heart,
celebrating her crowdsourcing success and ability to challenge stereotypes of the type
W-SAD manifests. This does not mean I am suggesting she will be world famous in 100
years. The Feminist cause and its merits find far too few role models. Girl gamers and
gender specialists are going to appreciate having this article and its referencing and
links to turn to. The story is cautionary, and ever-so current. If we have something to
be skeptical about, time will clarify why.
Please, let us give Ms. Sarkeesian's work encouragement to flourish, and see what this
dynamic woman does for the gender gap in space and time. I'm of the conviction there
is profound social importance in this provocative artist's ideas.
KSRolph
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