Melissa King
Proud trans woman, lesbian, and aspie. Recently graduated from UC Santa Cruz with a BA in European History. Aspiring video game developer and storyteller. Contact:Â melissakingstories -at- gmail.com.
Pieces
The Sick Day that Never Ends: Capitalism’s Pricetag for the Disabled and Marginalized
Capitalism is an economic system of convenience… that is, the convenience of management and CEOs.
by Melissa King
Better Online Living through Content Moderation
Anti-content control rhetoric supplants widely-available psychological and sociological facts for misinformed opinions that are not only insufficient for helping others manage their own mental state, but offer wholly inadequate solutions for online abuse.
by Melissa King
Privilege and Rules in Online Play: Institutional Failures of the Video Game Industry
Simply telling people to use the ignore function is not going to curtail decades-long problems in video games communities.
by Melissa King