Geek Discussion: VKLiooon, & the Future of Women in eSports
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11/22/19 • 30 min
eSports history has been made when VKLiooon won the Hearthstone Grandmasters during Blizzcon. Not only was she the first woman to win an international Hearthstone tournament, she was the first woman to win an international eSports tournament ever!
So first of all: BIGGEST CONGRATS TO VKLIOOON! You're incredible and a true inspiration.
Just check out her speech:
“I want to say for all the girls out there who have a dream for esports competition, for glory. If you want to do it and you believe in yourself, you should just forget your gender and go for it. This is the best way to strike back at those people who doubted me only because I am a girl. It proves that girls can be strong pro players, just as guys do.”And we're totally feeling this. All of this.
Not only this, VKLiooon said that at one of her first Hearthstone tournaments, a guy told her she didn't belong there and to leave. What bullshit is that even?? VKLiooon has obviously proven herself and shown that women do belong in eSports.
As we've talked about with previous guests, girls were never nurtured to play video games the same way the boys were. But we're out there. We play video games. And we're down with eSports.
Women playing professional eSports is on the rise. We already have legends like VKLiooon and past guest Pathra, a whole host of badass women playing Hearthstone in smaller tournaments, and women joining professional Overwatch and NBA2K teams.
The future of eSports is bright for women and we are HERE. FOR. IT.
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!
- Geek Discussion: Hong Kong Protests, Blizzard Entertainment, & Cancel Culture
- Geek Interview: Life as a Hearthstone Pro & Not Feeding the Trolls with Pathra Cadness
- Geek Interviews: Mental Health and Real Life Rep Grinding with Thyst
Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
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Geekily yours,
Amanda & Monika
eSports history has been made when VKLiooon won the Hearthstone Grandmasters during Blizzcon. Not only was she the first woman to win an international Hearthstone tournament, she was the first woman to win an international eSports tournament ever!
So first of all: BIGGEST CONGRATS TO VKLIOOON! You're incredible and a true inspiration.
Just check out her speech:
“I want to say for all the girls out there who have a dream for esports competition, for glory. If you want to do it and you believe in yourself, you should just forget your gender and go for it. This is the best way to strike back at those people who doubted me only because I am a girl. It proves that girls can be strong pro players, just as guys do.”And we're totally feeling this. All of this.
Not only this, VKLiooon said that at one of her first Hearthstone tournaments, a guy told her she didn't belong there and to leave. What bullshit is that even?? VKLiooon has obviously proven herself and shown that women do belong in eSports.
As we've talked about with previous guests, girls were never nurtured to play video games the same way the boys were. But we're out there. We play video games. And we're down with eSports.
Women playing professional eSports is on the rise. We already have legends like VKLiooon and past guest Pathra, a whole host of badass women playing Hearthstone in smaller tournaments, and women joining professional Overwatch and NBA2K teams.
The future of eSports is bright for women and we are HERE. FOR. IT.
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!
- Geek Discussion: Hong Kong Protests, Blizzard Entertainment, & Cancel Culture
- Geek Interview: Life as a Hearthstone Pro & Not Feeding the Trolls with Pathra Cadness
- Geek Interviews: Mental Health and Real Life Rep Grinding with Thyst
Love Geek Herring, please hop over to Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!
Geek out with Geek Herring Online / Facebook / Instagram / Twitter / Patreon!
Geekily yours,
Amanda & Monika
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Because hanging out listening to us talk is the best half hour of your week, we've gone free form again! Geek Herring and Chill is just that, time to sit back, relax, and listen to us ramble on. This week, we really do just ramble on about what we've been up to in our lives!
Have you read The Mortal Instruments by Cassanda Clare? Amanda's just started them! After listening to her friends obsess about them for years, she's finally got stuck in.. and let's just say she is STUCK. IN.
But this actually brings up an interesting topic! So you know in most books, there's a BIG BAD GUY. And that big bad guy is usually, well, A GUY? Voldemort, Valentine, Sauron... you know what we're talking about. Is there a fantasy series with a big bad gal? We can't think of one, so let us know!
What we did come up with?
Disney villains are more often than not women.
Cersei from Game of Thrones is definitely evil, but is she BIG BAD GUY evil?
What else did we chill with? Well, you're just gonna have to listen and find out!
Oh, PS. Leave us a comment wherever you see this episode if you're #TeamChillinIllinKillin or #TeamLame!
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!
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Geek Herring Reviews Feminists: What Were They Thinking?
Feminists: What Were They Thinking Is a documentary about second wave feminism. It features stories from women involved in the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s and it definitely evokes emotion about the trials and tribulations women went through (AND ARE STILL GOING THROUGH) around our world.
Feminists: What Were They Thinking is available on Netflix worldwide. A photographic project called Emergence by Cynthia McAdam brought together these incredible women and feminists and this documentary sees many of them looking back at their photos and sharing their stories.
We highly recommend that you check it out!!
Why?
Because it's full of inspiration from women who were part of the grassroots movement. Women like Lily Tomlin, Z Budapest, Jane Fonda (BABE), Phyllis Chesler, Judy Chicago, and other incredible feminists. They talked about their experiences during the 60s & 70s and how second wave feminism was the first time women truly took responsibility for themselves.
In this review episode, hosts Monika and Amanda talk about what emotions this documentary stirred up in them. Do feminists look different? What do you think?
And did you know that Jane Fonda only learned in the last decade that "no" is a complete sentence? If Queen Fonda only learned this, and she's in her 80s, we still have a lot of work to do.
What does feminism mean to us? It's easy for us both to be feminists and we are ready to fight for our right to own our space, some a bit more rebellious than others ;)
We think, essentially, that second wave feminism was so important. Why do new wave feminists want to distance themselves from the early grassroots movements? We don't know!
Feminists from all walks of life need to work together to achieve true gender parity. We need older feminists, black feminists, LGBTQ+ feminists, white feminists, feminists of colour, geek feminists, political feminists -- this list could GO ON - to fight the good fight.
There are still hard things about being a woman in 2019. Just like there were hard things about being a woman in 1969. And hard things with first wave feminism back in the 20s. This is why we still need feminism.
We believe there's something higher we can be. Do you?
If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please check out some of our others!
- Geek Girl Stereotypes: Identify, Self-Reflection, and Toxic Femininity
- Geek Interview: Feminism and Gender with Dr. Sol Haring
- Geek Girl Reviews: The Mask You Live In Exploring Toxic Masculinity
Love Geek Herring, please hop over to iTunes and leave us a review!
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