Women in Marketing: 4 Sexist Things Said to Me at Digital Marketing Conferences

Tara M. Clapper
Feb 23, 2017 · 7 min read

So last weekend at a gaming conference, a very supportive male friend asked me what kind of game I’d designed. I described the game — it’s a four hour feminist LARP (live action role playing game) about people in survival scenarios. While the events in the game themselves don’t necessarily focus on women’s issues, the design of the game enables and empowers female-identifying participants.

“Why does everything always have to be feminist? Feminist, feminist, feminist,” he commented.

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Tara M. Clapper

game designer | RPG book editor | storyteller | LARPer | writer | Find me at: GeekInitiative.com | Clips: tmc.pressfolios.com

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