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freelance journalist 🏳️⚧️• words: GamesRadar+, PCGamesN, PLAY, EDGE, The Gamer, Video Gamer, Into The Spine, startmenu, Sidequest, G.URL she/they
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new pinned tweet!!! 💖
i'm a trans freelance journalist specialising in games, gender identity, queer issues, film and music ✨🏳️⚧️
i'm currently looking for work, both full-time and freelance! 💜
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(pictured : literally me writing)
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the new season of black mirror looks good, a little on the nose though
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@killmikaself
it kind of sounds like you don't enjoy games where you have to consciously think about which buttons to press
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@CosmonautMarcus
the best part of she-hulk is when she looks into the camera and tells the audience matt made her cum
no sarcasm
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@a_illegal_alien
@YaboiLeo7
@DantetheDMC1
@JeoSlumpGod
just standing and posing in midair like nothing is happening while being stabbed through the chest is the most dante shit
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@artsywak
that one leon video where he implied/explicitly said (i can't quite remember) every rev2 character is rushdown because they aim for oki scenarios
like...every character ever, rushdown or not
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hello twitter
i am, unsurprisingly, actually properly coming out as trans 🏳️⚧️
please call me ashley/ash and use they/them or she/her
thank you i love you all dearly xoxo
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@PatrickWatkins4
@MightyKeef
@zerowondering
if i was a pro smash player i would simply not groom children
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@LiemMac
@redditships
if you have no idea what the fuck you're doing, the opponent definitely doesn't know
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@loosah28
@kingchimerae
@abrooklinbridge
@HESBlANS
pedophiles that want to treat themselves aren't the ones calling themselves maps
they are objectively terrible people
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@CosmonautMarcus
i imagine it'll be like fusion, where the 'perfect' high tech facade of the station lends to the creepiness of it being infiltrated and ruined by the SA-X/EMMI
i mean, the game is quite clearly taking a lot of notes from fusion regardless (not a bad thing)
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new freelance piece!!! 💖
i had the absolute pleasure of interviewing several professional guilty gear strive players at VSFXII, one of whom one the entire tournament(!), about their thoughts on the past, present and future of the game 💖
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@DaniellePartis
i've noticed an uptick in transphobia directed at me as i've steadily appeared less and less male, it's like you hit some sort of point of no return where the slurs move from homophobic to transphobic
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new freelance piece!!! ✨
exploring the working class heart of the like a dragon series, its meaning to ichiban kasuga as a character, and the single most quietly powerful scene in yakuza: like a dragon 🐉
please give it a read! 💜
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alright so i've decided on the next video's subject
here's a hint
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new freelance feature! ✨
for
@thegamerwebsite
, i discussed my personal experience discovering my trans identity through small microcosms of my time with video games such as monster hunter and celeste
a very personal piece but one i'm very proud of 💜
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i fell in two minutes after this picture (real)
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so spider-man on pc is great
peter parker says lgbtq+ rights
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vsf is absolutely fantastic so far, but i just want to call out that this is the single most trans friendly space i have ever been in
it's actually amazing
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absolutely elated to reveal that i'm featured in
@PLAYgamingmag
#43
, speaking about masculinity and vulnerability in the like a dragon series 🐉
thank you
@MrOscarTK
for the opportunity! 💖
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@Kermittend
the expressiveness of samus in dread is genuinely one of my favourite things about it
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you know i was going to post a screenshot of the balloons on my profile but the effect actually completely broke, which feels appropriate
anyway i'm 22 today :')
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well, here's that dream that came true.
like a dragon: infinite wealth is ryu ga gotoku studio's absolute best yet, and i'm indescribably grateful to have been given the opportunity to review it.
i still can't believe this is real.
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currently having a (positive?) career existential crisis over the fact i am currently scheduling interviews at an event
am i a real journalist??? real??
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new hat, necklace and pin in the coolest mirror ever
thank you redbrick birmingham
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finally got myself a copy of EDGE
#393
, which means i can now hold my own writing in my hands, in physical print
what the fuck this is so cool
my name is in a printed magazine!!!!
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holy shit this might be the best purchase i've ever made 🐉
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the single most scuffed group picture imaginable
(a photo taken of a photo taken on a ps vita)
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@MatttGFX
despite first playing the game early this year, i somehow never had any idea the dragons were in the game
audibly gasped 'holy shit' and just stood still stunned for a whole minute the first time dinraal flew down to greet me
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got gendered correctly in a chippy
call that passing amongst plaice
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new freelance piece!!! ✨
for G.URL Magazine, i explored the sapphic explosion in pop culture thanks to artists like chappell roan, girl in red and clairo, as well as inclusivity in games, and its importance to lesbians in a bigoted and comphet world 🌈
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@ScrubQuotesX
yeah man i hate when i'm playing akuma and i try to throw a hadoken and demon randomly comes out
goddamn capcom
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I WON ✨✨✨✨✨
very proud of myself for this, finally got that elusive 1st 🌊
Congrats to
@HazeHeavenHazza
for winning
@The_Wild_Tide
beginner 27. They had to fight through the May gauntlet (in typical TWT fashion) and Alyfus twice but they got the W. Good stuff all around again, fun tourny. Thanks to
@horsezoi
@balkespower
and
@stokes_not
for comms <3
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@fuwaffy
essentially telling someone to spend less time in internet echo chambers, go outside and remember what life is like outside of twitter
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me (a non-binary person) when i make a purchase
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VSF might be the best fighting game event period actually
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i've been incredibly fortunate to do two freelance news shifts for
@PCGamesN
over the last two days, which has been invaluable in terms of gaining experience and working alongside lovely people 💜
my personal highlight was this piece!
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new freelance feature! ✨
for
@GamesRadar
, i gushed about the ingenuity of metroid prime's scan visor, and how it subtly deconstructs the concept of exposition to immerse players into the world of tallon IV
give it a read! 💜
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GUESS WHICH BITCH JUST COVERED BREAKING NEWS FOR THE FIRST TIME
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@Inkplasm
'Sakamoto and Kiyotake said that the character's last name "Aran" was taken from Edson Arantes do Nascimento, the birth name of the famous football player Pelé.[16]'
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it's the end of my first proper year of freelance journalism, so i'm going to do something i rarely do and actually give myself credit
so, my 2023 in writing: 🧵
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new medium piece!!! ✨
something uniquely personal about my experiences with human connection, friendship and the sense of self, through the lens of RPG social mechanics (with a little yakuza too, obviously) 💞
please give it a read! 💜
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absolutely fucking INCREDIBLE piece holy shit
necessary read for everyone ever
"But in general, day-to-day life — yeah, I’m perceived as a cis man.
Notably, a cis gay man."
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@turrinado
@G1414CLASSIFIED
i think reducing sakura to just 'female ryu' is a disservice to her character, but how on earth is karin even slightly a female ken?
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@VerySpicyJoe
kage's EX axe kick is my favourite overhead in the game because he puts his entire kagussy into it and just slams your bitch ass into the ground
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remember kids, if the punishment for a crime is a fine, then that law only exists for the lower class
NHS patients would be fined for missing their GP and hospital appointments if Rishi Sunak becomes prime minister 🩺💰
Let's look into it 👇
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new freelance feature! ✨
writing all about queer rep in breath of the wild: what it does well; what it doesn't, and how tears of the kingdom outclasses it 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
this is by far my favourite freelance piece i've ever written, please give it a read! 💖
Tears of the Kingdom does a far, far better job at representing queer folk than Breath of the Wild - and here's how
#TearsOfTheKingdom
#TheLegendOfZelda
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jesus fucking christ
i am of course very honoured to say i managed to be published in play before this, but this is absolutely heartbreaking and insane
rest in peace
With a heavy heart, we have to let you know that the next issue of PLAY will be the magazine's final one. For current subscribers, the subs team will reach out before long with next steps. More details here:
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thank you so much to
@VisualsbyJacob
for capturing the wonderfully scuffed beauty of the
@The_Wild_Tide
pop-up ultra fight da kyanta 2 bracket at VSF
kusoges are something so great
(i got my ass beat)
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upgrading my summer fits
(the orange glow was a paid actor)
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@_loobyloo
@monkeybubbles36
@FoldUpToys
@LuxuryMoon
@NelllyRose
what exactly do you mean by 'makes sense'
oh
wait
there it is
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new video is done! look forward to it later today! 🥋✨
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i honestly didn't think one of my videos hitting 1K would ever happen, let alone within a single week of posting
thank you so much for watching and sharing, i really appreciate it
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life update: one of my dreams just came true
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@officeanomaly
@dxhird
THIS IS GORGEOUS AND THEY'RE PERFECT FOR THIS SONG 🥹
i'd ride (in the mystery machine) for you 😭
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new freelance feature! ✨
i returned to
@thestartmenu
to write about ichiban kasuga, his relentless optimism and strive for good, finding hope in darkness, and how all of it affected me as a person 🐉
thank you to
@BasicalliLexi
for the opportunity! 💜
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@_loobyloo
@monkeybubbles36
@FoldUpToys
@LuxuryMoon
@NelllyRose
what
if your point is that it stops people thinking about what's good or bad for themselves, it's literally moderated
it's not just a mass report 'this person bad!!!!!!' button
it's so that trans people can knowingly avoid worthless and transphobia that adds nothing to their life
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I HAVE A FUCKING FIRST CLASS HONOURS DEGREE
IT'S REAL
I CAN'T HOLD IT IN MY HANDS YET BUT IT'S REAL
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hey what if i came out again but more forcefully and changed my name wouldn't that be wild haha
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