I remember how frustrated I always felt at the game Guess Who as a little girl because the lack of representation of my gender actually affected my ability to win.  Choosing a woman as my character essentially meant I’d lose.  Out of the 24 faces, only 5 were women (and only one was a black woman), which of course made their race and gender their primary and immediate identifiers.  Picking the black woman meant someone could guess your character in two tries.  Whereas the men, while not diverse in skin color, were diverse in their style and facial features and encouraged players to view them in more ways than just their apparent gender.  It always felt like a game that, as a little girl, I was MEANT to lose.

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    I’m pretty sure one of the rules was you weren’t allowed to ask if it was a boy or girl? That’s how I always played
  9. valdewart said: I loved the idea of guessing in this game, but I hated having to pick a man each every time I played if I wanted a chance at winning
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    SOMEONE FINALLY PUT THIS INTO WORDS I HAVE BEEN THINKING THIS SINCE I WAS A CHILD MOTHER FUCKER
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