January 2012
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Anonymous asked: The post about Pyro sure was interesting. But it bothers me people rarely take into account other genders. Why couldn't Pyro be something else than male or female? A genderqueer? Transgender? Hermaphrodite? I think it's more likely than Pyro being a woman.
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zedoktor asked: Got any plans to get other writers in? I expect there are quite a number of players who'd like to have a shot at deconstructing their favorite pastime.
Just a quick update to let everyone know that I appreciate all of the followers I’ve gotten since Part I and II of my TF2 deconstruction went up, and that I’m currently working on Part III. I have also added an About section, in case you wanted to know more about me. I have a few very good questions in my ask box/fanmail that I will get to very shortly, so bear with me. Thanks!
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serene-shadows asked: Followed because of your amazing TF2 analyzations. I am amazed by your intelligence and can't wait to read part three.
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baruyon asked: Hi, I don't know if this is the right place to ask, but thanks for featuring my picture in your TF2 post (The Team one by Baru). I was just wondering if you could change my website link to either my deviantart link (barukurii@deviantart) or my tumblr (baruyon@tumblr), since I don't use that wordpress account any more. Thank you and sorry for the trouble!
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Welcome to the Doll House: the Sexual...
[continued from part 1: The Oasis of the Real]
PART II
The team lineup. From left to right: Pyro, Engineer, Spy, Heavy Weapons Guy, Sniper, Scout, Soldier, Demoman, and Medic.
The TF2 team members are, each of them, individual archetypes of “classical” masculinity.
The Heavy is the good-natured and huggable bear (protective; physically massive), the Medic is the aloof...
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The Oasis of the Real: How Team Fortress 2’s...
PART I
The first time I found a Team Fortress 2 thread on 4chan’s yaoi board [1], I was amazed.
Spy and Sniper on a couch, by Kob.
As an online multiplayer-only, plotless, mindlessly-violent first-person-shooter, I had assumed that the female fanbase would be limited; confined mostly to diehard first-person-shooter (FPS) enthusiasts, a subset of games with few female devotees. Fewer...