If you’ve watched Anita Sarkeesian’s Feminist Frequency videos, or paid any attention to Gamergate (ugh), or if you vaguely remember feeling super disappointed that the only playable lady in Super Mario Kart was Princess Peach, nothing in Shannon Sun-Higginson’s new documentary about sexism in the gaming industry, GTFO: The Movie, should be particularly surprising.
But by imposing a clear-cut narrative on what’s ordinarily digested in fleeting think pieces and tweets, it’s a solid record of sexism within a subset of media that’s currently having the dumbest identity crisis imaginable. (I mean, come on, hate mail because of gay characters in a game? I’m pretty sure MADE-UP WORLDS INSIDE A SCREEN DON’T NEED TO RESEMBLE SOUTH DAKOTA.) (Also, sorry, South Dakota.)