In early 2012, Angela Washko founded âThe Council on Gender Sensitivity and Behavioral Awareness in World of Warcraftâ as a performative intervention within the often misogynistic environment of World of Warcraft (WoW), one of the most popular multiplayer, role-playing games. Instead of continuing to follow the quest structure of the game (killing dragons, getting better equipment, joining more competitive guilds, etc.) and while performing as âThe Council" Washko facilitates discussions with players inside the game about the ways in which the community therein addresses women and how players respond to the term âFEMINISM.â Washko is interested in the impulse of the community/player-base to create a somewhat oppressive, misogynistic space for women within a physical environment that is otherwise accessible and inviting.
