I agree that there's an awful lot wrong with the article (historical accuracy!fail, as well as racism!fail, to name a few), but at the same time I think it's one worth reading.

For me, the big reason why I thought this was interesting and worth sharing is that this was posted not on some random dude's blog, but on starcitygames.com, which is one of the biggest, if not the biggest Magic: The Gathering fan sites.

It's not a perfect article, it's problematic in many places, but I thought it was an interesting article, because of where it's posted (starcitygames.com, pretty much a bastion of the kind of geek culture that's hostile to women) and by whom it was written (one of their major columnists).

I don't think it says anything in the article that will be news to anyone in girlgamers, but I thought it was worth sharing as an example of maybe signs that this type of conversation (feminism, sexism in gaming) is starting to edge into some small areas that are traditional covertly or overtly hostile to women. :)