

On the contrary, Genital Jousting is also meant to be a loving homage to the penis. That isn’t to say that we want to portray penises (and by extension – masculinity) in a purely negative manner. We want to present the phallus as something silly, abject, and non-threatening.

But in Genital Jousting, they are often the butt of the joke. They are considered the dominant sexual organ. In a patriarchal society, penises are associated with power. Genital Jousting is largely about disarming masculinity.

We have feelings to explore, and things to say, and by wrapping them in a big joke, we’re hoping to sneak some of our ideas past the watchful gaze of unsuspecting cis-het dudes. Free Lives does not pretend to be above a fart joke.īut we like to think of the game as a trojan horse – a way to deliver a sex positive message to an audience that might never get to hear it otherwise. We’re talking lowest common denominator humour at its finest. It’s a comedy game, and a lot of the design is simply informed by what we think is funny, ridiculous or gross.
