“This episode examines the general lack of female representation among standard enemies as well as in the cooperative and competitive multiplayer options of many games, and the ways in which, when female enemies do exist, they are often sexualized and set apart by their gender from the male enemies who are presented as the norm. We then highlight a few examples of games that present female enemies as standard enemies who exist on more-or-less equal footing with their male counterparts.”
The part that got me was the argument that it was unrealistic to portray women as combatants in video games; the very same games that allow you to refill your health bar by eating a hot-dog.
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The Intransigent One
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September 10, 2016 at 6:49 am
Steve Ruis
Great comment!
On Sat, Sep 10, 2016 at 6:30 AM, Dead Wild Roses wrote:
> The Arbourist posted: “”This episode examines the general lack of female > representation among standard enemies as well as in the cooperative and > competitive multiplayer options of many games, and the ways in which, when > female enemies do exist, they are often sexualized and set” >
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September 10, 2016 at 2:05 pm
Emma
Ah.
Why can’t a woman be more like a man?
Men are so honest, so thoroughly square;
Eternally noble, historically fair.
Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat.
Why can’t a woman be like that?
Why does every one do what the others do?
Can’t a woman learn to use her head?
Why do they do everything their mothers do?
Why don’t they grow up, well, like their father instead?
Why can’t a woman take after a man?
Men are so pleasant, so easy to please.
Whenever you’re with them, you’re always at ease.
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September 10, 2016 at 2:06 pm
The Arbourist
@Emma
Well said. :)
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