What about a white woman's white privilege vs a black man's male privilege? Which trumps which? Who is oppressing who?
I agree it's a safe assumption to make but they haven't explicitly said it yet. I agree that their agenda seems to be one of *fixing* society by getting rid of media that teaches sexism.
But assumptions are just that. Sadly until I find something concrete where someone such as Anita says this needs to stop in gaming then I can't state that it's fact. Of course in the video I provided she says that commercials aimed at children that teach sexism have to stop so...
I agree with you completely, it's definitely an issue with two sides.
The creative freedom of game devs is what should be paramount and let's hope that it can remain uninhibited.
I haven't seen anyone in the social justice circles demanding that the objectification of women in games stop, I've seen them ask for the space to be more "inclusive" but I haven't read every article out there so I could be very wrong.
What I have seen however is feminists that suggest video games (and other media like commercials and tv) teach children and adults to objectify women and as such are a cause of sexism. ( 4118d ago 2 agree0 disagreeView comment
Dragons age origins got me excited because it was heralded as the spiritual successor to balders gate (a series I love) and it did a reasonable job and was enjoyable. Each iteration since has strayed from the original vision for the series as a strategy rpg based on the style of balders gate more and more with each iteration and it's sad.
The original intention was awesome and the story felt like it was going in a completely different direction than the series took it whi...
What's the point in re watching a movie?
Now I really hate that my son deleted my ps3 suikoden 1 save file...
First off tolerance towards sexist attitudes come from comfort and familiarity with those attitudes. Tolerance comes with a certain degree of acceptance, if you accept that sexist attitudes are ok you are a sexist therefore if media make you more tolerant then by extension they make you more accepting and therefore more sexist. Just like those who feel video games promote violence in society don't think it causes violent urges but makes the player more comfortable with acting upon them in...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?...
That is anita's video on women as background decoration. It's part 1 in case the link doesn't work.
You want to pay attention to the end where she says study after study consistently show that negative interpretations of women in media (including video games) ,which sites the study on her website I tried to provide, has a real life negative effec...
https://www.google.com/url?... http://psychology.okstate.e...
This link leads to a download of a study trying t...
This is from anita's damsel in distress video at about the 21 min mark.
The pattern of presenting women as fundamentally weak, ineffective or entirely incapable also has larger ramifications beyond the characters themselves and the specific games they inhabit. We have to remember that these games do not exist in a vacuum, they are an increasingly important and influential part of our larger social and cultural ecosystem.
The reality is that this troupe is...
Sarkeesian says that since women are disposable in video games and are objectified that they teach men to not value and objectify in real life. And she isn't alone in her opinion
It covers more than just violence. Video games can't make people sexist either, or misogynistic.
I think it's wishful thinking. I've been holding my breath on this one for far to long.
Square Enix burned me for to long now.
No I realize that this issue is older than xbox. The reason I mention xbox is that it's that side of the Isle that is in a tizzy about street fighter V.
Suggesting the practice has only just become a war since that particular exclusivity deal is absurd as is suggesting Sony or microsoft are destroying the industry by buying exclusoves
A new precedent huh?
I remember the gaming community being excited for an apple mac game by the name of halo.
Sure microsoft bought the company that made the game but it ended in the same result: a multiplatform game becoming exclusive.
This practice has been around as long as the xbox
I'm not scared of her at all, disgusted by her maybe but certainly not scared.
The evolution of the industry towards being more socially inclusive would be wonderful but pretending that tropes that are offensive to all genders/races are somehow sexist is ridiculous.
Everyone is poorly represented by media most of us think it's ok for entertainment sake but for some reason poor women and only women.
Is gaming sexist for not catering to...
Great list! There were so many awesome games back then... I personally think azure dreams and alundra are two often overlooked gems.
Seems we are stuck behind a rock and a hard place, either we have graphically good with a traditional premise or an experimental game that is fun but in no way shape or form challenges a console graphically.
If one is broken on delivery and the other is available on older gens then what is the point in buying new hardware?
I've seen it implied bit not stated explicitly. I am every bit as skeptical and critical as you are with Anita trust me I am just trying to stay objective so that those who criticize my point of view have less legs to stand on.