06-14-2012, 05:33 PM
* Chutzpar daps Angie
Of course gender doesn't matter to you in games, dudes; your gender is already broadly represented in a variety of roles. As a straight man the majority of media is literally made with you in mind, because all other groups are considered ~the other~ or a minority (which is super fun when strictly women actually outnumber men).
Danny I already pointed out to you that there's no death of the audience, here. Someone, multiple people, sit down and are complicit in these design decisions. They may not really think about what they're doing in that respect, but honestly if anything it makes it worse that this crap is pretty much unconscious.
I really recommend that any of you doubting how women are unfairly represented in gaming read this; http://www.pelgranepress.com/?p=3501 because it's pretty cold hard numbers. It's about a variety of game types, mostly tabletop, but this same shit applies in video games. Women, if they're even represented at all, are across the board shown as less active and more sexual than men. That's just an accepted and unquestioned standard, and people are allowed to get angry at things that continue to uphold this unfair standard, especially if they're the ones affected.
Of course gender doesn't matter to you in games, dudes; your gender is already broadly represented in a variety of roles. As a straight man the majority of media is literally made with you in mind, because all other groups are considered ~the other~ or a minority (which is super fun when strictly women actually outnumber men).
Danny I already pointed out to you that there's no death of the audience, here. Someone, multiple people, sit down and are complicit in these design decisions. They may not really think about what they're doing in that respect, but honestly if anything it makes it worse that this crap is pretty much unconscious.
I really recommend that any of you doubting how women are unfairly represented in gaming read this; http://www.pelgranepress.com/?p=3501 because it's pretty cold hard numbers. It's about a variety of game types, mostly tabletop, but this same shit applies in video games. Women, if they're even represented at all, are across the board shown as less active and more sexual than men. That's just an accepted and unquestioned standard, and people are allowed to get angry at things that continue to uphold this unfair standard, especially if they're the ones affected.
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