Gaming and Sexism

[Terminal Devastation]

There's nothing wrong with sex appeal or sexualization. It is wrong when 90% of it is targeted towards 14 year old boys, though.

Well these are pretty bold statements I'm about to say, but I think reason for that is it's probably easier marketing to males than females. By that I mean males are generally more easily swayed by action, violence, and sex. These are simple, primal, stupid things that don't require as much thought or care as something that may draw attention to the female market. It basically comes down to laziness.

When it comes to fiction, women find themselves mostly attracted to deeper or more complex characters rather than a piece of meat. This is why Loki is considered the most attractive character out of all Avengers cast. He's not sexy because of his body, and they didn't need to dress him in tight clothes and make sexy poses. It's his actual character that the ladies love.

But making something like that takes more time and craft. A half naked female can make a man want that product in the blink of an eye. It's easy, it's quick, it works.

Whether this is true or not... it's really better to think that there's quick easy ways that work for both genders (super shallow vampires anyone?), but both genders actually want something deeper than that... and if they can get BOTH they will.

There's working... and then there is excelling. Really the goal should be convincing the market that excelling is the best way to make a buck.

Really, my view on the subject is people are complex enough that both shallow fanservice and deep, realistic, and respectful things can coexist, even within the same CHARACTER, so within the same story obviously is possible. Just takes people willing to work for it, which should be encouraged.

That's really all I have to say one the matter.