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10-20-2013, 09:57 PM #1
Sexism/objectification of women in gaming.
Why the girls always gotta have big boobies spilling out of skimpy armor and the dudes always badass-looking and fully armored up...things like that?
I mean...this comes from GREE's Dragon Age.
I like hot girls with big thingies, too...but always seeing women hyper-sexualized is boring. As a red-blooded male, it's even almost a bit offensive.
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10-20-2013, 10:01 PM #2
To usually attract male players from what I can tell it irritates me that they do it allot but then in a way I don't complain when a game over ecsessive uses it then it just ridicouls
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11-10-2013, 07:05 PM #3
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agreed guys there it is getting out of hand. once in awhile sure but not 8 or 9 chars in a game need to be that way.
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11-20-2013, 07:39 PM #4
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Eh it is what it is. Games are generally marketed towards a male audience and sex sells. I've grown to ignore it over the years.
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11-21-2013, 08:57 PM #5
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Because most men want to objectify women solely by how they look while women should be valued because they are women. That about sums it up.
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12-04-2013, 04:10 PM #6
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This used to bother me. I've gotten used to it after a while, and it doesn't bother me all that much. I do wonder how they come out of fights without a scratch though. Skin of steel?
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12-20-2013, 11:57 PM #7
Have you seen the characters in League of Legends? xD
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12-21-2013, 12:00 AM #8
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I agree . It's a huge problem
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12-21-2013, 12:42 AM #9
hmmm I think the reason is quite obvious, Gaming is predominantly a Hobby for males therefore game developers believe that they will get a larger player base by trying to make there Animated/fake characters seductive. A great example of this League Of Legends, Just recently a new champion "Jinx" was added into the game, and because her tits were not bigger then Gragas' (you'll only get that if you've played it :P) Riot Games copped abuse. I mean She was still barely wearing any clothes but because she was not appealing to the eyes of some poor sensitive 40 year old virgin pedophiles, The company got crap for it.
Good point to bring upKnights + Dragons
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12-21-2013, 11:06 AM #10
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Men are considered "better" if they are strong.
Women are considered "better" if they are sexy.
That's just nature... men choose women mostly according to phisical appeareances, while women are attracted to "strong" men that can protect the sons.
No sexism, imo
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12-21-2013, 05:35 PM #11Knights & Dragons
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01-01-2014, 05:07 PM #12
As a female gamer myself i think it is quite annoying. I mean, when i pick a female character i want a badass option too. Instead of the 'long dress' or the ' you wear so less armor you're going to get yourself killed' option.
I don't think its sexist though. I mean the main audiance is males, so don't expect to see fine dressed women or males walking around without a shirt xD
I often end up with male characters though because i dont want to walk around in a dress or half-naked.
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Lol I just got this perspective but I guess it suppose to attract the "creepers"