Six sexist tropes in videogames

[DetlefK]

http://www.cracked.com/blog/6-sexist-video-game-problems-even-bigger-than-breasts/

No.6 : Daddy Issues
The female lead is smart and strong and capable of surviving on her own. Once the male lead shows up, she suddenly becomes weak and he has to rescue her. The rest of the story is him protecting her from monsters that she was able to handle before he showed up.

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[NuclearDem]

1. Cracked nails it, as usual.

Game developers are finally realizing that women are a major market for video games now. Hopefully that'll lead to fewer of these sexist trends.

[Romulox]

2. Now do "Six Sexist tropes in Rom Coms"!!!!

[DetlefK]

3. Sorry, they only found five.

http://www.cracked.com/funny-8639-5-female-archetypes-from-romantic-comedies-that-it-would-actually-be-nightmare-to-date/

[Sheldon Cooper]

4. Or how about Five Classic Derailment Tactics?

[Decaffeinated]

5. Mostly the same as in other media...

[snooper2]

6. I don't know what PS3 game my wife is playing

But she is some fully armored woman shooting the shit out of stuff....

I give it about 10 posts until somebody brings up that idiot grifter Anita Sarkeesian



On edit, stupid snooper, you just brought her up I crack me up

[cherokeeprogressive]

7. Violence in video games is of no consequence, but sexism is. n/t