Attempting to discredit someone's argument by calling them a [deragatory term based on their status] is absolutely unacceptable in grownup society. It's exactly the same as saying 'racism isn't an issue if that dumb nigger would stop talking about it'. It's an absolutely disgusting way to treat a human being. No matter how…
So I am going to dip my toe into the cesspool here. Admittedly I have only skimmed the thread so I have probably missed some good discussion. One of the biggest mistakes any particular person could make I feel is forcing a particular viewpoint onto anyone else (which hey is part of why this thread exist in the first…
It's more exasperation. You have no idea how much of this professional hurt-feelings social justice activist crap my wife and I have had to put up with. Most of it has been somebody waltzing up to us and assuming because of certain ethnic or gender aspects that we intrinsically support their "cause". And then when we…
so this woman who has 160k+ needs you to stand up for her so she can get what she wants made? its a fair answer what you have given but I just don't see why you would portray gamers as a whole as stupid, why you personally would support a company which perpetuates a stereotype you clearly find despicable, you are free as a…
I actually find your post somewhat interesting and erroneous, given that you're residing in Iceland. These are not issues of Women's rights. Women have a right to equal pay (where applicable, since many of us determine our own salaries through negotiation), a right to participate in government and a right to work in the…
i don't think this is the problem at all. i honestly believe there would be no issue with men portraying women they way they want if that wasn't the ONLY way they were ever portrayed. Guys are never going to get tired of looking at boobies and scantily clad women, or being the hero that saves the poor damsel in distress.…
Now you see this is one of the attitudes I don't understand, and I'm fully willing to admit it is probably because I am a male. While I'm in full agreement that games as a whole do rarely genuinely show realistic female characters, I feel like every game and male that enjoys it gets tarred with the same brush. These days…
Poop - see...I made my version a lot more reasonable by making it about underwear models - and afterwards had to add that in there for it to be as much of a generalization as your statement. Another possible post was: Yes, because so many men fantasize about being a fat, short, hairy plumber. And when you realize how…
haha nice round up there dfacto! i guess the main point of this is that "we can do better" at portraying both genders in games. or more to the point, we can do better by not using gender as a tool in games. i think a great example are the uncharted games, there are many times throughout the storyline where Nathan is both…
Weirdly enough, I love the sims, I really never saw the point of it being a female-dominated series, but maybe it made a big enough boom to make people realize that games can be whatever they make it. Dwarf fortress is very similar to the sims in many ways, yet that game will be forever male-dominated. Farmville is another…