Anita Sarkeesian's latest video, the male gaze in video games

[Awelon]

And this is exactly why western democracy and equality will burst. It's people like this Anita, without anything intelligent to say, gets hundreds of thousands of views. Instead of focusing on real problems and actually doing something about it, she makes youtube videos, bitches about practically everything there is and... well. And what? Nothing. Just like her usefulness - plain nothing.

[Deletedaccount1]

I laughed at that part too. I mean, don't men and women generally sit differently?

It is just absurd crap. Really not worthy of the time to think about it.

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

Wait, you can sit in Destiny? Why not just quit the game if there's so nothing to do that you have to sit?

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Patriarchal propaganda.

Like in WoW> XD

[deadman1]

Wait, you can sit in Destiny? Why not just quit the game if there's so nothing to do that you have to sit?

That's why I stopped playing destiny. Solid game if there is content to play.

[Deletedaccount1]

That's why I stopped playing destiny. Solid game if there is content to play.

The real reason you stopped playing was because you saw a female character sitting down and were too offended to continue.

[Xilurm]

Why is her crap still relevant? Ellie is a fucking 14 year old. She is not a woman, she is a girl, obviously she isn't going to be remotely sexy, so she doesn't count.

[Notter]

I didn't make it through the video. The thing about how different genders sit in Destiny was enough for me.

I quit at criticizing cat woman moving in a cat like fashion.
it's too much...

[Deleted]

Why is her crap still relevant? Ellie is a fucking 14 year old. She is not a woman, she is a girl, obviously she isn't going to be remotely sexy, so she doesn't count.

I'll respectfully disagree.

[Detheavn]

Like in WoW> XD

Oi, different discussion, different thread!

[Deleted]

I quit at criticizing cat woman moving in a cat like fashion.
it's too much...

I didn't make it that far but...w...what?

[Stormcall]

Male characters are often a reflection of male power fantasies and designed for a male audience.

Ahh, so you're taking the argument that all these insanely fit, ripped, buffed, tanned, and toned male heroes are just a reflection of male's power fantasies, cause all dudes wanna be fit and buff? Okay you may be right, let's run with that. And so, since all women also wanna be hot, we will likewise decide that all these insanely hot women in video games aren't sexualizing anything, and are just a reflection of women's fantasies.

See what happens when you try to have it both ways?

[Saleri]

Do people still unironically pay attention to what this woman is saying?

I think that OP only posted this to get some laughs.

[deadman1]

Shes literally reading a script that she didn't even write, she doesn't even care if she actually believes any of it, as long as she gets her paychecks.

[PACOX]

Some others have touched on the the idea but her argument make be more valid (doesn't mean you have to agree with it but you can at least see where she is coming from) if she took the stance of a prude/conservative than an advocate of feminism. Too many holes in her argument if she is representing feminism. Feminism isn't about outawing human fantasy and sexuality.

[-Gr-]

Be a woman game developer or artist and make your own art. Stop letting all the men do the work, because odds are they will make more "sexualized woman" in their games until you yourself decide to make them instead.

[Xilurm]

I'll respectfully disagree.

And that's why you'll get morons like her policing your games. GG

[Self Inflicted Wounds]

Some others have touched on the the idea but her argument make be more valid (doesn't mean you have to agree with it but you can at least see where she is coming from) if she took the stance of a prude/conservative than an advocate of feminism. Too many holes in her argument if she is representing feminism. Feminism isn't about outawing human fantasy and sexuality.

Too many holes in her argument, period.

[deadman1]

Some others have touched on the the idea but her argument make be more valid (doesn't mean you have to agree with it but you can at least see where she is coming from) if she took the stance of a prude/conservative than an advocate of feminism. Too many holes in her argument if she is representing feminism. Feminism isn't about outawing human fantasy and sexuality.

Even if what shes saying is true, that all female characters in games exist to titillate men, what is inherently wrong with that? They aren't real people? Who is hurt by that? If she or anyone else doesn't like that, they can make their own games/movies/TV shows/comic books.

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I didn't make it that far but...w...what?

She didn't directly say that but she heavily implied it, she said "Cat woman is making her hips sway around to draw attention to her sexualized butt" Because apparently cat woman isn't supposed to be sexy or something.

[Deleted]

And that's why you'll get morons like her policing your games. GG

Because I can find 14 year olds sexy? I'm not sure if I follow.

[Xilurm]

Even if what shes saying is true, that all female characters in games exist to titillate men, what is inherently wrong with that? They aren't real people? Who is hurt by that? If she or anyone else doesn't like that, they can make their own games/movies/TV shows/comic books.

Well apparently it gives the wrong impression to teen girls and they grow up knowing only that. Because thousands of years of history can just be ignored like that. It's what disney is doing too, look at ttheir latest movies, they are nothing like their old ones where there princessess waiting to be saved by their strong manly hero.