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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSix sexist tropes in videogames
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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Six sexist tropes in videogames (Original Post)
DetlefK
Sep 2013
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NuclearDem
(16,184 posts)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
(25,960 posts)2. Now do "Six Sexist tropes in Rom Coms"!!!!
DetlefK
(16,423 posts)3. Sorry, they only found five.
Sheldon Cooper
(3,724 posts)4. Or how about Five Classic Derailment Tactics?
Decaffeinated
(556 posts)5. Mostly the same as in other media...
snooper2
(30,151 posts)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
(24,853 posts)7. Violence in video games is of no consequence, but sexism is. n/t