wfz said:
kain_kusanagi said:
Here we go again. Anytime someone is offended we get an earful from those who say it's not. If someone is offended than it is offensive. Girls on a stage in sexy outfits doing sexy dancing. Yeah I'm sure the professional woman of GDC just loved it.
Come on guys. GDC is conference for game developer professionals. I'm all for a fun party, but is it really professional to hire dancing girls when woman have been fighting for respect in the gaming industry for decades?
You don't have to be offended for someone to be offensive to someone else. I'm not offended by the girls. I love sexy dancing girls. But it's not a bachelor party, it's and industry event.
I'd also like to point out that the whole "anything goes" and "stop being sensitive" attitude is a little inconsiderate. |
Wow, you really went full throttle there! I won't bother replying to most of it, since I didn't even make those points in my OP, but I will stand by the fact that I don't think it's anything to be offended about when girls wear pretty clothing and dance. There's a difference between wearing a dress and wearing a thong!
Also, why can't women dress pretty, dance, and still be respected? Are men not respected at events where there are men dancing on stage?
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You put a sexy girl in a sexy outfit on a stage to do a sexy dance. Who is it for? It's for men to ogle at. I like to ogle at sexy girls doing sexy dances as much as the next guy, so I'm not offended. However, I can completely understand how the professional woman at GDC saw these dancing girls as undermining everything they have fought for in the industry.
Can a dancing girl be respected? Of course, I have no disrespect for dancing girls. That's not the point. The professional woman at GDC are tired of woman being seen as nothing more than sexual objects for men's enjoyment.
The women who came to GDC are professionals that want to be respected for their contribution to video game design. One of the most important topics at this year's GDC was the portrayal of woman in video games.
