Angry readers want Gamespot reviewer fired after her GTA V review

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HoloDust said:

S.T.A.G.E. said:

News flash: There are a growing number of female gamers in the gaming industry and they want to enjoy games just as much as males do. Theres no agenda, the game has been misogynist since GTA 3. This is a fact not an opinion. Another female reviewer on IGN didn't talk about the misogynism, but she gave her opinion once or twice in the review. Do you want them to fire her too? Perhaps they should fire Tara Long from Rev 3 games. No one is being PC because they are playing a very non-pc game and giving it remarkably high scores but also preparing the audience for what it entails to exist in such a world.

@bold - Maybe you should take a deep breath or two and read again what I wrote before putting the words in my mouth next time...

Other than that, news flash for you: creators of GTA (or whatever other piece of art/entertainment) have every right to make their story and characters however they feel like it. That's their prerogative.  I have no problem if reviewers are informing their audience about some of the things that are in game and that some might find offensive. But I do, and always will, have a problem with them giving negative point to  the game (and I suggest you go to Gamespot and look up under The Bad) for not being politically correct...and that's agenda right there.

Sorry for misreading the part where you said she shouldn't be fired. I was reading most of the responses and got caught up through speed reading. Reviews are generally capricious which is why GTA has always been given such high reviews. It's never 100% objective even from our favorite reviewers, its just an arbitrary tool or guideline to help us understand what we're about to buy. We're human and we're flawed but we're trying so hard to be f'n robots. She gave a warning signal that the game is for mature audiences and of course most moms arent going to be looking at reviews this is what non-gaming moms generally look at in reviews from my sales experience. They want your honest opinion, not just a 100% objective review. I saw the good and the bad and yes, her bullet points on both the good and bad were not majorly objective, but the review itself was. I found her review to be refreshingly different from other reviews because yes as you can see  I value humanism and thats where we meet at a crossroad.