Cheat Code Central: "Zero Suit Samus’s New Design is Sexist is here's why"

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RolStoppable said:

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The problem here is that clearly Samus sets unrealistic body standards for women.

The gaming industry never does that with men...

Eh, that's really missing the point. When it comes to sexism in video games, the real problem is that it is very common that men are portrayed as what men want to be and women are portrayed as what men want them to be. Well, that is if you think of sexism in video games as a serious problem to begin with.

Women don't mind virtual women being sexualized, because women do want to be pretty, attractive and sexy. However, such virtual women must also possess other traits and convey that they are in control. While the male audience sees, for example, Lara Croft and the Dead or Alive girls as equal fap material, the former is actually respected by the female audience. Lara is definitely desired by men, but she isn't their toy.

So analogously, Other M Smus is sexist because she is submissive and dependent, while Smash Bros Samus is not because despite being sexualised, she's still a badass?