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wilco on 29 August 2014
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JazzB1987 said:

What if she faked those troll accounts to have some PR? All is possible. I was going to click on the link to read the article but then decided to close the window before it was loaded to prevent her from getting more attention (click revenue for the verge)

TBH she only sees 1 side of the whole dilemma and focuses to much on that.
E.g 99% of criminals in games are male does she talk about how most women are good heated in games? NOPE why would she wouldn't fit her agenda. If she wants woman to be portrayed better in video games then she should start to change women in real life. There is a reason why there is strip clubs in games because they exist in reallife and women work there on their own free will. All people are the same if you are feminist or dont care if someone sees your boobies is all "acting". Some women and men act tough and cool to others but are quite fragile.  She takes all of this way to serious.


Focusing on one side is very much the correct way to support your thesis. That is one of the most important rules when writing academic papers. You can address counteragruments but your paper needs to remain focused on whatever your thesis is otherwise it will become muddled and your point will be lost. Make no mistake, Anita Sarkeesians videos aren't much more than an academic exercise. I enjoy them, but that really is all they are. She doesn't need to address every issue in gaming, just the ones that are related to her message. That is not a bad thing. I don't get why people keep bringing her laser focus up as a negative.

And yes, strip clubs exist in real life. But so do other women both good and bad. From viewing her videos I don't think the issue is even so much "negative" representations of women as it is "narrow" representations of women. Video games tend to show a wide variety of male characters but female representation tends to be more narrow. And yes, as with all things there are counterexamples but that doesn't mean it isn't still a pervasive issue.

So Sarkeesian takes this way too serious? I thought we wanted video games to be taken seriously?