Bayonetta 2 - an expression of freedom and not sexism

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Tamron said:

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pokoko said:

That doesn't mean that I don't think it's stupid that she's spreading her legs in the middle of fight, though.  The game uses over the top sexuality as a device to sell games to young men.  She might be confident and strong but she's also doing stripper moves for no actual reason.  That certainly is part of her in-game character.  It's no different than the characters in DoA wearing skimpy outfits into battle.

Sexuality is a selling point, yes. Where we differ is that in Bayonetta's case I see it as more empowerment than reduction.

Camera panning around her crotch is empowerment? okay.

Bayonetta owns her sexuality, she has fun with it, she's conscious of and unashamed of it. She's not some innoent vulnerable thing exploited by the camera.