| padib said: Okay. I'll let it slide this time. :) To be honest though, console games aside, I think there is a valid concern about the over-sexualization of women in media in general. There is a very interesting article I stumbled upon that provided an excerpt of a book written by what I understood to be a prominent feminist (who's dead now) called Andrea Dworkin. It was mostly on pornography but it also deals with how women are used on ads (non-pornographic). If I can just find it... It's here. It's been a long time since I read it but when I did it kind of opened my eyes about the topic. And I was never one to be pro-feminist, as a matter of fact I used to mostly resent the feminist sentiment. I also have consumed a large amount of pornography in my life. But I am seeing things differently now. |
It's a non issue for most women, always has been, most of us are perfectly fine with just playing the games we like and skipping the games we dont, just like any based human being.
Mens bodies are used to sell product, and on porn (guess what, theres porn for women too), just as womens bodies are used to sell prodct, people are acting like the hunky guy drinking soda advert was never a thing
Sure it may not be balanced but nothing ever is, i wouldn't expect balance if a man wanted to learn something inherantly feminine, and neither would they.
The majority of women are perfectly fine with the way things are, the issue we have is that the vocal minority are not, and its the vocal minorities that get all the attention - just like when a female developer / feminist gets hate messages from one or two people, people generalize and treat it like most males are like that.
It's bullshit, and it's getting to the point where some men are pandering to the vocal minority and telling people what they can and cannot think, or say.
My view on it is this, Yes i have boobs, if a guy across the room is staring at them, IDGAF, if he tries to grope me, hes stepping over a line and getting a broken nose, but the point here is that theres a line for him to cross in order for that to happen, the current brand of feminism, and the men that pander to it, are pushing that line closer and closer to the point where the guy is going to get a broken nose for simply not asking for permission to look in my direction.
The last thing I need, or want, is a guy telling me how the average woman feels about this topic, when using the same mindset as the vocal minority.
