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Edited by Spartan Ken 15: 3/12/2013 1:40:35 PM
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Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

I find this quite interesting, particularly all the backlash and support this woman's videos have had. In this video she talks about what she feels is the objectification of women in games by making them "objects to be won". She also seems to think that having women appear in some respects "desirable" to men is also sexist. But at the same time, we have games like GOW which glorify male steryotypes. In video games, there is always some fantasy or disbelief that is added to characters and people to make them appealing and more interesting. I certainly think she has some good points but I also think she is a little too radical. She called remakes of classic games with these tropes in them ""regressive crap". What are your thoughts on this?

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