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Video Games Need A Woman's Touch
hattan wrote to mention an AP article going around detailing one woman's frustration with the roles for women in games. From the article: "Tara Teich enjoys nothing more than slipping into the role of a female video game character. But the 26-year-old software programmer gets annoyed by the appearance of such digital alter egos as the busty tomb raider Lara Croft or the belly-baring Wu the Lotus Blossom of 'Jade Empire.' Don't even get her started on the thong-bikini babes that the male gunmen win as prizes in 'Grand Theft Auto,' which was sent to stores with hidden sex scenes left embedded on the discs by programmers. "
Daytime TV shows need a man's touch.
show that it's gamers who need a woman's touch.
OSTG user statistics (Including Slashdot).
- 97% of OSTG readers are men
- average age is 29
Arguing about women in games on Slashdot is like a vegan arging about animal rights in a sausage factory.
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