On The Feminine Form In Gaming

heartless_ writes "The GamerGirl team over at Gamergod.com has an interesting article delving into a male driven industry. This time the subject of discussion is the sometimes overzealous portrayal of women in games." A well-considered piece, with thoughtful references to the works of Camille Paglia and Naomi Wolf. From the article: "He also highlights several games that, instead of focusing on the female form in its big-breasted glory, showcase women who are intelligent, strong, and powerful. He insists, 'The protagonists highlighted above illustrate that plenty of excitement can be provided by female leads who will, in turn, bring in female gamers - not to speak of richer gameplay options. Additionally, as McIntosh says, most women gamers are "confident enough not to feel threatened" by sexist imagery, merely finding it annoying and disappointing.'"

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Stop Conplaining Girls! do guys complain that.. .

[Wingfat]

Stop Complaining Girls! do guys complain that.. . I think that the unfair representation of guys in games has never been brought up, but the girls always complain when some one has bigger boobs then them. Just give it up girls! Unless you are going to program a game about a plan Jane librarian with A cup boobs, who's job in the game is to put the books back in the Dewy Decimal System. Guys in video games don't have beer guts, Well GTA: SA had a little if you feed your guy too much, but other wise guys are buff tall and have abs you can wash your cloths on.

Um, do you really want them?

[flyinwhitey]

"I found it ridiculous and frustrating that even in a golf game there were no realistic female avatars to choose from."

This is like asking to be kicked in the balls, why the hell would you want that?

And tell me, please, what exactly saddlebags, cottage cheese, and an a-cup add to any of the games I've ever played?

See the argument isn't that these women are a "sexist" representation, because whether you like it or not, there are REAL women that look like video game women.

The problem comes from not feeling represented, and even worse, being constantly reminded that your mosquito bites don't do it for most guys.

And women wonder why guys lie to them...