Sexism in games.

[Duago]

(07-10-2012 10:15 AM)Beardy Wrote:  Personally, I think there are plenty of impossible male role models in games. Y'know, tough, hardened warriors and that. I think it's telling that they're all wish-fulfillment kind of characters though, if we're honest, firmly aimed at straight dudes.

Are there any women out there who wish they were Ashley from RE4?

Are there any gay dudes out there who wish.... well, there wasn't such a fucking palava over the Mass Effect romance scenes? (as much as I liked Mass Effect... is that really the point? Who you fuck via clumsy dialogue?)

I dunno, I think it's telling that there was such a massive thing made about the women vs tropes thing.

I'm a middle-class, white, straight dude and I'm worried about this stuff.

With you there. If games dont one day offer the same character approachability for other genders, races, orientations and creeds, it will be quite sad. How can a medium that has the most direct contact with it's audience (through interactivity) be so behind in understanding there are a wide variety of different audience types.