History of Feminism

Bjorn Against

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2. As a gamer I know Whedon is right

Wed Aug 27, 2014, 03:15 PM

Aug 2014

A lot of gamers get mad when you even suggest the industry needs to do better, but it does. There are a few developers, most notably Bethesda who do seem to get it and present their female characters as real people rather than sex objects. This has not hurt Bethesda's sales at all either, The Elder Scrolls and Fallout are two of the best selling series in gaming, and they both portray men and women as equals and are able to address sexuality without turning the characters into sex objects.

Hopefully more developers will follow Bethesda's lead because the portrayal of women in many other series is ridiculous.

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Joss Whedon blasts misogynistic video games, tweets support for Feminist Frequency founder (NSFW) [View all] ismnotwasm Aug 2014 OP

JFC... theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #1

Yeah ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #3

The variation on "not all men" has been kinda humorous. Sheldon Cooper Aug 2014 #5

It was. ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #8

As a gamer I know Whedon is right Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #2

I think there will change ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #4

I think the change has already started, although it is slow change Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #12

All excellent points ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #13

I don't know, I was mixed on the new Tomb Raider. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #17

Agreed. Whedon is spot on. Hong Kong Cavalier Aug 2014 #6

Not that either are perfect by any stretch NuclearDem Aug 2014 #15

BioWare's really taking the lead too. NuclearDem Aug 2014 #14

Yes Bioware is another great developer Bjorn Against Aug 2014 #16

People are terrible el_bryanto Aug 2014 #7

And that is the difference between discussion and argument ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #9

Conversely, can we get some men to put their shirts back on? theHandpuppet Aug 2014 #10

Heh! ismnotwasm Aug 2014 #11

Yet another reason why Joss Whedon rocks! DeadLetterOffice Aug 2014 #18