The Video Game Feminist

This movement has been moving along since not that long ago.

Is it bad? Is it good? Misguided?

Meh, I don't know. I'm not a woman.

Here's my take on the whole thing: there is an issue with female under representation in video games, because most video games target males aged 18-34. As more women become gamers, video games are going to become more inclusive. Games like Last of Us (where the story is what mattered, not sex appeal) target men and women as their players. And that's okay.

When you run into an issue like the damsel in distress or the female version of the male character, you have an issue. However, these specifically target male fantasies, and therefore have little to no bearing on the situation. Is that to say they're okay? Of course not!

What we need is to include women in the design process, or else nothing will change.

So how about it, men? Encourage your daughters and wives in their programming. Encourage your female friends to try 3d imaging and textures.

I swear, if you men belittle a female developer who is trying her best simply due to her lack of Y chromosomes, I will hunt you.

That's the real problem in video games.

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