sexism in video games

[Nefrodite]

I think Ms.Pac-Man is the most sexist video game ever. You've got this gal who is being chased as these four others are trying to jump her - plus she's forced to eat this little white blobs of whatever laying on the floor...

gross...


oh my.. pacman was a homo!

 

[Mookow]

<< I think Ms.Pac-Man is the most sexist video game ever. You've got this gal who is being chased as these four others are trying to jump her - plus she's forced to eat this little white blobs of whatever laying on the floor...

gross... >>



ROFL. That was great...

 

[Dually]

Most video games are bought by boys, vastly more. So whats wrong with them being scewed towards them.

 

[Kelvrick]

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<< Starcaft. All the female charecters eventually turn evil. Just like in real life.

*puts on flame suit* >>



On a roll today, aren't you? Ripping off bookstores and dissing femmes. Which dorm are you in again? I'll come lay the smackdown on ya. BTW, ready for finals? >>



Why yes, I am on a roll. When I'm not posting in a whole lot, I think the quality of my few posts has increased. Not really ripping off. I buy tons of stuff from them. I just go there to study with others and when I'm done studying, I go get a book while they're still studying. After a couple sessions, I'll finish off a book or two.

 

[kami]

Why Duke Nukem? Don;t you remember his one liners?

"Nobody steals our chicks, and lives!"

He wasn't saving the world, he was saving the women!

 

[jocycliff]

Ms. PacMan, Now that cracked my ass up. You guys are killing me. My wife is siting here calling me a geek I was laughing so hard. I will have try and work that in some how.

 

[zephyrprime]

Besides blatent examples of sexism, there are mode subtle illustrations of gender inequity in games. For example, just take a survey of any group of games and you'll more likely than not see that the protagonists are 80% male. For instance, the Final Fantasy series (which I think is great except for VIII which stunk) has male protagonists in every game of the 10 game series except for FF6.

I can't really blame the game companies too much though. It's girls' fault for not being more geeky and more into gaming!

 

[ThaGrandCow]

Any kind of fighting game has women with very little clothing.
Street Fighter II (all 30 of them)
Sould Calibur
Killer Instinct
etc... etc...

 

[Jfur]

Virtual Valerie

 

[deftron]

Barbie Digital Makeover

 

[Sir Fredrick]

James Bond on the gamecube is pretty bad.

 

[911paramedic]

<<<That's just not true. The Medics don't turn evil. Actually they sound a bit, er, well, frisky.>>>

Not the ones I have worked with, LMAO...

 

[ddjkdg]

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<< perfect dark (n64), Oni, No One Lives Forever, Dead or Alive 3 (xbox), GTA3 (PS2).
i'm sure there's more, how's that for a start? >>



How is Oni and No One Lives Forever considered games with sexism in them? >>



Never played Oni. But No One Lives Forever has pretty blatant sexism in it, from what was his name... Smithy, to Cate. "No female field operatives."

 

[LongCoolMother]

<< i think it's fairly obvious the transport captains in sc are lesbo. >>



thats pretty much it

 

[ddjkdg]

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<< All the female charecters eventually turn evil >>

What?!?

That's just not true. The Medics don't turn evil. Actually they sound a bit, er, well, frisky. And the transport captains are hardly evil.

Hmm... Example for your paper:

Max Payne. Plenty of raunchy posters and magazines lying around Jack Lupino's hotel and slum complexes. And then there's a scene where a prostitute is about to give Rico Muerte a little oral action before Max bursts in.

btw - I've killed Muerte with a single shot. Right after I open the bar I nailed him with the sniper rifle right through the head. His dual ingrams weren't very usefull against that. >>



There was also the part where Max stumbles upon a prostitute's hotel room. The one where she had a separate room set up to film her clients and then blackmail them with. >>



And any of this is sexist because...?

It's called atmosphere. There ARE parts of North America like this. >>



Exactly... and it's a sexist atmosphere. Every woman in the game is somehow related to derrogatory sexual acts with the exception of the head honcho broad, who instead of being a prostitute or porn star is completely evil.

 

[eshrai]

<< Theres no sexism in videogames. if women loved playing action games then the market would change to suit their tastes. but how would that work? would women want to look at a brawny guy jumping around on screen killing endless hoards instead of lara? If you turned the model in tombraider to say josh hartnet would that be enough to convince girls to go wild on video games? i think they would instantly lose their male audience, thats for sure. Software developers aren't stupid, if they can tap an untapped market, they will do it. they have tried and failed, and tried again with barbie/makeover pc software etc.. the only big game i know of that women seem to love is the sims. Theres nothing sexist about the sims right? maybe women are better at it since their social skills are more compatible with a game like that. if girls want games, then women should @#% program games for them. >>



not really....plenty of girls play video games. i myself will only play rpgs, i have never tried the sims. i also like strategy games. my sisters play video games allllll the timmme. you're just a sexist pig who doesn't know what he is talking about.

 

[HOWITIS]

what about those dating sims? those japs are sexist. kinda like america in the fifties.

 

[bunker]

Heavy Metal FAKK 2

 

[b0mbrman]

<< what about those dating sims? those japs are sexist. kinda like america in the fifties. >>


Heh heh...my Japanese roommate can talk on end about how bad Japanese men are

 

[Mitzi]

Grand Theft Auto 3 is possibly the most sexist game ever

 

[Mitzi]

not really....plenty of girls play video games. i myself will only play rpgs, i have never tried the sims. i also like strategy games. my sisters play video games allllll the timmme. you're just a sexist pig who doesn't know what he is talking about.

You go girl!

 

[amnesiac]

This dead horse has been beaten, dug up, and beaten back into dust many times over.

It's a simple matter of creating games for a target audience.
Yes, Tomb Raider was primarily targeted towards adolescent males (13-25), the main demographic that own video game systems and play action games. But you know what? Many girls have come to like Tomb Raider and have given it mass appeal because Lara Croft embodies the strong, adventurous, yet sensual female that defies the norm set by today's societies. She's a role model if you will.

At one point I suppose you could determine that some games were sexist (i.e. LSL, Duke) but now most developers take into account that a wider user base will be playing their games, and violence sells much better than sex nowadays.

 

[hans007]

well if you want a classic that has tons of stuff written about . i'd go with night trap. that started so much controversy. it was on the sega cd add on for the genesis i think.

 

[Nefrodite]

not really....plenty of girls play video games. i myself will only play rpgs, i have never tried the sims. i also like strategy games. my sisters play video games allllll the timmme. you're just a sexist pig who doesn't know what he is talking about.

You go girl!


grumble, just go find some stats showing that women own even say 30% of consoles being sold today. off you go my little flamer!!


and no, playing your brothers console everyonce in a while doesn't really count money talks, and women have spoken. games like sims=expansions like hotdate, games like quake,...well tough, blood guts and t&a it is.

 

[GermyBoy]

How abot the timeless classics of Super Mario Brothers and The Legend of Zelda? You are the male hero, out to save the princess because she is too weak to do anything.

Also, Conkers Bar Fur Day is pretty sexist too. You have that squirrel thing jumping on the large jugs of plants. LOL.