Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

i mean, i imagine an adventurer would get to have some pretty major thighs going on at some point. it's kind of funny kind of sad that the artist decided to exaggerate that to the level of fetish also?

http://media.tumblr.com/3d268e66b27bc9bf87c28c93f5c2a012/tumblr_inline_mk0u29OAgf1qz4rgp.gif

horsey

"Let's step back from the social justice aspect of this kind of artwork and deal with the fact that 9 year-old girls find it stupid. I'd love for her to see games and want to be these women, not simply recoil at the fact that they're designed for my eyes more than her power fantasies."

Wtf, this is exactly what the social justice aspect is!

it is and it isn't.

i. i think this is a good case for why 'casual racism and sexism are more accepted in video games than other media' is a bad way of phrasing the argument vs. something like 'more visible in video games than other media'. -- like, having sexed-up fantasy figures turned up to such a ridic degree makes it more obvious and undeniable that something's going on, that there is a problem here that needs addressing.

ii. kind of sad compared to previous form; a couple gay girls i know thought odin sphere was really amazing w/ the fairy princess types just whaling on guys and beating the shit out of them

iii. huh, i wanna play odin sphere

its on psn

i got it on sale on PSN a few weeks ago, been meaning to crack it

http://i.imgur.com/Vex0WGq.jpg

weirdly into that

Reminding me weirdly of some awesome Greek mythology picture books I devoured as a kid.

Somehow more erotic than his woman pics

This guy really might have a future in dude-on-dude art

None of them looks mysteriously like a horse

i would play a game like that, maybe based on the three kingdoms

http://i.imgur.com/008oKkZ.jpg

that is making me nostalgic for Dragon Force

wm blake + zangief + bear porn

zangief and bear porn are kind of the same already i guess

yup

Odin Sphere I managed to snag used at a late lamented Hollywood Video at the end of the PS2. It's worth playing.

http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropes-vs-women-series-launches-with-damsels-in-distress/

no talk about this? really well done imo

We talked about Sarkeesian a bit upthread.

Sarkeesian is such an easy target for internet trolls. I honestly wish she were a little more challenging and interesting but she's still among the better video game essayists if only due to the low bar.
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she still doesn't mean 'tropes'

tramps in video games, pt 1

hey hey lemme defend my internet honor for a sec - i was referring to the creepy troll response video there, not her video

I think the context is there if you were around for the original conversation

She released a second video, right?

I've been playing Arkham City and the gameplay is pretty awesome and stunning but my desire to show off to friends my 80-hit combo skillz w Catwoman is often mitigated by the cringe-worthy taunts the bad guys shout at her.

so arkham city is an interesting case because about nine-tenths of what i knew about it before actually playing it was that it hated women

then a friend showed me it and i was like, huh, there are many other things that are embarrassing and bad about this game

http://www.explosion.com/27625/bioshock-infinite-5-points-that-prove-its-another-sexist-game/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_52949

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/arts/video-games/in-the-video-game-the-last-of-us-survival-favors-the-man.html

That's Explosion.com article is bullshit.

i somehow avoided this nonsense until now. wtf is this nonsense about exactly? is anyone a fan who can tell me and spare me the googling
http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/yluvyt/hey-ash--whatcha-playin---tomb-raider

This nonsense = don't ever watch 'shows' on Gametrailers.com

got it

*adds gametrailers.com to my list of do-not-watch-shows-from list*

Once you have 'youtube' it's just mopping up from there.

though tbf, this was interesting
http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/bbcd7o/pop-fiction-episode-35--the-lost-levels

http://mexicanflyer.tumblr.com/post/59890221403/looking-up-at-a-girls-skirt-and-a-womans-breasts

in which the writer basically apologizes for being offended
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/09/20/opinion-blue-estates-humiliated-mermaid-wont-leave-me-alone/

it's like, i know i shouldn't look at the comments of these kinds of articles but i can't look away

http://penny-arcade.com/report/article/king-of-fighters-xiii-pc-improves-online-play-doesnt-improve-casual-racism

ughhhhhh why do i ever start reading comments sections on things

Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in Grand Theft Auto than other games (these days)?

no takers huh

cuz 1 billion dollars

The defence everyone seems to come up with is "sure, the game hates women and minorities, but it hates everyone else too so that's ok". I'm far from convinced that does make it ok, but it muddies the water enough for them to get away with it.

most people seem to claim "it's satire", and when you explain that it's pretty difficult to do satirical racism and misogyny when there's no sense that the game or any of its developers disapprove of it they get real defensive

Somebody could probably get a good feature out of exploring the way-different vibes that GTA vs Saints Row take with their characters and the difference between the sexy/sexist breakdown happens.