Have heard the same thing, only it's usually said by artists or illustrators ("You can't criticize my artwork if you are not an artist") which is...
I agree, the way it's presented on Neon is definitively tongue in cheek. The way she get's hit in the intro it's shown as a joke and not as a...
I understand now. Totally agree.
I did not see that way. I found it's content inaccurate, unnecessarily confrontational and personal (that is, attacking the person instead of...
I get what you are saying. I think Sarkeesians' videos are directed at people familiar with the medium. Certainly the youtube "about" description...
I totally agree. While I do think the objectification of men and women can be an issue (sometimes), i still agree with you on everything else....
The video begins by missing the point entirely about Double Dragon Neon (the plot is that Marion is kidnapped, not that Marion punches the bad guy...
I think her videos focus only on specific games that share specific characteristics, not the entire medium. There's also a time limit to how long...
Let's bring this thread a little bit closer to videogames again. "On Consuming Media Responsibly: Video Games, Horror Movies, and Anita...
I rather use written sources. More reliable than anecdotes, since personal stories can be biased or changed to suit an agenda very easily, while...
The Telegraph wonders: Are computer games being taken over by women?...
What contradiction? What source do you recommend?
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism
Her work is in the area of gender equality. Of course she is going to tweet about the lack of female characters on the Microsoft presentation. Why...
500 dollars for the Xbox One. How awful, really. Where is the price advantage over a custom built PC with Steam? Now Sony can price their console...
If she did not say those things then how can she represent that? Don't see the connection between one thing and the other. She was a victim,...
Is there a site where I can see where Sarkeesian asked for those things? Okay, here's another way to look at it. This is just like in american...
Ignored by who? The developers, the consumers or the media? Games are not created in a void, and sometimes gender roles (as well as other view...
Is game developing the only tool available to people to change things? Is your solution to not change things, and if women don't like it, then...
I would say that those examples are not men sexualized, but male power fantasies in my opinion. I don't think the main intent behind those designs...
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