Anita Sarkeesian: Lingerie is not Armor - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

 
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It's been too long since bae has made another video. Longest one she's ever done, too.

This video contains feminism bla bla bla ironic trigger warning bla bla bla I'm lampooning your hypocrisy.

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Probably my favorite video of hers thus far.


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What a stupid bitch. Its called marketing.

I guess all the real world feminist problems are solved now so they can move on to the virtual world.


 
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What a stupid bitch. Its called marketing.
She has addressed this before.

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Sex sells argument:
When discussing representations of sexualized women the argument I hear most often is the old, adage, “sex sells.” This boring excuse isn’t even accurate.

First, just because people will buy something doesn’t automatically mean that thing has value or isn’t harmful. It’s also not a guaranteed avenue to success.

Second, and more importantly, when it comes to the Women as Reward trope in gaming we are not talking about actual “sex”; the ways women and women’s bodies are turned into trophies for gamers to win or unlock has nothing whatsoever to do with acts of consensual human intimacy. So when people say “sex sells” what they really mean is “sexualization” and “objectification” of women’s bodies sells” or more succinctly and more accurately “sexism sells.” And why does sexism sell? Well because it’s not challenging dominant paradigms, it’s simply reinforcing ideas about male privilege and entitlement to women’s sexuality that are already entrenched in the cultural zeitgeist.

When games offer hyper-sexualized DLC outfits for players to buy, publishers and developers are telling presumed straight male players, in not so subtle terms, “YES, these women do indeed exist primarily as toys to fulfill your personal sexual fantasy”.

This is just one of the ways the Women as Reward trope works to perpetuate regressive ideas about gender. See our full episode for a detailed analysis on this topic.
And I would add on to that: Just because something is marketable doesn't make it okay. Obviously.
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I guess all the real world feminist problems are solved now so they can move on to the virtual world.
No one is or has argued this.
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 “YES, these women do indeed exist primarily as toys to fulfill your personal sexual fantasy”.

Yes, I know they exist. All you have to do is hit up the mall on a saturday afternoon and look at what the women are wearing. If they don't have respect for themselves, why should I respect them at all? yes, most women are just sexual play things.


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Wow. She sounded frustrated in this video.

She's gonna snap soon.


 
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I only wish that she brought up the fact that Bayonetta was made by a woman, and explained why that doesn't matter--and rather, in a sense, makes it even worse that she's so sexualized. Because there's still all these dumb faggots who say shit like, "BUT SHE WAS MADE BY A WOMAN!!! THAT MAKES EVERYTHING OKAY!!!"

I also disagree with her opinion on the act of sex being portrayed in video games. She's okay with it as long as it's presented well--I don't want to see it at all. To me, sex has no place in video games whatsoever.


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idc more titties plz


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idc more titties plz
For vids decrying sexism, they're pretty damn sexy.


 
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idc more titties plz
i'm a better feminist than you lmao


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i'm a better feminist than you lmao
idc more titties plz


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Yeah.

Looks stupid and impractical as fuck.


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Stop posting her on this fucking forum. No one wants to watch this stupid skank, notice how I've stopped posting any of the YouTube videos I watch on here.

Do the same you fucking hypocrite. No double standards for you, cuck.


 
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Stop posting her on this fucking forum. No one wants to watch this stupid skank, notice how I've stopped posting any of the YouTube videos I watch on here.

Do the same you fucking hypocrite. No double standards for you, cuck.
I'll make sure to post her next one, too.


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Stop posting her on this fucking forum. No one wants to watch this stupid skank, notice how I've stopped posting any of the YouTube videos I watch on here.

Do the same you fucking hypocrite. No double standards for you, cuck.
I'll make sure to post her next one, too.

Then fuck you. I'm going to post another AlphaOmegaSin video here then at some point, and you're going to fucking deal with it. No fucking double standards. Either we don't see this shit from you or you don't bitch about the shit I post.


 
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Then fuck you. I'm going to post another AlphaOmegaSin video here then at some point, and you're going to fucking deal with it. No fucking double standards. Either we don't see this shit from you or you don't bitch about the shit I post.
Except Anita actually brings up interesting topics of discussion, whereas Alpha just regurgitates news articles while adding his own vapid, uninteresting, unfunny, profanity-laden commentary over it--generally contributing nothing of value into the discussion. His channel is terrible.


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Then fuck you. I'm going to post another AlphaOmegaSin video here then at some point, and you're going to fucking deal with it. No fucking double standards. Either we don't see this shit from you or you don't bitch about the shit I post.
Except Anita actually brings up interesting topics of discussion, whereas Alpha just regurgitates news articles while adding his own vapid, uninteresting, unfunny, profanity-laden commentary over it--generally contributing nothing of value into the discussion. His channel is terrible.

Take a good hard look at Anita then. That right there is a terrible channel.

You're as blind as a bat for even following her. I on the other hand at least keep an open mind. I used to watch TAA even but I stopped because I know how much of a fat douche he is, but even he isn't as worse as the fucking femnazi you're watching. Every "charitable" thing Anita has done, all the money has gone to her.


 
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Take a good hard look at Anita then. That right there is a terrible channel.
Just because you disagree with her, and other points of view are scary to you.
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I on the other hand at least keep an open mind.
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Take a good hard look at Anita then. That right there is a terrible channel.
Just because you disagree with her, and other points of view are scary to you.
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I on the other hand at least keep an open mind.
LOL

Verbatim you're fucking killing me. I'm going to end up getting a stroke because of you. I swear.


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Man, people getting mad salty in this thread.


 
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"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
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What a stupid bitch. Its called marketing.
lol I guess if it sells that absolves it of any wrongdoing

child labor sells
sweatshop clothing sells
factory farm meat sells

as long as the good ol boys in america are buying something, that means it's totally fine as a concept


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Jacob Potila was actually a Jacob Flotilla of lies.- WarTurkey
I think I'm actually starting to not dismiss feminist stuff so much


 
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Stop posting her on this fucking forum. No one wants to watch this stupid skank, notice how I've stopped posting any of the YouTube videos I watch on here.

Do the same you fucking hypocrite. No double standards for you, cuck.
I'll make sure to post her next one, too.

Then fuck you. I'm going to post another AlphaOmegaSin video here then at some point, and you're going to fucking deal with it. No fucking double standards. Either we don't see this shit from you or you don't bitch about the shit I post.
I'd rather watch Anita than AlphaOmegaShit anyday.

I'm dying.


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the one true God is Doctor Doom and we should all be worshiping him.
But boobs though.


 
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But boobs though.
how can you be a god when you allow yourself to be owned by such carnal desire

you will always be beneath me


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the one true God is Doctor Doom and we should all be worshiping him.
But boobs though.
how can you be a god when you allow yourself to be owned by such carnal desire

you will always be beneath me

Maybe, but boobs though.


 
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I remember the last time a thread like this was made, I posted a long and well thought out post, that Verb never replied to. Though from other posts, he more or less was in agreement with me due to others saying some of the same stuff I said, and he agreed to them.


 
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I scrolled real quick and saw Quiet from MGS V though. Yeah, I think we can all agree Kojima just sold out to the Japanese stereotype trope with her and his decision.

What makes THAT specific case so odd though, is he did the same thing with Eva in MGS3, only in a more "real life" way. Eva used her sex appeal to get what she wanted as a Chinese spy in a typical James Bond sense fashion, and her looks alone weren't the only thing to define her character. In fact she's one of the more important people in that entire universe.

Quiet? She's literally just a slut in bad clothing with a butter face.


 
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I remember the last time a thread like this was made, I posted a long and well thought out post, that Verb never replied to. Though from other posts, he more or less was in agreement with me due to others saying some of the same stuff I said, and he agreed to them.
the last anita thread i made was this one, and this was your response, correct?

you're right, i didn't respond, because i didn't have a problem with anything you said
it was thorough, well-written, and you made good, reasonable points

i don't always disagree with you, you know
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I remember the last time a thread like this was made, I posted a long and well thought out post, that Verb never replied to. Though from other posts, he more or less was in agreement with me due to others saying some of the same stuff I said, and he agreed to them.
the last anita thread i made was this one, and this was your response, correct?

you're right, i didn't respond, because i didn't have a problem with anything you said
it was thorough, well-written, and you made good, reasonable points

i don't always disagree with you, you know
Yes but sometimes positive reinforcement helps :(