Joel
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Why do you believe sexism is an inherent part of gaming? Certainly the majority of games will be targeted towards men as that's the audience but that doesn't mean it needs to be sexist. It's fine to have eye candy in games but I find it pretty silly when female characters in RPG's go into battle with steel bikinis. It doesn't deeply offend me to my core but it just feels childish to me more than anything. I still enjoy MGS games, and I'm not put off by the boobs but I don't think I'd care if they weren't there.Nothing to do with the medium. Few years before gamergate there was some big report saying children's literature was sexist and therefore enforcing gender inequality from a young age. For gaming in particular I'd argue sexism is an inherent part of it, just like it is with some authors and some directors. Remove that, and you remove their freedom of expression. It's why I believe Kojima is shoving Quiet's boobs in our faces as a big "screw you" to PC and the social justice movement.
Believe what you want I guess but I don't see this happening nor has it happened in the past with similar civil rights breakthroughs.Aaaand this is where my worry lies with the LGBT lobby. Now they'll hold people to ransom to meet quotas so it's more representative of modern society. Well I'm sorry, but Tarantino shouldn't be made to feature more lesbians because the social justice movement says so. He should instead be free to include, or not include lesbian characters, or lesbian actresses.
The character who drinks a lot is Jim Lahey, he's the trailer park supervisor and the main antagonist in the show. He and the assistant supervisor Randy are in an on and off relationship throughout the series which is one of the core story arcs. They get lots of character development and their relationship is presented no differently than any straight relationship in the show.Me neither, the point was the icon. (And yes, I though Trailer Park boys was a great show from the episodes I watched. My friend thought I was the one who drinks all the time. I don't actually know who the gay characters were)
That's mainly what I'm getting at, it's not about how many LGBT characters there are, but how the subject is treated. It's very telling of how the show treats the subject that you having seen the show a few times, remember Lahey as "the guy who drinks a lot", and not "the gay guy". Gay people in real life aren't defined by their sexuality, and I hope we can have more media where LGBT characters aren't defined by their sexuality.
I don't know. Probably transgendered people will be the next way the LGBT movement goes. The comparison isn't really relevant as there aren't laws on the books in a variety of countries which restrict the rights of nerdy people, nor are adults unable to be nerdy in public without scorn or negativity. LGBT people are far more than down on their luck.OK....but who is going to be the next down on their luck group to fight for. Should we put pressure on producers to change the stereotype of nerdy white kids who wear glasses?
I also don't really get the rhetorical question about "where does it stop". It stops when people stop being treated unfairly for their identity. In Canada we've had gay marriage for 10-12 years depending on the province and by now it's really not a big thing in the media anymore. Things aren't perfect but we don't have a really big gay rights movement anymore because it's not really a big deal. For the most part LGBT advocacy groups here have moved into being support networks rather than getting into politics or media.
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