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Bro, is that a hole? (jlai.lu)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

That's missing a key past of the argument, objectification. Do the game devs add women exclusively as eye candy or as interesting, complex characters? I haven't played GTA5 so I legit don't know.

Maybe her comment here was silly and misplaced, but I think the gaming community really has (had?) excessive misogyny. And it does tend to cater to men more than women. Look at any recent major AAA games, the top 50 best selling video games, top rated games of all time, etc. The overwhelming majority ether have a male protagonist or customizable character. Only a handful specifically have a female protagonist.

Most gamers aren't gross misogynists, but there are plenty of ways game devs could better represent women as equals.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

and there's no scene where John Wick gets a lap dance. There are women who appear to be sex workers, and John Wick murders their bosses. The audience isn't invited to participate in the objectification,

I do not agree that paying a woman for a lap dance is objectification if sex work is real work and should be respected. If sex work is bad and shouldn't be respected then sure, that'd be a bad thing to pay for, but it can't be both.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Wrong person, that was someone else that said that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Right, then I responded to them, then you responded to me responding to them, and now we're here. You said it's missing part of the argument but it is the argument you jumped into, so "nuh uh" is what I'm saying.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

OK but your "nuh uh" didn't address anything I added to the conversation.

Sex work good

Treating all women as just sex objects bad

In the video game, are all women just eye candy/sex appeal/sex workers?

Or do the game devs know that women have more to offer than sex and show that?

You're reducing the argument to one action, lap dances. But the argument is about the overall attitude towards women.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Wait you think the only women in the entire game are in this one strip club?