They are now mad IGN aren't prudes like them: https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-women-criticise-sexualised-character-designs-ot3-make-her-look-more-corpulent-more-stuffed-where-the-eyes-cant-escape.275780/page-330?post=119984541#post-119984541
Pretty sure you lot approved of the Lady Dimitrescu's memes and horny posting because she was an older, domineering woman. Now all of a sudden it was bad all along?
Stop projecting your prudishness onto others. You lot have a habit of thinking everyone who shares some intrinsic traits of yours (race, sex, sexuality, etc...) agrees with your worldview. It's entirely possible the women at IGN either approves or just don't care. Likely some mix of both.
Here's a shocking suggestion: Maybe they don't see an issue. Or maybe they think it's small potatoes not worth mentioning. The general public not going apoplectic over Tifa's average looking swimsuit--one of several options you can pick from, mind you--seems to be the popular (non)-reaction while yours in that thread is the fringe reaction.
Paroni wrote:It has been said before, but it indeed feels like the main takeaway studios and medias had from lady Dimitrescu's online popularity was that participating in (and creating content that baits for) hornyposting gone viral is now acceptable enough, and good for social media engagement and therefore business.
Pretty sure you lot approved of the Lady Dimitrescu's memes and horny posting because she was an older, domineering woman. Now all of a sudden it was bad all along?
TheEchosOfTheCyborg wrote:This is sadly not new, as I've said before, the majority of the game press have the maturity of teenage boys and any topic relating to sex or sexualisation is rarely handled with any class or seriousness. It's something that's frustrated me for a long time seeing sites like Kotaku or Polygon on one hand push articles discussing harassment of women in the industry/community and sexualization and then push articles that push the very mentality that helps promote and cause that behaviour on the other. I remember Kotaku was really eye rolling back when Witcher 3 was all the rage.
It does make me wonder if this stuff bothers women journalists, especially those who do push for less objectification or cover sexism in the industry. I can't imagine it must feel good knowing the publication your working at is willing to use eye-rolling stuff like this promote their online guide of all things (which given how terrible IGN's guide a get the sense aren't read much).
Out of curiosity, what are some of the best gaming publications for avoiding stuff like this or do regularly report on sexualization in games etc?
Stop projecting your prudishness onto others. You lot have a habit of thinking everyone who shares some intrinsic traits of yours (race, sex, sexuality, etc...) agrees with your worldview. It's entirely possible the women at IGN either approves or just don't care. Likely some mix of both.
Maledict wrote:The way that the entirety of the gaming press has just collectively decided to ignore any and all the issues with FF7R2 really depresses me. It seems like the industry is all for change and representation until a good game comes along that does the opposite of that, and then suddenly it's all forgotten and tits and sexualisation of minors and terrible writing of women is all A-Okay for a game of the year.
Here's a shocking suggestion: Maybe they don't see an issue. Or maybe they think it's small potatoes not worth mentioning. The general public not going apoplectic over Tifa's average looking swimsuit--one of several options you can pick from, mind you--seems to be the popular (non)-reaction while yours in that thread is the fringe reaction.
13 users liked this post: