Cori wrote:
Okay, I'm with OA on this.
Terra, listen to me very carefully (chopstix I think you should read this too but bear in mind that you're not part of the 'straight male' demographic, which does alter your perspective on things):
Women in all forms of media are MOST OFTEN only put in that form of media to serve as a sexual fantasy for a male audience. The woman who is only there to be the male character's prize for a job well done. The woman who is designed in clothing with her tits hanging out, acting like she'd love nothing more than to bed every man she encounters. The woman who acts aggressive and pushes men away, until it's revealed that she has some kind of sad past that MAKES her act cold and once she starts to move on she's suddenly after the man who thawed her. The crazy ex-wife who obsesses over her ex-husband because she wants him back and will tie him to a bed and threaten with violence if he doesn't go along with her. The woman who offers sexual favors when a man saves her from villains or some other disaster.
Daddy issues.
dayum, you mean the game has stuff ta appeal ta the core audience? ya mean the characters other than the mc got 1-dimensional personalities? daaaayum. there's games meant ta appeal ta women. they ain't common because it's mostly men playing video games, but if ya for some reason can't play muscle man saves the world 2, ya still got plenty of neutral or women-aimed games.
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Now, the thing with Conan the Barbarian? Big, muscly Conan, winning all of his battles and winning all the babes, too?
That is a MALE POWER FANTASY.
That is not objectification. That is not eye candy for women, the way so many women are eye candy for men. That is a male power fantasy.
I dunno mayn, I know chicks that are inta that. they ain't the target audience, but hey.
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Men want to BE Conan. They want to BANG the sexually objectified woman.
and they ain't nothin wrong with that. wanna market somethin to a normal dude specifically? that's how
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Exhibit A:
tumblr comic
dayum nice strawman comic
in conclusion, they's plenty of games made fo women, or made neutral. games made fo men are just easier ta see, cause it's mostly men playin em and they get mo marketin. ain't nothin ta complain about