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more about #jezebel birdtongue: TL;DR because you'll be scrolling for awhile: feminism = stereotypes shouldn't be restrictive Since i think i'm going to be fairly reasonable, i hope... more » Insomnia Bob: more » Jillsandwich: Oh my, this ranks right up there with the Resident Evil 5 racism debate. This one is possibly even less warranted, somehow. more » DwarfP: So hold on a second I'm sensing a hypocrite here. You say games which put women in to be drooled over (DOA etc.) are sexist. Yet you follow that up wi... more » jarowdowsky: Great article. It's always great to hear a personal response to any game, especially in an industry where most reviews and comments tend to focus more... more » Helba: I disagree respectfully, AJ, that not having a woman as a main character is sexist. It's up to the writer's discretion whether to include a character ... more » elbow2k: As a man, I have some difficulty accepting women in video games; not because of some innate misogynistic desire, but simply because I feel that develo... more » Bialia: Interesting piece AJ. But even as someone who is quite often too willing too jump into "feminist" debate, though, I can't say I'm with you on all poin... more » QuickAndToThePointless: The sexism goes both ways, if you think about it. All the enemies are male. Does that mean that only males are capable of doing harm? And Soap is s... more » nerdbox: I am a female gamer and I do not need the option to play as my gender in every single game especially when it realistically would not make sense, or i... more » ZenGaijin: Let me just say first and fore most "War" is a male fantasy just the same as preparing a nice dinner for a family is a female fantasy. That is to say ... more » Chris Parnell: I think it's worth noting that one of the long-standing reasons that female soldiers haven't been allowed on front lines (serving is fine, but being o... more » the_poptart: I posit that the reason (90% of) the guys down thread don't really understand the "point" of this article is because they are men and AJ is a woman (a... more » Tevor_the_Third: No woman? At all? Aren't there lots of woman in the American Military? Seems like an odd omission.... more » Mr-MKB-Fox: There's a good reason women aren't in the frontlines When I was doing army training a couple of years ago when one of the women called Sara begged ou... more » Gruntybreath: There are places, there are times. Gender is fascinating; I, personally, could debate about it endlessly. It never ceases to baffle me that at least h... more » balls187: How many women are in the infantry? How many women are in special forces? How many women are in Brazilian militias? Seems throwing a woman in the m... more » mintycrys is HOT for Bayonetta: Had to point this out, AJ: If No Russian had more women in the airport, I can almost guarantee you that some media folks wouldn't have been complainin... more » RoboBagins: The only thing that gets my goat about the entire article is the bit about Female Helicopter pilot in MW1. I never saw that as sexist. Hell I never ... more » The_Virus: I wonder sometimes, when you stylize reality for the purpose of entertainment, if you exaggerate stereotypes and prejudice at the same time, perhaps u... more » -
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Girls Night With The Most Male Game Of 2009
It's Friday night and I'm gathering supplies for Girls Night over at my friends' house. Fashion magazines? Check. Nail polish? Check. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 for the PlayStation 3? Check. As I chuck the box into my Tinker Bell shoulder bag, somewhere, a feminism fairy dies. More » -
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Nintendo Boasts 9 Million Player Advantage Among Female Console Gamers
The president of Nintendo of America wasn't counting girls playing DS, moms playing PCs or sisters dabbling with the family's Wii when he announced that there are more than 11 million females in the Americas who play consoles. More » -
#gamingglamor
Virtual Fashion: What They're Wearing In Uncharted 2
For too long, video game characters have been permitted to strut through their games without a comment about their fashion sense — or the sense of the game designers who clothed them. No more. More » -
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Knocked Up: A Look At Pregnancy In Video Games
What's the last time you got knocked up in-game? Was it The Sims 2? Fable II? Or all the way back in 1992 with Dragon Quest V, featuring the first known playable pregnancy?
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