2013-03-09, 05:00 PM
Sardines Wrote:The media is incredibly shallow and obtuse, which is precisely why people like it. Attacking a media like video games is like pointing at a five year old who committed a misdeed and stating that this is indicative of how our culture is declining or remaining at a troubling impasse. Video games feature moments we will never experience or simply have such as rescuing a princess or whatever damsel in distress. I'm not expecting some realistic Private Eye Detective game where I'm digging into social stereotypes, I'm fighting a talking dragon that spits fire out of his mouth and the rest of his smaller kin. Yes, video games are base. Seriously, that's why we like them. Do I want Yuna in a snow-coat? No. That would make an unbearable game even more unbearable. (I'll debate expanding on this when I get back).
Even though its pointing fingers. The source of the influence is the media itself. So focusing on the media is a good way to go. Some videogames can have the sexism just as some movies have unintended rasism. But when the vast majority have this reoccurring feature a problem arises.