Reasons why The Video Game Industry Isn’t Sexist at All
It’s often said that the video game industry is sexist toward women. Everything about gaming seems to be catered to guys as it’s just a little too difficult to think of a female video game character who doesn’t wear some clad outfit/armor that does little else but accentuate those forms further. Most main characters are also usually some version of a male, even if it is a puffy pink ball, while marketing for many games will use any excuse to display some version of a cleavage, even if it belongs to your in-game sister. There is no denying that the gaming world is a man’s world, but it’s not necessarily sexist. Well rather, it doesn’t intentionally disrespect women anymore than any other form of artistic entertainment. ‘If the video game industry were a men’s magazine, its’ tendency to cater to males, while ignoring a potential female audience (by constantly putting shirtless dudes on the cover, for instance… hmm), would raise no concerns since, well, that’s the point’ .(Stated alien lion in the 2nd paragraph of the 3 reasons the gaming world isn’t sexist). …show more content…
One interesting thing alien lion noticed immediately was that people seemed to generally get more chatty, especially in team-based adventure games like the Star Wars: The Old Republic, as soon as they discovered that I was supposed to be a girl. Seriously, every guy was suddenly Dave Chapelle, overflowing with jokes and a positive attitude, often in a way that involved alienlion. There were a couple of not nice guys here and there, but they were mostly just trying to use the rare opportunity to engage a female in conversation; they were actually super helpful and courteous
It’s often said that the video game industry is sexist toward women. Everything about gaming seems to be catered to guys as it’s just a little too difficult to think of a female video game character who doesn’t wear some clad outfit/armor that does little else but accentuate those forms further. Most main characters are also usually some version of a male, even if it is a puffy pink ball, while marketing for many games will use any excuse to display some version of a cleavage, even if it belongs to your in-game sister. There is no denying that the gaming world is a man’s world, but it’s not necessarily sexist. Well rather, it doesn’t intentionally disrespect women anymore than any other form of artistic entertainment. ‘If the video game industry were a men’s magazine, its’ tendency to cater to males, while ignoring a potential female audience (by constantly putting shirtless dudes on the cover, for instance… hmm), would raise no concerns since, well, that’s the point’ .(Stated alien lion in the 2nd paragraph of the 3 reasons the gaming world isn’t sexist). …show more content…
One interesting thing alien lion noticed immediately was that people seemed to generally get more chatty, especially in team-based adventure games like the Star Wars: The Old Republic, as soon as they discovered that I was supposed to be a girl. Seriously, every guy was suddenly Dave Chapelle, overflowing with jokes and a positive attitude, often in a way that involved alienlion. There were a couple of not nice guys here and there, but they were mostly just trying to use the rare opportunity to engage a female in conversation; they were actually super helpful and courteous