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theveganarchist: Studying sexism with Skyrim — Fus Ro Va! Gina! “I’m not saying Bethesda condones sexism, merely that they passively stood by while it took place when they could have actively worked to change the course of gender politics in video games. I would wager the same thing happened with Skyrim that happens with most fiction writing: they didn’t even consider strong, respectable female roles as a possibility in the first place. I wouldn’t blame them. They’d be traversing largely unexplored territory. It’s rare for a game where gender is chosen to have a trailer featuring the one with tits. It’s rare to see a respectable female give you orders. It’s rare to see a female partner to be considered an equal. Hell, so few developers have made a game featuring a main female character at all. Every one of the major, negative trends listed above is seen within the game and its advertising. While Skyrim should be applauded and held aloft as an example of goodness for all it does different, we can see that there are still a great many attitudes to change, a great number of paths to forge, and we should just as well hold Skyrim – and the industry that birthed it, as well as the community that supports it — accountable for what hasn’t been done differently.”

theveganarchist:

Studying sexism with Skyrim — Fus Ro Va! Gina!

“I’m not saying Bethesda condones sexism, merely that they passively stood by while it took place when they could have actively worked to change the course of gender politics in video games.

I would wager the same thing happened with Skyrim that happens with most fiction writing: they didn’t even consider strong, respectable female roles as a possibility in the first place. I wouldn’t blame them. They’d be traversing largely unexplored territory. It’s rare for a game where gender is chosen to have a trailer featuring the one with tits. It’s rare to see a respectable female give you orders. It’s rare to see a female partner to be considered an equal. Hell, so few developers have made a game featuring a main female character at all.

Every one of the major, negative trends listed above is seen within the game and its advertising. While Skyrim should be applauded and held aloft as an example of goodness for all it does different, we can see that there are still a great many attitudes to change, a great number of paths to forge, and we should just as well hold Skyrim – and the industry that birthed it, as well as the community that supports it — accountable for what hasn’t been done differently.”

3 weeks ago

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