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iris27

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6. This is particularly ridiculous in video games.

Reply to redqueen (Original post)

Wed Dec 14, 2011, 02:57 AM

Dec 2011

The hubs and I like to play co-op video games, usually of the fantasy/RPG style. The female characters (which, you're lucky if there's more than one) usually ridiculously drawn, and even in a game where armor is important, they are almost always shown with bare midriffs and short shorts until you get to the absolute highest armor class.

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Hypersexualization [View all] redqueen Dec 2011 OP

Pidgin toed Sexiest? RC Dec 2011 #1

I think she was saying redqueen Dec 2011 #2

not like the caricature is not used often in media with the dumb blonde seabeyond Dec 2011 #3

Of course it is! It is part of the image of the helpless, vulnerable childlike woman, tblue37 Feb 2012 #17

if the vampire diaries are any indication La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2011 #4

Very interesting article. I always notice that female characters Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #5

Cosmetic surgery is a multi-billion industry. redqueen Dec 2011 #7

A multi-billion dollar industry dedicated to making all women look like cartoon characters. Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #8

"Imagine that money going to truly needed things." redqueen Dec 2011 #9

The thing is that people are losing notion of what real breasts look like Sarah Ibarruri Dec 2011 #11

This is particularly ridiculous in video games. iris27 Dec 2011 #6

I hope it changes redqueen Dec 2011 #10

I think the two are equally unrealistic. ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #12

I might say that was a good point redqueen Dec 2011 #13

That is a difference I didn't consider. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2011 #14

The artist actually joined the discussion with a brief post saying that laziness is exactly why tblue37 Feb 2012 #16

The Skyrim thread reminded me how much I appreciated this post petronius Feb 2012 #15

I think the author's issues with the third set of images amounts to quibbling. stevenleser Feb 2012 #18