Male stereotypes in Games and media. Response to 'Tropes vs women in videogames'

feels_nothing · 2012-06-16T16:11:11+00:00

No harm in analyzing video games from this perspective, but I think this blogger is missing the point here in trying to compare male/female representations in video games.

Fact: more men buy video games, particularly violent video games, than women do.

If men strongly disliked being portrayed in the way these games show them, they could stop buying that type of games.

Women, by contrast, are usually shown as bimbos in these types of games, because it sells to men. Women can stop buying these games but it doesn't matter to the publisher, because they're counting on sales to men regardless.

Men could vote with their wallets if they didn't want to be shown as bald-headed murder machines. But they don't. Women are already voting with their wallets by not buying those games, and it's not changing anything. That's why the two are treated differently, and rightly so.

2012-06-16T16:08:39+00:00

Interestingly, most of her examples were of Japanese origin. And all of his were of western origin.

burritosandbeer · 2012-06-16T23:01:23+00:00

Why mention mass effect or Shepard at all? He's only bald if you make him. Or her. Plus there's Jack, the ruthless bald female. The all-female asari have no hair at all. /splitting hairs

hardwarequestions · 2012-06-16T23:17:06+00:00

Check out the other discussions, they're all downvoted. Can't even talk about men being stereotyped without people getting their panties in a twist.

Title	Male stereotypes in Games and media. Response to 'Tropes vs women in videogames'
Author	Lothrazar
Upvotes	0
Comments	8
Date	June 16, 2012 3:46 PM UTC (14 years ago)
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