Jimquisition: Solving the Sexism Situation
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Wrong.8bitlove2a03 said:
Isabela is quite likely the most psychologically legitimate character in BioWare's whole canon.
That perception of her as little more than a walking pair of bosoms is the two-dimensional assumption people make, and one both game and character knowingly disassemble.
I guess you missed that.
As for Sterling, he is as reductive, after the fact and flippantly condescending as ever.
I can't quite understand why this show exists.
Then my job is done.itf cho said:
He can do good commentary...It's just that he's picking the wrong issues. He does great when he talks about the industry behind-the-scenes.
A point I havent seen addressed? NOT EVERYONE IS SEXY. IN the real world not every single human conforms to the same physical standard of sexyness, so making them do so in a game seems idiotic to me. Making the character feel more like real people, and less like 2d characters, just pics from someone's porn folder with clothes slapped on. Then we IMO would see an end to some of this, if we treated the characters as real people.
I was hoping that the last video was a one-off; that Sterling wasn't coming back.
The Escapist: do you really need to be giving this guy a voice here? He already has Destructoid, and it's not like he's contributing a whole heap to this site.
It's also worth remembering just how qualified Sterling to talk about sexism:
http://gomakemeasandwich.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-his-words-why-jim-sterling-is-in.html
The Escapist: do you really need to be giving this guy a voice here? He already has Destructoid, and it's not like he's contributing a whole heap to this site.
It's also worth remembering just how qualified Sterling to talk about sexism:
http://gomakemeasandwich.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-his-words-why-jim-sterling-is-in.html
"He has a tendency of making the Internet very angry at him, but he's alright sometimes."
that's what escapist acutally say about his videos. i'm starting to think we are missing the point a bit here. a few poeple said it in his last post. This guy is a troll, sure he might be a troll with some good points. but he's a troll and no one can take some of his ideas seriously.
that said i'm not saying his is without talent. i just don't think this show will be sophisticated analysis consider it the polar oposite to Extra Credits. i think the voids the escapist was trying to fill. there alot of analysis heavy shows on this site and i reckon that's great. but this video series just offers a different opinnion, a silly one on the most part. i think it's worth watching.
that's what escapist acutally say about his videos. i'm starting to think we are missing the point a bit here. a few poeple said it in his last post. This guy is a troll, sure he might be a troll with some good points. but he's a troll and no one can take some of his ideas seriously.
that said i'm not saying his is without talent. i just don't think this show will be sophisticated analysis consider it the polar oposite to Extra Credits. i think the voids the escapist was trying to fill. there alot of analysis heavy shows on this site and i reckon that's great. but this video series just offers a different opinnion, a silly one on the most part. i think it's worth watching.
I'll thank the sweet babe 'o Nazareth if the Escapist replaces this with something better. Wow was this annoying, didn't make it through. Acts like a know-it-all teenager who thinks he's the first person to have said anything about his topic.
There's got to be something better than this, even if it's going to appeal to those that like unfunny MS paint cocks.
There's got to be something better than this, even if it's going to appeal to those that like unfunny MS paint cocks.
This stuff is pretty good, I wonder what he's trying to do with the stuff on the Escapist. He should stuck to those kind of topics instead of reiterating things we've heard a thousand times and in some cases better. Also, maybe he should change his videos /change to podcasts, because watching him standing there with a mic isn't exactly riveting.Onyx Oblivion said:
Why does FOX news still exist?Jared Berg said:
Because some people like to watch that crap. I like to listen to this shit and so does apparently others.
No one forced you to watch/listen it, so what you complaining about?
I for one would like to see both genders not to be sexualized. But what can I do, I am a minority of a minority, not worth of trying to sell to.
I thought he was gonna talk about female videogamers, which is quite frankly, yet another topic done to death.
Some guys have their spotlight in games (yeah, Devil May Cry, so what?) but I would not pick up a game because it advertised itself as having guys with balls as big as beach balls hanging out their short shorts. Similarly, I know a lot of my guy friends wouldn't buy a game just because boobies. But then again, aren't boobs the reason why the Dead or Alive series is still going?
Yes, so Jim was right; sex does sell. But I would really rather not see chainmail bikini men (chainmail bikinis only protect what they cover anyway, soo, what's the point?).
On the plus side, he was playing Jesters of The Moon from Final Fantasy IX. Yay!
Some guys have their spotlight in games (yeah, Devil May Cry, so what?) but I would not pick up a game because it advertised itself as having guys with balls as big as beach balls hanging out their short shorts. Similarly, I know a lot of my guy friends wouldn't buy a game just because boobies. But then again, aren't boobs the reason why the Dead or Alive series is still going?
Yes, so Jim was right; sex does sell. But I would really rather not see chainmail bikini men (chainmail bikinis only protect what they cover anyway, soo, what's the point?).
On the plus side, he was playing Jesters of The Moon from Final Fantasy IX. Yay!
E for effort, I guess. You're not belittling your audience in this one.
However, your suggestion would not work well in practice and I'm guessing you know that. This leaves me questioning why this episode even exists, 'cause I didn't find it particularly funny either...
However, your suggestion would not work well in practice and I'm guessing you know that. This leaves me questioning why this episode even exists, 'cause I didn't find it particularly funny either...
I gotta say, this show isn't my favorite. It'd be one thing if he were actually funny, but he just can't deliver regardless. I think this might work better as a written article.
This one I really liked. Another, somewhat different voice on the sexism debate.
On chain-mail bikinis or briefs, how will they stop the monsters axe?
Ah well the cost I suppose.
Duke ball-fondling side-game was an amusing idea.
On chain-mail bikinis or briefs, how will they stop the monsters axe?
Ah well the cost I suppose.
Duke ball-fondling side-game was an amusing idea.