All right, let's get one thing straight: this isn't some sort of trap. There is no prize for claiming to have watched all of her videos and still hated them, there is no shame in admitting you've only seen a few out-of-context clips. I don't have any axe to grind, I'm not posting this to make some kind of a point.
See, here's the thing: I'm in Option 7 on the above poll. And the reason I am is that I quite enjoyed her videos.
I'll pause here while you wipe the coffee off of your screen.
I'm being serious. Sure, academic dissertations they are not. Nor do they contain any answers to the problems she highlights. And yes, I know, she disabled the comments and like/dislike ratio. But I get the impression all of this is by design, rather than omission. To me, the videos seem like a genuine and surprisingly in-depth attempt to bring feminist film theory over to the field of video game criticism, while keeping the content accessible to anyone unfamiliar with Laura Mulvey or Carol Clover. For example, it's true that she doesn't cite any specific sources or studies, but I don't think she needs to. It's the kind of video you would show in an "Introduction to Video Game Criticism" class for college freshmen, not as part of a PhD thesis. And I'm pretty sure you would have disabled the comments too, if you knew what verbal abuse they would convey.
Anyway, I like them. You probably don't. No big deal. But that's simply in the interest of full disclosure. My real question is: have you actually watched her videos? I'm genuinely curious. You and I both know that for every video she releases there are dozens of "refuting Anita" videos that immediately pop up. And I'm wondering: how many people skip straight to thunderf00t's or TheAmazingAtheist's vids, without taking the time to watch the originals? And don't say you don't care enough about Anita to be bothered, I saw you posting a comment about her just yesterday!
So that's it, really. I mean honestly, given how many threads there are about her videos, I would really like an answer to this.
See, here's the thing: I'm in Option 7 on the above poll. And the reason I am is that I quite enjoyed her videos.
I'll pause here while you wipe the coffee off of your screen.
I'm being serious. Sure, academic dissertations they are not. Nor do they contain any answers to the problems she highlights. And yes, I know, she disabled the comments and like/dislike ratio. But I get the impression all of this is by design, rather than omission. To me, the videos seem like a genuine and surprisingly in-depth attempt to bring feminist film theory over to the field of video game criticism, while keeping the content accessible to anyone unfamiliar with Laura Mulvey or Carol Clover. For example, it's true that she doesn't cite any specific sources or studies, but I don't think she needs to. It's the kind of video you would show in an "Introduction to Video Game Criticism" class for college freshmen, not as part of a PhD thesis. And I'm pretty sure you would have disabled the comments too, if you knew what verbal abuse they would convey.
Anyway, I like them. You probably don't. No big deal. But that's simply in the interest of full disclosure. My real question is: have you actually watched her videos? I'm genuinely curious. You and I both know that for every video she releases there are dozens of "refuting Anita" videos that immediately pop up. And I'm wondering: how many people skip straight to thunderf00t's or TheAmazingAtheist's vids, without taking the time to watch the originals? And don't say you don't care enough about Anita to be bothered, I saw you posting a comment about her just yesterday!
So that's it, really. I mean honestly, given how many threads there are about her videos, I would really like an answer to this.
