Sexist gaming moments (that's sexist not sexiest)

[TheFacelessOne]

I hate games that have female characters with breasts the size of basketballs taped to their chests,and the cameraguy can't take his eyes off of them.

 

[beddo]

According to a recent poll on GAMEFAQS there are at least 6000 gamers who don't find games sexist in any way. Is anyone game enough to enlighten those gamers and detail some sexist moments they have come across in games?

Or maybe you're one of the at least 6000 who aren't detecting it? (I know it's not a very manly thing to admit a game might be sexist and perhaps most guys under a certain age aren't even aware of how subtle sexism can be).

I recently noticed it subtly in Halo ODST and blatantly in the script for Halo Wars. There's also questionable stuff like Conan (but that's kind of intentional) and I guess Ms Pac-man wearing bow in her hair could be considered sexist. Where do you draw the line?

You imply that there is sexism but give none of your own examples. You also don't explain what you consider sexist and wht you don't consider sexist. Moreover, you only appear to be addressing sexism against women, you want sexism? How about the fact that almost every male protagonist is portrayed as a murderer without giving a second thought to his victims.

 

[Pifflestick]

Meh. I don't really pay attention to any racism or sexism in a game unless its an important part of the plot or completly blatant. If its purely incidental then I don't notice.

 

[lacktheknack]

Pretty much anything by Team Ninja.

<glares at six-axis gimmick>

 

[TPiddy]

Actually, there were a few instances of this that did bother me....

Saints Row 2 had the ability to put stripper poles in your cribs. This plays up the 'gangsta' lifestyle stereotype in general, which is historically very sexist towards women. Can't I be rich and successful without half naked sluts roaming around my apartment in nothing but a thong?

I also agree with people like Yahtzee who say the typical female video game heroine is a ***** and that too is pretty sexist.

 

[Manji187]

Okay, why do we female always end up as the sidekick? The majority of games have a female sidekick, where's the male sidekick to the female lead?

I consider Sahz to be Lightnings sidekick in Final Fantasy XIII...

But you are right...it's pretty rare to see it the other way around.

 

[Numb1lp]

Oh yeah, and the title paperboy is sexist because it says boy and not person, right?

 

[Chipperz]

Saints Row 2 had the ability to put stripper poles in your cribs. This plays up the 'gangsta' lifestyle stereotype in general, which is historically very sexist towards women. Can't I be rich and successful without half naked sluts roaming around my apartment in nothing but a thong?

Interesting fact. Those stripper poles were optional. You didn't need to put them in, therefore, you clearly put them there because you wanted them there. Just sayin'. I put them there 'cos I wanted my homies to be respectin' me, aight?

Hmm, sexism in games... Uhhh... In Sonic, the guys were all the colours of the rainbow, but all the girls were pink?

 

[r0qu3]

It's hard to be a female gamer and get noticed- I accept that it's a male dominated interest, but hey, whatever.
I enjoy playing CoD online and being better than all the boys sitting swearing into their headsets, but the sad truth is the majority of women do prefer shopping to sitting down for the evening with a nice game and 20 cans of coke to get you through the night. I have very few friends who're female gamers, the majority of my friends are male, due to this.

The thing that annoys me is when people assume female gamers aren't as good as males.
Doing something? I can't be bothered, because as I've said three times now, I DON'T CARE. I'm happy to be a female gamer who sinks into obscurity among the masses of men.

Surprisingly, it's hard for the female gamers too get boyfriends too, especially if you're competitive- it's a horrifying moment when you realize that the only reason your boyfriend respects you is because you beat him at Guitar Hero.

I just want to come back to "I Don't care" ; sink into obscurity among the masses of men....doh that's just the problem... Those girls who are into gaming just don't care...


...and a guy likin' you because you beat him in a really stupid game sounds like a douche to me anyway...

 

[TPiddy]

Saints Row 2 had the ability to put stripper poles in your cribs. This plays up the 'gangsta' lifestyle stereotype in general, which is historically very sexist towards women. Can't I be rich and successful without half naked sluts roaming around my apartment in nothing but a thong?

Interesting fact. Those stripper poles were optional. You didn't need to put them in, therefore, you clearly put them there because you wanted them there. Just sayin'. I put them there 'cos I wanted my homies to be respectin' me, aight?

Actually, some cribs don't give you the option to remove them, and the half-naked sluts would still be wandering around your apartment regardless. I understood the point behind it, and I suppose my problem with it is the sexism in the 'gangsta' stereotype in general.

 

[MrSnugglesworth]

All they do is play to the Demographic. If there was a Female lead and a Male sidekick, it'd probably get less game sales. (Note, however, that a Female lead on her lonesome does not produce the same results.)

 

[r0qu3]

Hehe this just spawned a real life discussion in my living room right NOW...

...and yeah there are girls too ;P

 

[TPiddy]

It's hard to be a female gamer and get noticed- I accept that it's a male dominated interest, but hey, whatever.
I enjoy playing CoD online and being better than all the boys sitting swearing into their headsets, but the sad truth is the majority of women do prefer shopping to sitting down for the evening with a nice game and 20 cans of coke to get you through the night. I have very few friends who're female gamers, the majority of my friends are male, due to this.

The thing that annoys me is when people assume female gamers aren't as good as males.
Doing something? I can't be bothered, because as I've said three times now, I DON'T CARE. I'm happy to be a female gamer who sinks into obscurity among the masses of men.

Surprisingly, it's hard for the female gamers too get boyfriends too, especially if you're competitive- it's a horrifying moment when you realize that the only reason your boyfriend respects you is because you beat him at Guitar Hero.

Well, gaming in general is becoming more and more of a social medium for that kind of thing too, with the prevalence of online gaming. I've heard of WoW weddings and meet ups and such, but I'm with the other poster in that I'd rather have an interest I can share with my girlfriend. She hasn't played a video game since the SNES days and finds today's controllers too complicated. She'll happily play Wii and Rock Band with us though, but she usually ignores everything else I play.

As for finding a boyfriend, I think the best thing to do would be to look outside the gaming world first. Gaming can't be the basis of your relationship, there has to be more to it.

 

[mysticite]

It's hard to be a female gamer and get noticed- I accept that it's a male dominated interest, but hey, whatever.
I enjoy playing CoD online and being better than all the boys sitting swearing into their headsets, but the sad truth is the majority of women do prefer shopping to sitting down for the evening with a nice game and 20 cans of coke to get you through the night. I have very few friends who're female gamers, the majority of my friends are male, due to this.

The thing that annoys me is when people assume female gamers aren't as good as males.
Doing something? I can't be bothered, because as I've said three times now, I DON'T CARE. I'm happy to be a female gamer who sinks into obscurity among the masses of men.

Surprisingly, it's hard for the female gamers too get boyfriends too, especially if you're competitive- it's a horrifying moment when you realize that the only reason your boyfriend respects you is because you beat him at Guitar Hero.

I just want to come back to "I Don't care" ; sink into obscurity among the masses of men....doh that's just the problem... Those girls who are into gaming just don't care...


...and a guy likin' you because you beat him in a really stupid game sounds like a douche to me anyway...

All caring will do is make me have to put effort into something other than gaming and masses of work. I haven't got the time to care about being a female gamer. If I was paid to care about being a female gamer, that'd be great, but I'm not, and getting paid takes precedent over most things.

He didn't like me because of that, he respected me because of it. Heh, we broke up anyway. Something about it being embarrassing that I was more dominating than him. x)

 

[mysticite]

Well, gaming in general is becoming more and more of a social medium for that kind of thing too, with the prevalence of online gaming. I've heard of WoW weddings and meet ups and such, but I'm with the other poster in that I'd rather have an interest I can share with my girlfriend. She hasn't played a video game since the SNES days and finds today's controllers too complicated. She'll happily play Wii and Rock Band with us though, but she usually ignores everything else I play.

As for finding a boyfriend, I think the best thing to do would be to look outside the gaming world first. Gaming can't be the basis of your relationship, there has to be more to it.

Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't look for partners inside the gaming world at all. I just find it pretty funny when guys go, "Oh, I know, let's play -insert well known game here-. I'll go easy on you!" And then get their ass handed to them. Call it cruel, but I've never once warned someone when they've asked me to play a game assuming I'm going to be bad because I'm female.

 

[Bato]

The thing that annoys me is when people assume female gamers aren't as good as males.

Bloody hell, some most guy's egos are huge.
Seriously, every girl I have played a game with kicked my ass up and down that game.
And I stand firmly by the idea girls are better at games.