Well, even if they do add male characters, all characters in this game have the same health anyway.
I found it pretty odd that ONLY ONE thread I’m not reading in SG forum is thread created by myself >_>
Well, when you build a treehouse for the kids to play in, you only check in every once in a while to make sure they’re playing nice.
Well. While I’m still here. Had anyone watched this?
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I guess it’s right way to approach that stuff: if females are offended by something - let them speak about it themselves.
Kristoph, I just want to say you have the patience of a saint.
I hate that expression actually, but you get the meaning.
Also your posts responding to Nitro were superb.
I would have been horrifically indignant at the ridiculous notions that authorial intent trumps all other interpretations, sexualized fictional characters don’t matter, and the load of other insanity that you responded to in such a distinguished manner. Bravo!
Agreed to a degree. It’s kinda like the whole women’s rights/abortion stuff that’s going on in America today; women should be the ones we listen to about this, but men should be staunch allies. Allies as in “I speak up about it, but understand that this is a women’s issue and I’m here in support and solidarity, not leading the charge.” I think sexism is different because sexism isn’t just about women, it’s about gender inequality. That effects everyone (although men have historically gotten off better socially in that sense, and I don’t like the argument of “people who benefit from inequality are actually suffering too!”) It’s important that people stand up for other people. Just don’t stand up for them in a way that forces them off the soap box, you know?
On that tip, men definitely are sexualized a lot in media, but we need to examine the manner of sexualization. Men are sexualized as noble beasts, heroic and sexy and kingly badasses who get the girls and drive fast cars and do aikido (I’m thinking of Steven Seagall just to make this extra-funny for myself). Women are sexualized as sex objects that are weaker than men, typically. I mean, think of every Hollywood movie you’ve ever seen where a man was the lead; when was he weaker or less able than his inevitably female love interest? The suggestion is that women are pretty, but men, those sexy noble beasts, have to do the real work and save her weak well-endowed shapely ass to boot.
I mean, there’s always positive stereotyping (black guys have big dicks), and positive stereotyping is as bad as negative stereotyping. So I’m not saying that the way men are sexualized isn’t a bad thing. I’m just saying that it’s better than the way women are sexualized. That’s why I feel like I’m not sure what to do with Bayonetta (in terms of my reaction to the character, I fucking love that game holy shit); I feel like she’s being presented in the masculine manner of sexualization. Powerful, incredibly hot, kicking ass. Sure she dances like a stripper and shit, but a lot of men in action movies walk around with the pecs glistening with oil and shit. I think the difference is that her powers come from her sexuality and she’s made to flaunt what she’s got, but there hasn’t been a male equivalent to that, I don’t think.
Anywho, pointless sexualization is silly and demeaning (Cammy). Purposeful sexualization (Juri, Bayonetta?) that works with the character’s personality in mind is good. And of course, women doing high kicks and skirts showing panties makes sense because it’s how clothing and stuff works and just logical.
And also, even though I say purposeful sexualization is good, there’s also situations where we’re presented with characters that appeal to dangerous sexual appetites, like Lucky Star, where the characters look 8 and suck on things suggestively (which is why I think people on SRK didn’t respond well to AH often, but I didn’t get that because none of the young girls in there were really sexual. In fact, no one that I can think of was except for that redheaded chick with the chains). I think having a character that looks like a child and behaves sexually, even if fitting for the character, could be damaging, but I’m also saying this in the abstract; seeing it executed well could make me change my mind, like how Delaney used stuff like that in his novel Hogg.
I have to comment on this as well. Kristoph you are one of the most poised people I’ve ever met on a forum.
More power to you bro!
I really like talking about these things to begin with, so that probably canceled out some of the frustration or something, lol. Anyway, thanks to Uncivilized Elk and Firebranded. 
On an unrelated note, I never felt that Lucky Star was suggestive. I guess I can sort of see that due to the first episode, but it never really hit me. … yeah. But yeah, another good post from Zeldias.
This is a really well thought out, and even handed post.
Thank you.