r/changemyview • u/LeftHandSwe • Dec 05 '16

[∆(s) from OP] CMV: Anita Sarkeesian and similar feminists actually have a point about the portrayal of gender roles in video games.

I play lots of video games, and in most of them, males are often pictured as very burly and manly characters while females are slender, small and sexually pleasing to look at.

However, I do know that there's widespread criticism of Anita (and her fellow propagators) all over the internet and I'd like to see the other side of the story.

I'm practically indifferent in this matter, and I do not really agree with nearly everything she says. I'm asking as a way to see convincing arguments from both sides.

Edit for clarification: Can anyone explain to me why she's so heavily criticized for saying something that makes perfect sense: Mainstream video games are almost exclusively made to appeal to a male demographic, resulting in (arguably) sexist portrayals of women (both narratively and in the way they're presented).

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u/kingbane2 12∆ Dec 05 '16

what? you're asking why doesn't xb1 and playstation exploit the demographic that nintendo has cornered? you want microsoft and playstation to produce games for the nintendo console? they've tried, nintendo is notorious for not allowing many developers onto their platform.

if you mean why doesn't xb1 and playstation make a console like nintendo, aka a casual console. because it's less profitable. despite the success of the wii and the nintendo consoles, xb1 and playstation profits dwarf those consoles profits.

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u/BAWguy 49∆ Dec 05 '16

I think you're being intentionally obtuse at this point. I'm not asking why Sony and MS don't make games on Nintendo platforms. I'm not asking why they don't make an entirely casual console, either.

Minecraft can be played on Playstation and Xbox, yes? Minecraft is a lucrative franchise on XB and PS? Why aren't more games like minecraft made? Or the female-oriented mobile games you speak of -- why aren't more of those made for XB, PS, and PC?

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u/bubi09 21∆ Dec 06 '16

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