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Pot, meet kettle. Games are still sex filled escapism. News at 11.

by waheoo 6y ago

arcticbull 6y ago
I didn't realize Factorio was sex-filled escapism! Here I thought it was just vanilla escapism. I'll have to give it another go next time I find 6 straight months I don't mind blotting out.
- Bakary 6y ago
  Factorio and its genre are escapism to an alternate fantasy world where there is a clear and linear connection to effort and reward. It's almost sexual in a way
- whelming_wave 6y ago
  Factorio might not be, but that doesn't mean Huniepop is going to win awards for its writing.
  - watwut 6y ago
    I dont understand why this is downvoted. Huniepop was popular and praised and succesfull. There was also some controversy about it, sure. It was basically romance for men.
  - pototo666 6y ago
    Huniepop is actually good game. My wallet is wating for another game that surpasses Huniepop. I don't buy Huniepop 2 because I don't like the art style.
hnlmorg 6y ago
You’re unfairly getting downvoted. The games industry has always been male orientated. Whether it’s C64 games with drawings of blonde warriors in skimpy anime skins, or Lara Crofts triangle boobs in Tomb Raider. There’s always been a common theme with female protagonists: they have an idealistic figure with impractical clothing to match. This isn’t some opinion peace of the few either. The modern versions of Jumanji featured Karen Gillan in a sexy hot pants and a tight top as a direct parody of the clothing worn by female characters in computer games. It’s just western content: anime is frequently male oriented. There’s even a thing called “fan service” where popular anime’s pander to the lusts of male audiences. Obviously people will chip in with examples like Factorio and Sim City and yes, I agree that not all computer games are sexist. But a lot already are and it’s an established trope that has been called out many times in the past. (I appreciate this is written from a heterosexual perspective. Obviously I’m not suggesting that women can’t enjoy male-orientated content and visa versa)

Pot, meet kettle. Games are still sex filled escapism. News at 11.

by waheoo 6y ago

Pot, meet kettle. Games are still sex filled escapism. News at 11.

I didn't realize Factorio was sex-filled escapism! Here I thought it was just vanilla escapism. I'll have to give it another go next time I find 6 straight months I don't mind blotting out.

Bakary 6y ago
Factorio and its genre are escapism to an alternate fantasy world where there is a clear and linear connection to effort and reward. It's almost sexual in a way
whelming_wave 6y ago
Factorio might not be, but that doesn't mean Huniepop is going to win awards for its writing.
- watwut 6y ago
  I dont understand why this is downvoted. Huniepop was popular and praised and succesfull. There was also some controversy about it, sure. It was basically romance for men.
- pototo666 6y ago
  Huniepop is actually good game. My wallet is wating for another game that surpasses Huniepop. I don't buy Huniepop 2 because I don't like the art style.

hnlmorg 6y ago

You’re unfairly getting downvoted. The games industry has always been male orientated. Whether it’s C64 games with drawings of blonde warriors in skimpy anime skins, or Lara Crofts triangle boobs in Tomb Raider. There’s always been a common theme with female protagonists: they have an idealistic figure with impractical clothing to match. This isn’t some opinion peace of the few either. The modern versions of Jumanji featured Karen Gillan in a sexy hot pants and a tight top as a direct parody of the clothing worn by female characters in computer games. It’s just western content: anime is frequently male oriented. There’s even a thing called “fan service” where popular anime’s pander to the lusts of male audiences. Obviously people will chip in with examples like Factorio and Sim City and yes, I agree that not all computer games are sexist. But a lot already are and it’s an established trope that has been called out many times in the past. (I appreciate this is written from a heterosexual perspective. Obviously I’m not suggesting that women can’t enjoy male-orientated content and visa versa)