tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273795365103049713.post6088190833937879926..comments2023-06-01T07:29:39.706-07:00Comments on icklenellierose: GTA, Rockstar & MisogynyEllen Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05946824763000946122noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273795365103049713.post-3722653568652201572013-09-24T19:52:49.579-07:002013-09-24T19:52:49.579-07:00Awesome post. I don't agree with everything bu...Awesome post. I don't agree with everything but it was a level headed, well put argument which are rare qualities in 'women in games articles' of late.<br /><br />My only big issue is with : <br />""NERRRR STUPID FEMINISTS ARE TRYING TO PUSH THEIR AGENDA ONTO US AND RUIN OUR GAMES!!!".<br />Firstly, feminists are not trying to ruin your/our games; they are trying to ENHANCE them by making them less bland and s***, "<br />Thing is different people have different ideas of how to ENHANCE something and especially with something subjective like an art form there is no right answer.<br />I'm sure the Catholic church thought it was 'enhancing' the world by funding crusades and burning witches.<br /><br />Anyway, Cool post, cool videos, and the Bioshock LP is awesome by the way.Aidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16902849018849814304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273795365103049713.post-35166274820455843802013-09-22T06:48:33.156-07:002013-09-22T06:48:33.156-07:00@Martin G.
Well, that would mean that Rockstar act...@Martin G.<br />Well, that would mean that Rockstar actually perpetuates to misogynistic attitudes of stereotypical male gamer because they know it sells. <br /><br />And I personally think it is so. If it meant to be a satire, then obviously all those misogynists who love this game would get that the game is meant to laugh at them, not with them - there would be something that makes us feel for situation of women.<br /><br />But it isn't so. And if you ask "so what", then honestly, you're terrible human being.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12836826171136566776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1273795365103049713.post-21753498117298141692013-09-20T14:07:01.751-07:002013-09-20T14:07:01.751-07:00I don't think Rockstar cares about GTA being c...I don't think Rockstar cares about GTA being considered misogynist, satire or delivering any message at all. People play these games because they can do the things they can't do (or don't dare to do) in real life and apparently there is a huge demand for that. While RDR was more or less a "moralistic" game, with the storyline pushing you into playing the good guy instead of following your outlaw oppurtunities, GTA5 has no such boundaries and no truly commendable characters at all, neither male nor female. If anything, Rockstar is taking the piss out of society at large, including parts of their own fanbase (as you already rightly suspected with the character of Mike's son Jimmy). This also means identifying with the protagonists sometimes intentionally is made difficult, for example when you're switching between characters and finding out that one of them just has finished raping his male flatmate who still lies crying on the bed in pink pyjamas. <br /><br />In a creepy way, Los Santos is the most entertaining and at the same time most nihilistic game world ever designed. Martin G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05717450805539943544noreply@blogger.com