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Sex.... now that I have your attention today, we will be talking briefly about the topic of sex in gaming. Now, I assume most would think "...hasn't this been done to death already? Do we really need to discuss this at all?" I say sure... why not? The question is, where we begin...?

Games have had sex in it since its early conceptions, from the embarrassing Custer’s Revenge to the embarrassing 3D volleyball game based of a fighting game. Sometimes it’s a good way of exploring or setting up plots. From the “the "X cheated on X with X story line", and so forth. In other cases, though, sex in gaming is meant to be eye catcher and not necessarily for the betterment of the product.

When it comes to criticism on this subject, Anita Sarkeesian is definitely a chief complainant... and seems to be a large target of ridicule for pointing out sexism in gaming when it comes to women... I’m not saying men aren't used as sex objects in gaming either but in terms of pervasiveness; women are used hell of a lot more. I may not agree with all her statements (and I don't) but even a broken clock can be correct twice a day. The Hitman video was definitely strange; in her description of parts of the game she went all 50 Shades of Agent 47.

Samus Aran stands as one of the biggest examples... seeing that stupid ass bikini ending. Really Nintendo? Do we really have to see 8-bit bikinis? I thought her removing her helmet showing her face was enough (in fact it was jaw-droppingly badass), we didn't need to strip her down there guys. It's stuff like that that makes it looks like male gamers are horn-dogs that will drool over anything that has T&A in it. The blue fucking catsuit they put her in didn't add anything to the game other than making Samus a dominatrix in space with a fucking laser whip. Samus was a legendary badass who could fight shit out of my nightmares and deserves to be treated as such. I mean Master Chief isn't going to bust out a Chippendales dancing routine on us is he while rocking a man-kini and his helmet? Is he? *Shudders the thought.

Kasumi in Dead or Alive was another one. I didn't know Ninjitsu training required you to wear as little as possible while being UNDERAGE as a prerequisite, and she wasn’t the only one. Seriously, Team Ninja, get your shit together... What’s the point of all this 3D underage "chesticles" bouncing around? I didn’t do much other than add a super creepy aspect to its game and developer.

2B from Nier Automata is another character with a costume choice that makes one roll their eyes... so silk lace dress and high heels is your choice of armor..? An android that is the most technologically advanced creation of human science and they put her in a Victoria’s Secret catalog dress? As a former U.S. sailor, I know for a fact we don't put our female Marines in Kevlar bikinis as battle attire. Honest Trailer's points out the heroine’s derriere as a strong selling point... and for shit's sake the DLC costume...

Men in games can also become subjects of sexual objectification. Dante with the slim look or the Gears of War soldiers are examples in which men are portrayed as half-refrigerators with biceps that’s the size of canned hams. I hardly hear men quip up saying "that’s sexist. Men don't look like that at all!"... but that's because attractive women aren't the only thing that is a male fantasy... looking like a well-chiseled guy size of a Buick is also the male fantasy.

Even when Sarkeesian was making salient points, people were threatening her and many others with a similar ideology. Seriously, can we please stop threatening her as though she is going to turn into a giant monster and burn down the whole gaming industry... but if she can turn into a giant monster and if you’re up to it, Sarkeesian... at least start with EA.

The fact I am required to suspend my disbelief when playing videos games is a given. I do not believe a shirtless man in a red trench coat or a thong-clad woman wielding swords would be the proper hero to save the world, the universe or a fucking snow cone shack. Look, there is suspending my disbelief... then there is hanging it to death.

In the end... as a great man once said it best "...Silicone parts are made for toys!". Whip crack.