feministgamingmatters:

I am really struggling to write academically about this trend of developers making up bad excuses for not including women because what I really want to say is that it sucks and it’s adding insult to injury and could you please just be honest and say you don’t wanna.



Oh yeah, I’m sick of it too. And it feels like it just keeps happening and it’s insulting to our intelligence. Like





Ubisoft: We can’t have a female protagonist because they’re too hard to animate!

Logical Retort: What about all those female characters you already animated?

What they should have admitted: We didn’t want to make a woman protagonist.

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Konami: Quiet can’t wear clothes because she’s infected by a parasite that makes her breathe through her skin and she’d suffocate!

Logical Retort: Well then how come that other guy with the same parasite was covered head to toe?

What they should have admitted: We wanted her to be eye candy.

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Bungie: Cortana is rendered without any clothes because it gives her a psychological advantage over her opponents!

Logical Retort: Then how come the “male” AIs are rendered with clothing?

What they should have admitted: We wanted her to be eye candy.

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Nintendo: Link can’t be a woman because no one would relate to them!

Logical Retort: 48% of gamers would probably love to see a character like them. And much of the other 52% may appreciate the novelty.

What they should have admitted: We really like making the exact same concept over and over.





Stop. Your BS excuses are honestly almost more insulting than the truth.

(via feministgamingmatters)