Game Over: 3 Common Archetypes That Hinder Female Characters

Janet from Bit Cultures set out to discover what makes a strong female character but realized that many of their favorites either weren’t leads and/or they were designed/written in a way that was problematic. Here are three archetypes she found that female leads often fall into.

[Hotabang]

ugh just stop it with this sensitive shit

[Anthotis]

"Problematic"

SJW article confirmed.

[wonderfulmonkeyman]

Precisely.
You'll notice that not once do these sexist dirtbags point out all of the negative stereotypes focused around guys.
That right there shows that feminists are all fine and dandy with drooling over a hot guy, but lord forbid a woman be sexy and drooled over by men, game character or not.

[antikbaka]

SJW's and transhit post. The author can't be pleased whether there are female characters or not. She is unable to percive reality as it is

[Zerii]

I just don't get these stuff about Women nowadays, including Tracer's pose and stuff.... Why bother so much with stuff like these ??? We have Men extremely ripped, with big muscles and stuff like that in games as well, and we don't care about it, why women should be special ? you don't like it, don't watch it/play it, it's so damn simple !!! Maybe it's me that it's at fault !

[DDMNeo]

It's called power fantasy. Most male gamers are not the most alpha of folks, and this is pretty true of this community as well, but they can vicariously live as the big strong men they'll never be in video games. I think most women can agree that being sexy is nice, but it's also mostly something just for eye candy. They essentially want their version of the male power fantasy which I described before, and attractiveness isn't really a big part of seeming strong. A lot of the whole "sex female character" is a relic of gaming past, where games were exclusively marketed to boys. Obviously today girls buy games just like guys, so it's not marketed that way fully anymore. However like Hollywood producers and studios, game publishers and executives are a bit slow to change.

If this still makes no sense I'd ask you to consider the following. Imagine if all male characters suddenly were all ripped, wore just armored g strings, and obviously were packing, and at the same time they were't really good at fighting. Say all the female characters were the ones that had to do everything. That's kind of how it is.

I should say that men aren't treated well in media as well. I mean think of all the ads with the clueless guy whose wife/girl friend needs to swop in and fix things with whatever is being sold. The stupid male trope isn't exactly one I like, and I think that's not something you guys like as well (or maybe you do?). That being said, after being told for a quite a long time that they just need to look pretty and cook well, women might be a little sensitive to how all these characters seem to be mandated to be sexy?

[Anthotis]

"If this still makes no sense I'd ask you to consider the following. Imagine if all male characters suddenly were all ripped, wore just armored g strings, and obviously were packing, and at the same time they were't really good at fighting. Say all the female characters were the ones that had to do everything. That's kind of how it is. "

That's nothing like how it is. There's always been female characters in games and fantasy in general who are as if not more formidable than male characters. What you just said is complete gibberish.

If you have a problem with women's biggest selling point being their sexuality then you're gonna be perpetually triggered, because that is how men judge them as well as how women judge each other and compete against each other. If anything, SJWs should be grateful that fiction makes women out to be much more than what they really are.

[ravinash]

The problem with setting up the argument like this is, there are pros and cons for everything.
So no matter what you do, there will always be an issue with this.

... my god, its like I'm arguing with my wife again!

[Segata]

Bayonetta was designed by a woman. She was proud of her work. A female dancer Mo cap her dancing. Bayo embraces what she is and dominates even the males in the game as does jean. If anything she is empowering.