Comment Re:The "Tomb Raider" franchise is sexist (Score 1) 549
Political correctness has no place in gaming, just like it has no place in Movies, books or music. If something is truly offensive it will fail, if it does well it obviously meets the standards that our society has set.
I disagree with some of this. I don't necessarily care if things are "Politically Correct" all the time or not, but what irritates me is the lack of diversity in popular media, including video games. I honestly don't care that Lara Croft exists, or that Tomb Raider exists, but it doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. What does piss me off is that there is only one standard of beauty presented to the masses and that's what people go for.
Society's standards are not mine. Just because I don't buy Tomb Raider doesn't mean other people will. Your average person probably doesn't know that there are other options for entertainment than what's on the top 40, or what the megacorporations feed them.
Most people don't care enough to find other entertainment outside of popular media because it requires time to find it, some inconvenience (you may have to buy music or whatever outside of the mall), and a desire for something other than the status quo.
If something meets society's standards, how do we know that those standards aren't the issue? Unfortunately, it's difficult to make money on entertainment for intelligent people...
BTW - If anyone is really interested in body image, NOW is sponsoring Love Your Body Day next week to promote healthier images of women in the media etc.http://www.nowfoundation.org
I disagree with some of this. I don't necessarily care if things are "Politically Correct" all the time or not, but what irritates me is the lack of diversity in popular media, including video games. I honestly don't care that Lara Croft exists, or that Tomb Raider exists, but it doesn't appeal to me in the slightest. What does piss me off is that there is only one standard of beauty presented to the masses and that's what people go for.
Society's standards are not mine. Just because I don't buy Tomb Raider doesn't mean other people will. Your average person probably doesn't know that there are other options for entertainment than what's on the top 40, or what the megacorporations feed them.
Most people don't care enough to find other entertainment outside of popular media because it requires time to find it, some inconvenience (you may have to buy music or whatever outside of the mall), and a desire for something other than the status quo.
If something meets society's standards, how do we know that those standards aren't the issue? Unfortunately, it's difficult to make money on entertainment for intelligent people...
BTW - If anyone is really interested in body image, NOW is sponsoring Love Your Body Day next week to promote healthier images of women in the media etc.http://www.nowfoundation.org
