Ragdollmaster wrote:
Cringe. No need for this silly ALL CAPS I AM SERIOUS LOOK AT MY OPINION nonsense. It's like you're trying to yell the other guy down.
That was an accident. My apologies.
Great reading skills. That's from the original post, too, not some obscure comment buried in the thread.
Multiple other comments state that she would rather more female generation regardless of how the backers themselves wanted it. Their justification being "IT'S DA FUTURRRRRRRRE"
This is inherently bad? Sexism is an actual issue in society. If people think media is being sexist, they should call it out.
When it's a small indie studio and because of something that is blatantly not sexist (Given how you can change the options and how disposable crew are anyway) just because there aren't enough women in there (You know, like a true Anita Sarkeesian daughter) then yes. The burden of proof is always with the accuser, and we have to assume all claims are false until proven otherwise.
Thus, any so called "Boycott" of Subset Studios (Especially one that hurts the studio itself) would be wrong, especially when the game itself isn't sexist, even if the developers themselves are (In which case, you're hating something because the creators have a different belief then you, and it's as stupid as it sounds).
Same as above. On paper, no, it's not that important that some random indie game doesn't have equal gender distribution in its NPCs. Then again, on paper, most things in any game aren't important.
Nothing among these NPCs is special. They are disposable. Humans are common and uninteresting (Regardless of gender) and no amount of women is going to change that. It's only going to piss off the people who paid $100 to get their name and person in the game. All for one special snowflake.
Goody.
I'm not seeing any criticism in the comments. I'm seeing some people disagreeing. Do you know what the word criticism means? You seem fond of using it even though you're not very good at giving it.
The blatant allegations of trolling would be a good start. That said I think I'm referring more to protest against her idea then criticism, so my mistake.
Yes. She stated her opinion and asked for thoughts on it. There's no inherent argument to be had. The fact that she's not squabbling with everyone who disagrees with her opinion is a sign of maturity.
Stated her opinion
Accused the game of being sexist
Proposed a boycott.
She hasn't earned the right to look away from such criticism, especially when she could seriously hurt these developers if the right people got this. That's a tad far-fetched though, but it's still a serious allegation and shouldn't be tossed around because there aren't enough breasticles to your liking. I could say XCOM is sexist because there aren't enough men.
That would be pretty un-grounded and far-fetched though right? Same here. Just a matter of perspective.
I liked this quote: "It's not okay to make fun of me for something I think is important." No, it's really not. People get to express their opinions on social media platforms. It's a great thing about this day and age. If all you can do is mock someone without offering any actual valid criticism (not that there is any to offer on a pure opinion), you really have nothing intelligent to add to that discussion.
See, that's not what people where doing though. No one ever attacked her (She just wanted to deflect any protest with catch all statements), they attacked either her proposition, or her opinion. But never her, herself.
Her question and subsequent responses are perfectly reasonable. Calling her a fascist and sexist (feminazis, in modern vernacular, usually mean people who essentially want female supremacy- just wanted to let you know since you seem to bandy around words without knowing their actual meaning) is really not at all supported by that thread. Lord, you probably think girls have cooties too, huh?
No, but I keep my hazard suit on just in case (That and Ebola. Cuz every city in America's getting it nao [Just go the flow]).
Anyways, yes I know what feminazi means. I might toss it around loosely (Like misogynist is tossed around loosely, but no one talks about that huh?), but the vibe I get from the thread is:
"More women pls. I dont liek how it iz dont attk meh"
Seems pretty accurate. Not to mention the fact that her main justification of the proposition is just because. And the fact that this is time that I'd rather see on a better game or new game (That has no effect on gameplay. All humans suck) means that she's doing nothing beneficial to development or gameplay. And thus her opinion is open to critique as a cosmetic effect. Which is also worthless because you can change the skins to you liking anyway, so the entire argument is moot. The simple existence of the proposition is my beef.
Again, it was mostly the "Are these people sexist?" and the "Should we boycott" that set me off the most.
