@carolynmichelle: I think it's maybe-probably okay to have a game or two where I'm not stealth-killing scores of women.
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@carolynmichelle: That said, I'm exploding lots of female raiders like blood sausages with my female vault-dweller, so...progress?5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@rusmclaughlin ...alongside the male ones is a "good thing."1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@carolynmichelle: I don't disagree, but I also believe that not every narrative can or should abide by modern notions of gender equality...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@carolynmichelle: ...for example, Fallout 4 has plenty of female raiders who are functionally no different from the males, which works fine.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@carolynmichelle: But, the rape-y bads in the last Tomb Raider (I haven't played Rise yet) wouldn't allow women to join their gang, right?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@carolynmichelle: Context becomes important. I believe in equality, but I don't shoehorn it into a narrative for its own sake.5 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@rusmclaughlin ...review but I do think the widespread absence of female enemy combatants in many games reinforces culturally constructed...1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@carolynmichelle: Ah, but these cultures exist. If you chose to portray them, and portray them otherwise, it rings false. Better to...3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@carolynmichelle: ...call attention to its inherent fallacy, and portray it as a weakness your (female) protagonist can exploit.4 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@rusmclaughlin ...this unquestioningly as "normal" without calling attention to it or critiquing it, typically. ROTTR certainly does.
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