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    Feminist Frequency‏Verified account @femfreq 11 Jun 2013

    Our latest episode about the Damsels in Distress trope in modern gaming now has Brazilian Portuguese subtitles http://bit.ly/19lgl7a 

    10:12 AM - 11 Jun 2013
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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq PPS: In case you didn't see this (highly improbable): http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/47724463171/inspired-by-anita-sarkeesians-video-game-tropes … PPPS: I HATE this character limit.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq And I can't help myself but play the hero sometimes. Ack...

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq I can't help but take a much more protective stance when helping my female friends and girlfriend than when helping my male friends

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq PS: You know what's fucked up? The trope is so pervasive that it molds my very own world view.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq I can write in English just fine, but I can't articulate complex ideas in it that well. :/

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq Oh, and sorry if I didn't make sense in any of the above posts due to language problems.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq Anyways, lastly: thank you very much for making PT-BR subtitles available. This makes the video much more accessible to friends :)

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq The point is, I think that the trope is much more insidious than you are letting on (though I might be overreacting).

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq I merely suspect that this is merely an incarnation of sexism itself, though I can't separate one idea from the other.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq Now, I'm no psychologist or sociologist to pretend I absolutely know what I'm talking about.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq When presented with evidence to the contrary, that they themselves are powerless, they lash out.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq wielding "power" they can bend any female to their will.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq These commenters try to force female disempowerment - they think of themselves, even subconsciously, as the villains, since by

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq score the girl and get a "happy ending", something that, if real, is very hypocritical.

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq In their world view, these guys are merely with eyes "set on the prize", that is, they are saying that stuff merely to

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq that is, words are, to these noxious elements, merely a "weapon" to save the "damsels".

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq They, however, attack the guys accusing them of being "white knights" because they perceive them as playing the heroes -

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq A mere object that can be easily manipulated, ignored and tossed aside!

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq They attack, intimidate and threaten you because they want you to feel powerless - they want to force you to be a damsel!

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      1. Larkas, the Fake‏ @TheFakeLarkas 13 Jun 2013
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        @femfreq Can you see where I'm going with this? The damsel in distress-hero dichotomy is an integral part of these commenter's world view!

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