Fantasy fiction can be a great place to confront issues like sexism & racism. The work of Ursula Le Guin & Octavia Butler do it beautifully.
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Games like The Witcher 3 use sexism & sexual violence for “gritty" world-building, presenting it as regrettable but natural and inevitable.
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In fact, Witcher 3 is a particularly egregious example of this problem. The game repeatedly uses brutal sexual violence as window dressing.
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If fantasy fiction is serious about addressing oppressions like sexism then the narrative should be focused on struggles around that issue.
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For a more thorough examination of this issue see our Women as Background Decoration videos https://youtu.be/4ZPSrwedvsg https://youtu.be/5i_RPr9DwMA
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@femfreq I feel conflicted about playing that game because it is good, but is also so grossly sexist. -
@Melnychuk86 i think some story arcs tackle the issues and come up well represented. Is not all bad.
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@femfreq Fantasy is subjective narrative, not projective.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq I agree- I'm a huge fan of Le Guin & Butler. I don't want to slam authors who try and come off bad. The problem- TW3 didn't try. - 1 more reply
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@femfreq I play games to escape logic and go into a game where I do whatever I want, in the real world I follow the rules, in games I stray.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq There's als a difference between fantasy and reality. No evidence that video games influence real world behavior#JackThomspsonThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq Its not inevitable, its just way more common then it should be. You get the opportunity to fight against it as Geralt, right?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@femfreq since when does literary works require social issues engrained in them?Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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