Gamer hate incoming in 3…2…1…
You know Blizzard, maybe don’t make your 1st openly lesbian character in Overwatch be one that’s specifically designed for the male gaze.
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Sadly, games and comics creators consistently design their gay female characters so their straight male fans can also find it “totally hot.”
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It should go without saying that queer women do not exist for straight men. The comic book and gaming industries must have missed the memo.
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It’s good Blizzard is responding to demands for diversity. Maybe try designing some characters that make straight dudes super uncomfortable.
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Blizzard is trying to provide character diversity without alienating their straight male fanbase. They want their cake, and to eat it too.
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Thing is, really challenging media representations does require making entitled straight dudes super uncomfortable. At least initially.
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*sigh* I see that decades of straight dudes setting the standard for what's “sexy” in media has made this nuanced conversation impossible.
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There’s a big difference between what individuals might find attractive and HOW characters are designed. I’m only talking about the latter.
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It’s not just this character. It’s a pattern in comics and gaming. I’m advocating for creators to really make straight guys uncomfortable.
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In any case there are (and will be) much more in-depth takes on this which you should read. Here’s one:http://patriciahernandez.kinja.com/some-thoughts-on-tracer-1790332738 …
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I find it troubling that for many in my mentions “attractive” has become synonymous with “sexualized” and “ugly” with “non-sexualized.”
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We might want to consider why it is there are very few older women protagonists in gaming as a whole. And even fewer middle aged women.
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A good thread on Tracer that is also (fairly) critical of my earlier Tweets to some degree.https://twitter.com/srhbutts/status/811357274065293314 …
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I've never understood this sentiment that it's BAD if someone straight finds a LGBT character attractive (Im not straight btw)
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It’s not bad. The problem comes when straight men design queer characters for other straight men to find hot.
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Fetishising LGBT people is definitley a problem, but I don't think that happened in this situation
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I think it's great that this game's mascot, who gets the most exposure, is not straight
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I know you mean well, & there's still plenty of problems, but it's ok to be happy about a good thing
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It’s not a bad thing, just expected. Again Blizzard just wants its cake an to eat it too.
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Mate. Stop talking for us. we LGBT people are ecstatic.
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