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 followed you a long time but this is very antagonistic on a subject that others should perhaps get a go on?
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I’m not going to say much more. My main point is it’s important for games and comics to be OK with making male fans uncomfortable.
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Wait, games AREN'T OK with making male fans uncomfortable?http://www.nomorelost.org/2011/03/25/straight-male-gamer-told-to-get-over-it-by-bioware/ …
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- maybe women should be taking the lead on this one, instead of you trying to bait responses like this?
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Gamers? Or many queer folks for whom you've determined what THEIR sexual attraction is allowed to be with your cis authority?
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Or, ya know, criticism from gay people that like having some representation in a popular online game.
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This is a great way to dismiss all the LGBTQ folks who are about to tell you why you're wrong.
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you know, predicting that people will be upset about something you say doesn't make your point correct.
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