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Twilight really is a series where every contrived sexist trope known to humanity resides. I can understand why it's popular amongst teens but I shudder to think of anyone interpreting Twilight as a lifestyle as opposed to vapid fantasy fulfillment. (Which is what it really is.)

What 's ironic about Twilight is it's written by a woman. lol.

As for Anita, she doing a disservice by only focusing on videogames. (And mostly outdated ones at that) Many tropes started way before entertainment went digital and became interactive,Tami.

At this point I'm simply zombied out. I keep waiting for a survival horror game focused around campers in the woods having to contend with rabid werewolves!

Sorry if I seem disinterested.

Me too! Let's break the comments section!

I saw right away SC5 had many flaws. The expanded "create a character mode" looked fun but everything else seemed very stripped down and minimalistic. I liked SC4,though! It's probably tied with SC2 as my favorite in the series.

From what I've seen I relate to Lara more too. Aka, there are times she's very frightened and vulnerable and this is expressed with her body language and heavy breathing. In the same situation I'd be exactly like that. (And the first time being forced to kill someone would leave a mark on me emotionally)

Granted, Lara becomes the fiercely independent bad-ass we know and love rather quickly but at least we get to see her down to earth humanistic side as well.

Those are good points. I also don't see the trope entirely as negative either. One of my driving ambitions in Bioshock was to save all the little sisters because I genuinely cared about them. I saw them as abused and neglected children thus I wanted to better their lives somehow.

Another aspect of the trope not explored is simply someone who loves someone else doing whatever they can to save that person. I wouldn't call that "objectifying".

Lastly I concur these themes also run throughout literature,poetry,films,and theater. This is something that's been around for hundreds or even thousands of years.

I also don't think it's a "male-centric fantasy" because there are women who fantasize about being saved by a hero or they fantasize about saving the man (or woman) they love.

Hmmm, didn't notice her excess makeup but maybe she feels more stress with a camera recording her. I can't go there because I would want to look my best too. Granted, I wouldn't go to extremes but I wouldn't want to be seen as a complete slob either. lol.

As for her examples, I just wish they were a tad more relevant "today". "The captive princess" isn't as common now and when it is used it's almost always a parody of itself.

I actually think the damsel trope started in literature,theater, and film. If I attacked it in particular I'd have to start from much further back in time and work my way up to videogames which by that point have been influenced by everything else.

You're right, it is a very complex layered issue.

I do think she played up the very trope she criticized to get more support though. I wouldn't call that "evil" but I would call it a tad hypocritical.

But either way she succeeded.

Thanks,bro! I resposted a smaller picture of Klinger too. Hope that helps. For the record her "Damsels in distress" video is "better" than her previous works. It would be nice to see her reference games "beyond" the 70's,80's,and 90's though. (This first entry also seems very nintendo-centric. Where's the love for Sega, Sony,and Microsoft?)

Gotcha Matt, thanks! Where would I be without my tech support homies and home sistas!