"I sometimes wonder if the industry is reaping what it sowed? That isn’t to say that what goes on is to be supported; these are monstrous, vile acts that reduce the gaming world back to its socially inept basement dwelling awkward state, but I can’t help but feel that the games industry does itself no favours. Its depiction and indeed attitudes towards women over the course of decades has been nothing short of absolutely awful, misogynistic and downright sexist. If you compare what it has created to what sort of community it has formed, perhaps it becomes plainly obvious why this sort of horrible anti-social attitude toward women exists in the first place?"
— via demonrevolutionary
WMain00 - forums.somethingawful.com - In regards to Heplergate. (via designislaw)
“we grossly sexualize and objectify women in our products and refuse to give them leading roles and/or any kind of character development beyond their role as objects of the male gaze and completely ignore the women who make up a huge percentage of our demographic by only ever marketing to males (which strangely enough also often involves exploitative portrayals of women)… why are male gamers such sexist dicks???? we have no idea!!!!!”
