Long term study: No link found between video games and real-world sexism

[NuclearDem]

67. Team Ninja did one Metroid game.

That was Other M. Team Ninja does not "do" Metroid. In fact, one of the major criticisms of Other M was in the portrayal of Samus Aran. Team Ninja took one of gaming's most famous, celebrated, and toughest female icons and turned her into a whimpering coward who always needs the boys around her at all times.

And you obviously don't know your Mario history or the character Princess Peach. She is a playable character in Super Mario Bros 2, Super Paper Mario, Super Smash Bros, all the Mario Karts, all the Mario Sport titles from baseball to basketball to golf, all the Mario Party games, and Super Princess Peach herself. Sorry the facts show she is not just some 'trope' or that she is an example of 'misogyny'.

And, like I said, if you take out the fluff sports and racing games which involve absolutely diddly in the way of character development, you're left with two in that list. Mario gets 19 games just in the core series. And 90% of the time, he's off to rescue Peach.

Damsel in Distress is one of the most common sexist tropes there is in gaming, and that's almost entirely what the core Mario series is about.

I chose to play Fem Shep during the entire Mass Effect saga for one reason. Her voice acting was exceptional and really made the story as it unfolded quite interesting to me. She was not sexualized even if she engaged in sexual encounters.

As do I, and Mass Effect is one of the few franchises that actually gets development of its female characters done right. Liara, Ash, and Tali have emotions, but they're not constantly breaking down and running to Daddy Shepard for help.

Why don't we discuss the violence against men in video games?

Men have not historically been the oppressed sex. Tantamount to "what about reverse racism?"