tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post7206273666751014844..comments2023-10-05T07:11:05.917-04:00Comments on Art at the Auction: Monday Reading Listpetplutohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-11575251762339585052010-01-28T19:49:38.098-05:002010-01-28T19:49:38.098-05:00I've been gone a while
Hi! Glad you're ba...<i>I've been gone a while</i><br /><br />Hi! Glad you're back!<br /><br /><i>I had to take a break when I got behind in Dollhouse so I wouldn't see spoilers!</i><br /><br />You're kind of in luck. I got behind in my reviews. Which is sad and something I hope to rectify in the week(s) ahead. Unfortunately, life went along its merry way and left me little time!<br /><br /><i>And I'm also in the SYSK Kiva team (even got a shout-out on the podcast a while ago when they read my profile!). Cool!</i><br /><br />That. Is. Awesome. There are no other words. Except "cool".petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-40282067444278438672010-01-28T11:32:57.090-05:002010-01-28T11:32:57.090-05:00I've been gone a while (I had to take a break ...I've been gone a while (I had to take a break when I got behind in Dollhouse so I wouldn't see spoilers!) but am slowly catching back up, working backward. Love Felicia Day of course, so I'll definitely check it out. And I'm also in the SYSK Kiva team (even got a shout-out on the podcast a while ago when they read my profile!). Cool!Rebekahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811406094387310769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-73786387069367887252010-01-19T16:27:17.712-05:002010-01-19T16:27:17.712-05:00First, thanks for the link!
Second, I found that ...First, thanks for the link!<br /><br />Second, I found that Penny Arcade news post very interesting, because of the conclusions I think Tycho <em>almost</em> reaches. I've been feeling recently like he's sort of coming close to a "Getting It" moment on a lot of issues, and he's talked once or twice about his trepidation concerning raising a daughter in gamer culture, so when he writes something like<br /><i>But since Marcus Fenix is a man, his physical virtues are an acceptable template for such extrapolations. If a woman is the subject, and is thus interpreted, now you're engaged in a truly dangerous enterprise. There's something very strange simmering below that assertion, and it's weirding me out.</i><br />I wonder how much (or how little!) more it might take to push him to that breakthrough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-27412122929793770702010-01-18T18:46:42.653-05:002010-01-18T18:46:42.653-05:00I liked the article I linked because it explained ...I liked the article I linked because it explained how it wasn't necessarily the body of the woman in question, but her skills - and how those were unnecessarily sexualized. Like, blowing kisses, for example.<br /><br />I understand what Penny Arcade, and the article they linked, is saying. But I think they're both missing out on a large component - (1) why is female sexuality weaponized in these games (and using female sexuality "ironically" in a game is problematic for the same reasons hipsters are) by using blowing kisses, etc. to do things male characters can do without, you know, blowing kisses, and (2) why female sexuality is generally presented as a transaction - ie, I kiss you, I win the battle; I charm you, I get the item; etc.<br /><br />I would also be very interested to know whether or not maintaining male sexuality is as big a concern within these games in the way making sure the female characters are still sexual is.petplutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01053307189721906583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5961006065192244756.post-62795082547019137832010-01-18T10:43:00.277-05:002010-01-18T10:43:00.277-05:00Penny Arcade offered a rather interesting defense ...<a href="http://www.penny-arcade.com/2010/1/11/" rel="nofollow">Penny Arcade</a> offered a rather interesting defense of Bayonetta's character design the other day. They acknowledge that at first the character seems like a typical objectification of women, but they also point out how it's different from games like <i>Wet</i> or <i>Bloodrayne</i>.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14569180426066178711noreply@blogger.com