Are Women Too Hard To Animate?

This episode examines the general lack of female representation among standard enemies as well as in the cooperative and competitive multiplayer options of many games, and the ways in which, when female enemies do exist, they are often sexualized and set apart by their gender from the male enemies who are presented as the norm. We then highlight a few examples of games that present female enemies as standard enemies who exist on more-or-less equal footing with their male counterparts.

Writing:
  • Anita Sarkeesian

Stars:
Release Date: 2013-03-07
Seasons: 1 2
TMDb: 1.0/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English

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