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Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games

This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered clichés in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself.  As a trope the Damsel in Distress is a plot device in which a female character is placed in a perilous situation from which she cannot escape on her own and must then be rescued by a male character, usually providing a core incentive or motivation for the protagonist’s quest.

ABOUT THE VIDEO SERIES
The Tropes vs Women in Video Games project aims to examine the plot devices and patterns most often associated with female characters in gaming from a systemic, big picture perspective. This series will include critical analysis of many beloved games and characters, but remember that it is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of it’s more problematic or pernicious aspects.

For more examples of the Damsel in Distress see our Tumblr for this series: http://tropesversuswomen.tumblr.com

Visit http://www.feministfrequency.com for more information, videos and a full transcript.

femfreq:

My TEDxWomen talk is online and sharable! I spoke about sexist online harassment and internet cyber mobs in Washington DC on December 1st.

Note: The TEDx YouTube channel does not moderated comments so do yourself a favor and skip them.

UPDATE: Looks like TEDx had to disable the comments on the video of my talk about online misogyny because of online misogyny.

You may remember Anita from that amazing documentary about gender and LEGO I posted long time ago. I haven’t check her web in a while, but yesterday my sister told me about what she was going through with her last project (about two of my favourite things: gender-feminism and videogames). I can’t simply believe it. It’s outrageous.

I think Anita put a great perspective in the whole scheme, and we need more people like her. So I know things like this reblog can’t beat all the negative input. But a lot of people support you, and your work.

Thank you Anita.

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victimblaming:

Loving this poster from the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and the program it promotes: 

Recognizing sexist and homophobic language, realizing that it has an impact, encouraging students to choose different words, and giving them the skills to be active bystanders when they hear sexist and homophobic language: these are steps that each one of us can take to end gender-stereotypes, and to help end sexual violence.

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bohemea:

“I’m also really tired of hearing some feminists say that any CHOICE made by a woman is invalid or wrong because it doesn’t line up with THEIR idea of liberated womanhood. Do you want equality and freedom of choice or do you want everyone in the sex industries and other traditionally female occupations to roll over and do what you say? If you want the latter, you are just as bad as the patriarchy that you rail so hard against. My body, my choice”

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- Stoya (via suicideblonde)

Feminists is a huge miscellaneous group of people with a lot of unfair hysterical (I meant historical, ¬_¬ my bad) tags on us. Reading the whole article I can see that Stoya, as myself, don’t think people whose idea is only one way of liberated womanhood are healthy-open-minded feminist, and they are probably promoting undercover the ruling patriarchy (or the new as bad-as-it-was thing). My thought? Why even call them “some feminists” in the first place? Just because they called themselves feminists? I guess a carnivore could call itself a vegetarian and we could start thinking: “Look at that! Some vegetarians like meat!”

But above that, we (with the use of common sense) know what being a feminist entitles. Feminism is a hard path, where achievements are too difficult to reach but so easy to lose. Patriarchy has made of it such a stigma that people are afraid of calling themselves feminists in the open, just not to be mistook with those “radically clear against patriarchy!”. Because that is wrong, right?

Those “some feminists” aren’t “all the feminists”. Language is powerful, let’s make it our strength to bring us together instead of the weakness to make us apart.

Stoya™: This is all I could get out before I started growling at the computer:

stoya:

Jesse Jane (god bless her sweet, bubbly heart) made a choice to get a massive breast augmentation. Seriously, each one of her breasts is about as big as her head. She really wanted giant tits. She now has giant tits and is consistently happy with them. I think they look pretty cool on her even though I wouldn’t want them in my own body. 

Her choice is just as valid as the choice of a woman who gets heavily tattooed, or declines any sort of body modification. This applies to any woman who does or does not make changes to her appearance, whether they are mostly permanent and surgical or extremely temporary and involving a tube of lipstick or mascara. You might not like it, but you don’t have to look at them, fuck them, or be friends with them if you find their choices that offensive.

I’m really tired of hearing “porn fans” say things about how they like me better than “those women who have ruined their bodies with plastic.” That’s a direct quote from one… one who happens to be female. I’m especially tired of seeing them specify which women they’re referring to by name. That’s not paying me a compliment. That’s saying nasty things about coworkers that I appreciate as human beings and respect. 

I’m also really tired of hearing some feminists say that any CHOICE made by a woman is invalid or wrong because it doesn’t line up with THEIR idea of liberated womanhood. Do you want equality and freedom of choice or do you want everyone in the sex industries and other traditionally female occupations to roll over and do what you say? If you want the latter, you are just as bad as the patriarchy that you rail so hard against.

My body, my choice.

Feminists is a huge miscellaneous group of people with a lot of unfair hysterical (I meant historical, ¬_¬ my bad) tags on us. Reading the whole article I can see that you, as myself, don’t think people whose idea is only one way of liberated womanhood are healthy-open-minded feminist, and they are probably promoting undercover the ruling patriarchy (or the new as bad-as-it-was thing). My thought? Why even call them “some feminists” in the first place? Just because they called themselves feminists? I guess a carnivore could call itself a vegetarian and we could start thinking: “Look at that! Some vegetarians like meat!”

But above that, we (with the use of common sense) know what being a feminist entitles. Feminism is a hard path, where achievements are too difficult to reach but so easy to lose. Patriarchy has made of it such a stigma that people are afraid of calling themselves feminists in the open, just not to be mistook with those “radically clear against patriarchy!”. Because that is wrong, right?

Those “some feminists” aren’t “all the feminists”. Language is powerful, let’s make it our strength to bring us together instead of the weakness to make us apart.

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Nadezhda Tolokonnikova

NO PASARÁN / FREE PUSY RIOT

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Interesting Site with videos about feminism in pop culture

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