Current Events > Study Finds Video Games With Sexualized Content Do Not Cause Misogynistic

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dioxxys posted...

Thing is I see these "unrealistic body types" all over places like TikTok and other social media. Women wear and do things that are provocative by choice. Just a weird feel when a majority of women in western games have super modest bodies (as if busty and curvy women dont exist) and dress super modestly. Theres more attractive women at church lol.

i mean tiktok and other social media are still media and thus heavily curated

so you're still getting a pretty skewed and unrealistic standard of attractiveness

WorsCaseOntario posted...

this just sounds like "video games make people violent" but for sexuality

Studies on the issue of sexualization in media and body issues in people have shown a correlation.

They haven't done that with any other type of media and violence. The issue I'm saying is that why with every type of media there's a connection but then when it comes to video games, that surveys say have a 50% player base of women, has no connection to body image?

Especially in recent times where women have voiced issues with games being overtly sexual.

DuneMan posted...

There are multiple degrees of separation between seeing peers do something on social media and seeing a buxom character in a video game. For a start the game is obvious fiction; and that's already glossing over the difference in seeing perceived peers do something on social media.

To look at it a bit further, look at the difference in how female characters are presented in video games made in the West, all the fuss that was and is made over representation, and how the men continue to be sculptured masses of muscle without nary a peep to be heard. Now, you can point to physical appearance being stressed more on girls in society, but it is quite the leap to go from 'your peers will judge you in real life' to 'seeing attractive female characters in video games harms the psyche of girls'.

In order for that argument to really hold any sway it would be necessary for people to be unable to distinguish between the clear fantasy of a video game and the reality around them. It's the same way that people tried to claim that video games were 'murder simulators' only to be laughed out of the room. Picking up a keyboard and mouse doesn't turn you into a killing machine. In the same way seeing a clearly fictional virtual woman in hot pants isn't going to cause brains to implode.

That's not entirely true. Video games aren't entirely male-dominated anymore. Look at how sexualized Valorant and Overwatch characters are by the community.

Young people want to attract young people and video games aren't a niche hobby anymore. If young kids are lusting over these characters then the other young kids will emulate them to attract them.

Then when you have the cosplayers who are essentially models with huge breasts and tiny waists cosplaying as them which has now essentially become porn. It creates another issue.

Its not a mystery why with more kids on social media that depression rates in their demos is up. I would probably say there's a connection to video games in there as well.

The magazine covers of yesterday are the characters in video games today.

People irl pay more attention to attractive people

I wonder if gamers pay more attention to attractive characters

Also, has this study been done with porn?

Linking to Bounding Into Comics, that's a paddlin'

McMarbles posted...

Linking to Bounding Into Comics, that's a paddlin'

Oooh, good catch. Tagging TC appropriately.

McMarbles posted...

Linking to Bounding Into Comics, that's a paddlin'

Didn't even notice that thanks

Lol comicsgate bullshit

sevihaimerej posted...

I know ever since watching the Pyramid hat guy have its' way with the legs-and-legs I've been insecure af about how fat my ankles are :(

Honesty question. Do you know how that made you feel bad about yourself? I don't understand.

cjsdowg posted...

Honesty question. Do you know how that made you feel bad about yourself? I don't understand.

Those leg monsters have such inhumanly thin ankles....nvm that sentence was actually in jest and meant to make the reader think about Silent Hill 3 instead lol

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Never understood peoples obsession with this, if a dozen different websites post about the same topic where does it matter where it comes from? Its not as if I posted a link to a dang stormfront website

McMarbles posted...

Linking to Bounding Into Comics, that's a paddlin'

IShall_Run_Amok posted...

Oooh, good catch. Tagging TC appropriately.

Jeez lol yall act as if this is a deep insight into my character.
"Ah eureka! TC is clearly a serial killer"

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So is the topic still active, can I at least read the archive?