10 Video Games That Got Women (And Men) Completely Wrong

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From menstruation strip clubs to wall boobs you can slap - Duke Nukem Forever has to be by far one of the most sexist games. Sexist to women, to men and to the gaming audience as a whole. Obviously the game paints the world as "women are so weak they got themselves kidnapped, lets take them back". The sexism towards women is by no means new compared the other 9 in this list. Yet, what makes Duke Nukem forever special is that the sexism extends itself beyond the game to it's target audience - the male gamer. It's as if the developers consider gamers sub-human, assuming these shock chauvinist tactics would accumulate enough interest to overcome horrible game mechanics and graphics. Suggesting male gamers are so unintelligent and crude that they would be pleased with horrible game-play and also the backward representation of "male empowerment". If anything it's derogatory when a male character exhumes himself - making them seem pathetic and desperate. The all around objectification of men in Duke Nukem Forever is disturbing, portraying men as unintelligent, domineering, overly violent, emotionless, desperate and shallow. Just all around unable to overcome their "primitive" nature. I mentioned this type of sexism towards men in God of war, but at least God of War has enjoyable game mechanics. Wow Duke Nukem Forever, way to ruin a franchise for everyone. closing There are serious issues in the game industry all around when it comes to gender representation. It becomes dangerous when developers decide to give up on progressive content simply due to fear of losing the fan base. Allowing the current majority to dictate bigotry (also known as tyranny of the masses) is no reason to prevent progress, especially considering the fan base will only widen and has proven to be successful (consider Wii's early years). The current fan base will not lose their beloved industry, the game industry will just widen to include more gamers. Given that the game industry is supposed to be the most progressive it is downright shameful that sexism is even an issue.
 
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Megan Simon is recent graduate from Michigan State University. She majored in Studio Art BFA concentrating in Painting and Graphic Design. Megan has been passionate about video games since childhood, and hopes to utilize her unique fine art perspective to promote the artistic integrity of video games.