Deviija wrote...
wikkedjoker wrote...
Fair is fair, but is their a way that would make the armor NOT look as if they played the knight in the gay pride
parade?
If not than I guess even if the guy has on sexy male armor he would have no interest in the girls ogling him. . .
While I am being serious, I was also being sarcastic. Your response is the gateway to a larger argument that mirrors the one women (and likeminded men) have been having against sexified women/portrayals of women/hypersexualized attire on women in games for years. So thank you for the springboard. 
One begins asking questions, having doubts, and disliking the idea for how outlandish it may appear. My point is to show that this works both ways, and to mirror the demographic that fistpumps and declares, 'Yes, more sexualized women in fetish outfits in our games!' I can do it too, on men, and perhaps seeing it will make someone think what it is like on the 'other' side of the fence. How ridiculous it really is.
I mean, I can ask: How do women move in that midrif leather/chainmail bikini/painted on g-string outfit? Doesn't it pinch the boobs? How does one get into it? Man, the chaffing must suck. And, obviously, they're exposing all their vulnerable spots for enemies to take advantage of. Neck, stomach, chest (cleavage area). What protection do these things offer? If a female's armor has her bearing her stomach and chest, then the male's armor should have the same. It makes no sense for a lady to pay the same amount of coin for that armor, only to have her put it on and it has skin everywhere. Then, when a gentleman puts the same armor on it has him covered from head to toe and lets him feel 'badass' and empowered. I know that when my character in games is wearing a thong of power I do not feel badass. Just ridiculous. I want to feel capable and badass, too.
We can answer 'it is just fantasy/a game, gawd!' Which I accept and say, then, as a fantasy/game, men should be as sexified and sexualized as women because logical reasoning is not part of that argument. But that said, I am pro-hypersexualization -- of both sexes -- and that's why I believe we should all have those options. Options for a player to express her or his characters how she or he wants them (sexualized or practical).
I’m fairly familiar with the “Over Sexualization of women in all forms of media” issue, to the point I don’t believe its an issue.
Lets look at Comic books
Wonder Woman
http://media.comicvi...woman_super.jpgBlack Canary
http://media.comicvi...anary_large.pngPower girl
http://media.comicvi...-power-girl.jpgThe list goes on and on and ON, but these are some of the more popular ones.
Now I’ve always wondered, what is it that people find over sexed, yes certainly artist have portrayed these characters in poses that, seem rather cheese cake, and if that was the argument I got, than I could live with it, but unfortunately its not.
It’s the level of clothing they have on, now this argument has always bothered me, because the same thing could be said about superhero men.
Batman:
http://img339.images...tdk12420px8.jpgSuperman
http://www.supermant...rman-flying.jpg Hawkman
http://hallofheroes....per/hawkmen.jpgNow I know what your thinking Joker there all fully dressed, with the exception of Hawkman.
And I would agree, but to be honest the only thing on the male superheroes that distinguishes clothing from flesh really just boils down to color, if you think about it the only thing on these men that COULD be sexualized, is well the only thing. . . And I’ve yet to see that done, atlases in American comics.
Its more the double standard that bothers me. We are all people, human beings equal in every way, right? Yet why is it appropriate for a man to walk around shirtless and for a woman its indecent exposure?
I remember sometime back reading an article online, about the staggering rate of teachers molesting students. BUT one thing bothered me a lot, a male teacher, who had only sent inappropriate text messages got a significantly longer jail time than the female teacher who had slept with multiple students.
Its just glaring double standers like this that bother me.
Now why do I think women are more sexualized than men? I really don’t, I mean It all boils down to what you watch and what you read, look in any teen girl magazine or on the cover of any romance novel and there you will see the idealistic overly buff, overly sexed man that every woman wants.
The reason its more blatant in movies and games and comics, is simply because that move, that game, that comic, isn’t geared toward the viewer ship of women, its towards the viewer ship of men. It might sound sexist, but for years that’s how its been, its only in the past few years that the female interest in these have peaked, and they have noticed, that these girls are overly sexy, for no other reason than blatant fan service.
Its funny however, when you start looking at the minds behind a lot of this fan service you will find women, its almost hypocritical.
Most Manga artist are female, and they take what we think is over Sexualization and turn it up to 11. I’m not sure on the number, but I have read that A LOT of the directors of porn, and exploitation films are in fact female.
I guess the issue also boils down to this, it is simply easier to overly sexualize the female body than it is for the male, short of throwing a Hebrew international out there, or making them flamboyantly gay. don’t get me wrong it can be done, its just not as easy. The female body form an art stand point looks softer and more inviting, worm as the male body looks hard, and is more a symbol of violence and strength. You see Superman and Batman in a comic and you think protection, and strength. You see Wonder Woman or Power Girl and depending on the art you think A LOT of different things.
Is it wrong-
No, simply because like I said in an earlier post, go to the Mall. Take a good look around. It would probably be easier to count the woman in more conservative or modest attire than the ones running around in, cut off jean shorts, that look like underwear, mini-skirts, belly shirts, and there boobs hanging out, like a Christmas Turkey on display. Complaining about, the over Sexualization of women, is like dressing in your shortest skirt, and tightest low cut top, and than ****ing when a guy give you a quick look up and down. Its nonsensical, if you didn’t want that kind of attention than you shouldn’t have dressed that way.
This goes directly to media because the media, game designers, artist, TV, movies comic books see this and even though the know about the feministic issue of the way women are presented in media they see this and assume that it’s a relatively small group that don’t like it. So as long as you have the vast majority of woman, everyday going out dressed over sexualized WILLINGLY. Than you will continue to have this in media, right or wrong, it’s the truth.
And as far as practicality. Well I’m sure that it would have is uses.
You most likely wouldn’t have skimpy metal armor, more like a skimpily leather armor, or cloth robes. And there practicality would be varied, a rouge, would probably be less hindered the less they wore. A class that values speed over strength. But I wouldn’t see it fit to take the plate Armor off Male A) and put it on female
, and go from plate armor, to hottest summer fashion, for a day at the beach. However I do think it would be practical for some lighter, armor, with less to it, for both male and female, that do add speed bonuses, but have no protection, or appropriate protection based on ho much armor is there.
Anyways sorry if I got a little ranty.
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