We have improved somewhat (it's debatable how much, exactly) but at least we don't see helpless and ridiculously-clad damsels being rescued from the bug-eyed monsters on the covers of a shit-ton of media anymore.
I would like to hear from people who think criticism of such things are misplaced. Is it bad that this is less common now? How do you think this happened?
We also used to be willing to explore the meaning behind our attitudes toward sexuality, but we seem to be on a robot kick now
We have improved somewhat (it's debatable how much, exactly) but at least we don't see helpless and ridiculously-clad damsels being rescued from the bug-eyed monsters on the covers of a shit-ton of media anymore.
I would like to hear from people who think criticism of such things are misplaced. Is it bad that this is less common now? How do you think this happened?
We also used to be willing to explore the meaning behind our attitudes toward sexuality, but we seem to be on a robot kick now
Ripley was not a fucking damsel
The damsel isn't the important part. The representation of sexual imagery up to and including rape is.
Marty: The future, it's where you're going? Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
Seriously though if you watch the Alien movies and come out thinking it's something anybody here would use as an example as exploitative towards gender, you're not paying attention.
Feeding someone food that is potentially poisonous -> Ok. Not giving it to them, robs them of agency -> Not Ok.
I feel like I am being told that I am morally required to knowingly feed someone lethal poison, because not doing it might hurt their feelings.
In case anyone is curious, this is the post that finally pushed me from "this thread is terrible but harmless" to "this thread must be brutally slaughtered and its head mounted on a pike to serve as a warning to other threads."
So congratulations, Alinius, you win the coveted what the fuck I don't even award!
Geth, close the thread.
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Robots want love too.
The damsel isn't the important part. The representation of sexual imagery up to and including rape is.
Doc: That's right, twenty five years into the future. I've always dreamed on seeing the future, looking beyond my years, seeing the progress of mankind. I'll also be able to see who wins the next twenty-five world series.
omg Geth
Seriously though if you watch the Alien movies and come out thinking it's something anybody here would use as an example as exploitative towards gender, you're not paying attention.
In case anyone is curious, this is the post that finally pushed me from "this thread is terrible but harmless" to "this thread must be brutally slaughtered and its head mounted on a pike to serve as a warning to other threads."
So congratulations, Alinius, you win the coveted what the fuck I don't even award!
Geth, close the thread.