Quote from: Raggit on Thu 02/03/2006 23:26:16
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I'll answer your questions after you answer mine. And as for sweeping statements, I did say "generally". I'm very well aware that such a statement does not apply to everyone; however, that does not negate the fact that such a generality does exist, and that I wish to explore such a generality.
Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 03/03/2006 00:29:38Quote(The women who think that women are being hypersensitive, on the other hand, might have more of a point...)
Well, that would be me so I guess I have a point.
MORE of a point, dear. MORE of a point.
Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 03/03/2006 00:29:38
My point anyway, is that I think I have a pretty good attitude to this stuff, but keep in mind that I'm a bisexual with a thing for large (but not TOO large) and shapely breasts so I'm not unbiased or without my own agenda here.
Well, there you go. I don't have a thing for breasts; in fact, I often feel that my own are an inconvenience to me. Hence, I can't possibly understand why people like them so much. Acknowledge that they do, yes, but not understand.
Quote from: Kinoko on Fri 03/03/2006 00:29:38
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EDIT: TIS, I like you so I'm not taking a stab at you with this, but just remember you aren't fighting the good fight for all of us. You aren't every woman, just as I'm not. Let people be people, and individuals be individuals.
Oh, I know that. I know that not all women think the same way just because we're women. I'm not even "fighting the good fight" anywhere on this forum or on the particular blog entry that I posted. I know all about how complaining about titties in an amateur adventure game and being all "BLAH BLAH BLAH OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN" about it is going to do absolutely nothing to help the status of women in games (and women as a whole). I know that there are better ways to direct my efforts, and I do so (supporting the encouragement of women to play and make more games being one such effort). If anyone actually bothered to read my blog post, you would already know that I am well aware that there are worse displays of blatant sexuality in the media, and that I was only focusing on this particular game because, well, it's an amateur adventure game, which I tend to care more about than other genres because I make them. (Besides, blogs like Game Girl Advance and Athena's Legacy already complain about gender issues in the more mainstream sorts of games as it is.) I also know that I have no right to stop people from making the kinds of games that they want, and that by complaining about the game, I'll probably contribute to making it infamously popular. I know that if I don't like what the game represents, then I shouldn't be playing it, end of story. (Admittedly, though, after all this hype, I might just end up downloading the demo just to see what all the fuss was about.)
The thing is, in case you haven't already noticed, I love to complain. It makes for fun discussions that probably wouldn't even come up if everyone just happily agreed to not complain about anything. And in these discussions, people, though not necessarily changing each other's minds, become motivated to think and communicate more clearly about their own opinions. Honestly, I don't see how that's a bad thing.
Anyway, now that that's all cleared up...
...you like me, do you? That's so sweet. It's not just because of my huge boobs, is it?