tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post115148419039343063..comments2023-10-25T00:58:53.401-07:00Comments on Who doesn’t love roses: Must see videoBreena Ronanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02566521893585459242noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-12246434194314956772009-07-23T17:01:40.239-07:002009-07-23T17:01:40.239-07:00That video made me laugh out loud, so very funny!
...That video made me laugh out loud, so very funny!<br /><a href="http://www.westcoastfishingclub.com" rel="dofollow" rel="nofollow">Langara Island Fishing</a>Flerkin McBlerkinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-91381676315167530482008-11-07T23:48:00.000-08:002008-11-07T23:48:00.000-08:00My boyfriend almost always picks girl characters a...My boyfriend almost always picks girl characters and i always ask him why and he just says he doesn't know so i don't question it anymore. reading these comments has been helpful insight as to why he may choose women characters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-21821716075316746582007-07-09T01:54:00.000-07:002007-07-09T01:54:00.000-07:00These comments have been invaluable to me as is th...These comments have been invaluable to me as is this whole site. I thank you for your comment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1157049924167976082006-08-31T11:45:00.000-07:002006-08-31T11:45:00.000-07:00I think you're essentially right, at least for me....I think you're essentially right, at least for me.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps this has to do with the very strong patriarchal pressure of male sex stereotypes in the real world. Women breaking sex stereotypes is at least *understood*, even though there's still a lot of sexist pressure. But the movement to break male sex stereotypes is much less developed.<BR/><BR/>For starters, a woman in trousers is no longer going to get beat up most places; not so with a man in a skirt. To go further, "career women" still suffer from a lot of prejudice, but stay-at-home fathers suffer from *huge* amounts of prejudice, even in the most 'progressive' environments.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1154787160913253802006-08-05T07:12:00.000-07:002006-08-05T07:12:00.000-07:00I don't necessarily think it's that they don't ge...I don't necessarily think it's that they don't get other places to safely explore their "feminine" sides... My son has baby dolls and stuffies just as his sister has action figures and tanks, and they both have weapons galore. But he will some day grow up to be a father, as she will a mother. And that fact alone means he needs to be able to understand women on a non-competitive, non-combative level. As well as to understand his own capacity to be those so-called "feminine" qualities of nurturing, caring, protective, etc. <BR/><BR/>I think we place those gender labels on certain actions, when they're actually gender neutral. Granted, there are serious differences between girls and boys... but I think Joss has tapped into those similarities as well. Hmmm... similarities is perhaps the wrong word....<BR/><BR/>Joss writes characters that are strong, funny, smart, active, etc. Those qualities are great for females AND males... and the fact that OTHER writers choose to give those qualities strictly to males is a reflection on them and their values. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps being older, and raising kids - one of each - gives me a different perspective. But I have to say - Joss ROCKS. I love watching all his shows WITH my kids. And my son, being raised on such fare, has different expectations than other boys would, perhaps. That if he ever steps out of line with a woman, she'll kick his ass. : ) That's as valuable a lesson for males as it is for females - that that is not only possible, but expected. <BR/><BR/>Yeah... Joss rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1152455793835787742006-07-09T07:36:00.000-07:002006-07-09T07:36:00.000-07:00Hi there Blogger, a real useful blog.Keep with the...Hi there Blogger, a real useful blog.Keep with the good work.<BR/>If you have a moment, please visit my <A HREF="http://www.games-center.ws" REL="nofollow">video games effect</A> site.<BR/>I send you warm regards and wishes of continued success.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151989456438644612006-07-03T22:04:00.000-07:002006-07-03T22:04:00.000-07:00Most of my characters are female, in computer game...Most of my characters are female, in computer games and roleplaying games. I don't do this, as hed spacely said, to see women get hurt, or to get burned or whatever. I just find that women characters are so much more interesting.<BR/><BR/>Joss Whedon didn't make Buffy female to watch a girl get hit around. He did it to show that women can be strong too.<BR/><BR/>If a man, in a fantasy world, becomes a warrior, that's seen as the norm. But a woman? There has to be something interesting going on there. It's not <B>because</B> of misogyny, but because there is an overabundance of men in most of these games, so women doing great stuff is interesting straight off the bat. Just as playing a child in a game is interesting, as they don't necessarily 'fit' in an adult world, playing a woman is interesting because they don't necessarily 'fit' in a world dominated by manly violence. It's about telling interesting, unique and powerful stories.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151952623425932662006-07-03T11:50:00.001-07:002006-07-03T11:50:00.001-07:00Maybe I'm an exception, but 80-90% of my RPG avata...Maybe I'm an exception, but 80-90% of my RPG avatars are female because if I'm in a pretend world where I could do or be just about anything, why would I want to still be like myself?<BR/><BR/>A male avatar invariably becomes an extension of my own self. I don't need a game to be myself. I can read a book or something.<BR/><BR/>Playing as a female is a totally clean slate. Who is she? What does she like? What's her outlook on the world? In X situation what would she do? Me, I'd pick Y. But no, she's (adjective), she'd pick Z.<BR/><BR/>At that point the game becomes a challenge of managing and maintaining a realistic character in her virtual environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151952614162323772006-07-03T11:50:00.000-07:002006-07-03T11:50:00.000-07:00Maybe I'm an exception, but 80-90% of my RPG avata...Maybe I'm an exception, but 80-90% of my RPG avatars are female because if I'm in a pretend world where I could do or be just about anything, why would I want to still be like myself?<BR/><BR/>A male avatar invariably becomes an extension of my own self. I don't need a game to be myself. I can read a book or something.<BR/><BR/>Playing as a female is a totally clean slate. Who is she? What does she like? What's her outlook on the world? In X situation what would she do? Me, I'd pick Y. But no, she's (adjective), she'd pick Z.<BR/><BR/>At that point the game becomes a challenge of managing and maintaining a realistic character in her virtual environment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151946902567984052006-07-03T10:15:00.001-07:002006-07-03T10:15:00.001-07:00The only reason I would play as a female character...The only reason I would play as a female character is because I'd be a smaller target :D.<BR/><BR/>Worked in Q3!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151946900735281712006-07-03T10:15:00.000-07:002006-07-03T10:15:00.000-07:00The only reason I would play as a female character...The only reason I would play as a female character is because I'd be a smaller target :D.<BR/><BR/>Worked in Q3!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151933150212244072006-07-03T06:25:00.000-07:002006-07-03T06:25:00.000-07:00My husband has always said that if he was going to...My husband has always said that if he was going to spend that much time looking at the back of a character, he'd rather it was a female shape.<BR/><BR/>Me, I have about 2 female characters to each male. That is purely based on the whim of the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151891783401444622006-07-02T18:56:00.000-07:002006-07-02T18:56:00.000-07:00I'm so glad to see you post this! (I surfed on ov...I'm so glad to see you post this! (I surfed on over from Whedonesque.) I think you make excellent points, though I am curious how this might play out in games that aren't online, where a male plays with a female avatar but is interacting only with NPCs.Kibahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04988545620031399212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19348041.post-1151889574122804592006-07-02T18:19:00.000-07:002006-07-02T18:19:00.000-07:00I can't help but think there might be something le...I can't help but think there might be something less healthy at work. Could the attraction of literally controlling a woman's every move have more deeply rooted, misogynist causes.<BR/><BR/>Video game characters, as much as they are our heroes, are also the people we let let get shot, beaten up, maimed, burned and magically transmogrified. The fact that men seem to be happier to let this happen to female characters might not bode well for equality and respect.<BR/><BR/>Hopefully I'm just being a crack-pot and it is all about the leather-clad hotness.Hed Spacelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15496337299448555067noreply@blogger.com