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Why I’m Sick of the Female Representation Arguments
Why I’m Sick of the Female Representation Arguments
James has had it up to here *gestures* with the female
representation argument and here’s why.
By James Furlong
L
et’s get this out of the way.
I have nothing against
female gamers. I have
nothing against female game
developers. I believe it’s a good
thing to add as much diversity
to this very stale, remakeheavy, FPS-centric industry as
possible. But I am sick to death
about hearing that the female
representation argument is ‘the
discussion we should be having’,
but the patriarchal hierarchy
our industry exists within is
why that never happens.
ENTERTAINMENT THAT CAN
BE ACCEPTED BY EVERYONE.
Right, now I have that off
my chest I can explain
exactly what I mean.
Shooters
The most obvious issue that
faces AAA gaming right now
is how can we start to explore
other aspects of storytelling
I would like to explain why
I’m sick and tired of people
who think they know what the
industry needs talking absolute
bull while ignoring all the actual
important issues. News flash:
THERE ARE MORE IMPORTANT
ISSUES WITHIN OUR INDUSTRY
THAT NEED LOOKING AT
TO MAKE IT A VALID FORM
OF EXPRESSION AND
Issue 59 • September 2014
12 • GameOn Magazine