Today in class, we watched a video of the damsel in distress trope in video games and how these women are portrayed. Sarkeesian mentions these concerns in a matter of fact way.
The video is here.
There are many popular characters who are staples in video games such as Princess Peach and Zelda that are examples of the damsel in distress. Sarkeesian notes that many people overlook this offensive trope as they throw it off as unimportant.
The video is noteworthy in pointing out such a trope. Personally, I've never actually looked at Princess Peach and saw beyond her. Wow! She needs protection! Video games must hate women! The message in this video is that the role of women should be better portrayed to be equally as strong as men in other popular games.
This affects our culture because underlying misogynistic themes are still present in social media today. While I agree with the message that Sarkeesian addresses, I don't like the fact that she doesn't acknowledge female characters that are strong. They exist too? You can't exactly talk about a topic without talking about any sort of improvement in the past few decades.
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