Sexism in Video Games

[LouaiB]

There are many popular video games that include sexism in them for the purpose of sexual pleasure, intensity and drama. Of course, when telling stories, drama and suffering are key parts, and they aren't immoral. There should be two things to keep in mind though when talking about sexism in games: 1) Does it prime sexist mindsets IRL? Studies show that it doesn't. In fact, violence in video games doesn't make someone more likely to harm others. Of course if you know any studies that show the contrary, then please link them. 2) The slap effect, or the insult. Since sexual abuse is a serious occurring problem, it being in video games might be like a slap to women who are afraid of sexual abuse. Of course, video games don't teach that real women shouldn't have rights, but it's like a bad joke. Like if you said a racist joke in front of a black person. You aren't meaning to be racist or insulting to anyone, but it's like touching an open wound. Of course sexism topics are even worse because sexual harassment is a far worse problem these days than racism. Of course when I talk about sexism in video games, I don't talk about strippers for example, but more like if you have a scene of sex traficing. Of course I don't think that using suffering in fantasy is immoral, but I'm concerned about the slap effect. Of course in a world where sexual abuse isn't a problem, the slap effect wouldn't exist, and we'd see dramatic video games made for females that involve male sexual harassment and suffering(which is fine in fantasy as I stated before) because females also have sexual drives and love dramatic stories, just like men do. We would also see strippers and prostitutes being treated fairly and equally, which is how it should always be. Also in this world, women wouldn't have to worry or be frightened if a man they don't know well asks them out or seems interested in them, and they would be able to express their sexuality and desires without worrying. We'd even see male strippers and prostitutes dedicated to entertain the female customers, it's only fair for it to be so. So here's my side of things. Let's have a debate!!