gender portrayal (was: Women wanted as games programmers)
On 12/05/2005, at 3:24 AM, Erinn Clark wrote:
The weird about a lot of these female protagonists is that they're
basically men in women's bodies. Usually bodies which, uh,
overaccentuate
certain physical attributes. I read something about this once; maybe
I'll
try to find the article later...
On the gender portrayal topic, my teenage daughter is a fan of Japanese
anime, specifically one called Naruto, and I'm intrigued by the
androgyneous male characters (which I think occur in other anime as
well).
Females are usually definitely female in these series (and thank God,
not over-endowed to the point where they would fall over frontwards and
not be able to get up), but males can be androgynous to the point where
spirited debates rage over whether they are male at all.
This is a perhaps welcome change from the guys so musclebound that they
probably can't breathe or bend their arms, but one wonders what's
behind it, what beliefs are perpetrating such display, and how it
affects the kids.
I have no opinions on this as yet, I'm just intrigued, and a little
puzzled, by it.
from Clytie (vi-VN, team/nhóm Gnome-vi)
Clytie Siddall--Renmark, in the Riverland of South Australia
Ở thành phố Renmark, tại miền sông của Nam Úc
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