hamishthehobbit:

femmeslasher:

cattstark:

fandom-fanboyism:

courtneybeth:

Oh my fucking GOD THIS IS PERFECT

IT’S PERFECT BECAUSE WHO WOULD WANT TO STEAL A BOOK FROM SOMEONE IN THE STREET

I had to dig for the source for some reason…but here it is:

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I AM GOING TO DO IT

I AM GOING TO MAKE ONE OF THESE

(Source: yeptea)

yellow-dress:

sonic-hip-attack:

guardiansilence:

sonic-hip-attack:

sanityscraps:

joopi:

you’re not the only one who’s frickin’ speechless

This is what happens when you challenge a one-sides argument. Funny, misogynist men reacted the same way to the first Feminists with actual structural issues in their sights opposed to perceived. Anyway, one commonly toted concept in Feminism is the idea of the “Angel” and “Monster.” This is not special to portrayals of women, but the terms “Super-man” and “Super-villain” would function in reference to men thanks to pop-culture of the last 50+ years. This would likely be one of several topics covered in the project.

Except feminism or ~misandry~ isn’t to blame for the idea of supermen and supervillains. Those are insertion tropes for men to feel super powerful. Everything about the video games industry for decades has been built on capturing men’s interest, with a few table scraps thrown here and there for women. 

The “Angel” and “Monster” dualistic trope is a response to oppressive gender roles placed on women, and the dual expectations placed on them, particularly portrayed in 19th century literature.  Men have some constricting expectations placed on them, but it is not the fault of man-hating women. It’s the fault of a system built around keeping men at the top.

At best, you can build an argument that patriarchal standards for what is an “ideal” man influences the design of Super Men (rippling muscles and whatnot), but that is not misandry as MRA’s define it. It’s not a bunch of bra-burning feminists saying “YEAH, this is what a REAL MAN is, and you and your tiny penis should die in a fire for not measuring up to this! RAWR! GURRRRL POWER!”

It’s absurd to think misandry is to blame for any unfair representations of guys in video games, comics, movies, etc. Because no matter how unrealistic the man is, the lady counterparts STILL tend to be A) Romance/Sex interests only, B) In constant need of rescuing because they are feeble or stupid in comparison to the almighty man, and/or C) Killed conveniently to give the dude character ~plot~.  

I’d rather be oh-so-oppressed by being represented as powerful and effectual than represented by my looks and my ability to get Fridged.

So, no, this is not equivalent to the response misogynists had to the idea of studying sexism in video games. This is equivalent to a bunch of entitled boys who have been getting what they wanted in video games for decades, getting together to whine about how women are ruining everything by asking for equal representation.

Bringing this back because relevance.

You know, I’d be pretty interested in an “episodic web video series” that attempts to “examine how males are portrayed in video games and why those portrayals can be damaging.”  But saying that those portrayals are due to misandry is a bit of a stretch in my opinion—unless the argument is about internalized hatred, but that’s not how the word seems to be commonly used.  It’s all especially odd alongside all the men on the internet saying that video games are made by men for men.  

(Source: nyooom)