Damsel in Distress loveist Trope

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Aces:
I agree with you that feminism isn't a laughable cause, but I totally disagree on the Damsel in Distress trope.

Many people are captured in video games and we go and rescue them. Whether they are men or women, someone wants them to be saved and the prisoner wants to get the forget out of there. These quests frequent in nearly every RPG and are totally platonic experiences.

I would consider those to be better examples of objects rather than who the character focuses directly on saving. It's more meaninful because this dude is fighting tooth and nail for the girl because literally no one else can.

Those nameless pokemon that I have to get in mystery dungeon for an item are the objects.

Sora trying to rescue Kairi wasn't. She and Riku were the literal goals of the game. They ended once you got them because whether the player cared or not, Sora was doing it for them. Along with mario and the other examples of this trope.

Harm94:

--- Quote from: Anti-Block on August 06, 2013, 11:29:16 PM ---Radical feminists argue that, and they don't mean blush they mean blue eye shadow and red lipstick and stuff that make women look like strippers.

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But Anita is the one who keeps throwing the word Patriarchy around. A word radical Feminists use, therefore she is a hypocrite.

Anti-Block:

--- Quote from: Aces on August 06, 2013, 11:37:43 PM ---I agree with you that feminism isn't a laughable cause, but I totally disagree on the Damsel in Distress trope.

Many people are captured in video games and we go and rescue them. Whether they are men or women, someone wants them to be saved and the prisoner wants to get the forget out of there. These quests frequent in nearly every RPG and are totally platonic experiences.

I would consider those to be better examples of objects rather than who the character focuses directly on saving. It's more meaninful because this dude is fighting tooth and nail for the girl because literally no one else can.

Those nameless pokemon that I have to get in mystery dungeon for an item are the objects.

Sora trying to rescue Kairi wasn't. She and Riku were the literal goals of the game. They ended once you got them because whether the player cared or not, Sora was doing it for them. Along with mario and the other examples of this trope.

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Yes, but kairi was a full fledged character who had a voice and a role in the story and a keyblade(a big happy green one covered in flowers, mind you, which didn't kill a single heartless.) there's nothing wrong with caring for your friends but also Anita didn't mention KH because she understands that.

No one cares about peach or the girls in double dragon, they're just a thing you need to achieve.

--- Quote from: Harm94 on August 06, 2013, 11:38:56 PM ---But Anita is the one who keeps throwing the word Patriarchy around. A word radical Feminists use, therefore she is a hypocrite.

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I'm looking at the points made in this video. Other stuff I'm not totally agreeing with.

Aces:
I dont remember mario or luigi or the double dragon dudes having much of a personality either.

Should we just look at them as silent button responders while we're at it? I'm sure if the males in video games like these were given actual character development the female side sure as hell would too.

Neither the knight in shining armor or the princess are really talkative and they don't have alot of cutscenes to boot.

Coulmbai:

--- Quote from: Jetlok on August 06, 2013, 09:07:54 PM ---so she cant make herself feel pretty because shes a feminist????
she puts on make up to make herself feel pretty just like you put on your fedora to make yourself feel cool

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But
But
I don't wear fedoras
:c

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