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The Scythian - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
- Published_at:2015-03-31
- Category:Gaming
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- description: In the debut episode of our series on Positive Female Characters, we celebrate the Scythian, the protagonist of Capybara Games’ 2011 release Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP. This episode examines how Sword & Sworcery employs widely recognizable...
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25 Invisible Benefits of Gaming While Male
- Published_at:2014-12-02
- Category:Gaming
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- description: This video is based on the article "Playing with privilege: the invisible benefits of gaming while male" written by Tropes vs Women in Video Games producer Jonathan McIntosh. You can read the full article here:...
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Women as Background Decoration: Part 2 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- Published_at:2014-08-25
- Category:Gaming
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- description: Content Warning: This educational episode contains graphic sexual and violent game footage. This is the second episode exploring the Women as Background Decoration trope in video games. In this installment we expand our discussion to examine...
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Ms. Male Character - Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- Published_at:2013-11-18
- Category:Gaming
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- description: In this episode we examine the Ms. Male Character trope and briefly discuss a related pattern called the Smurfette Principle. We've defined the Ms. Male Character Trope as: The female version of an already established or default male character. Ms....
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Damsel in Distress: Part 3 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- Published_at:2013-08-01
- Category:Gaming
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- description: This is the third installment in our three part mini-series exploring the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. In this episode we examine the rare Dude in Distress role reversal and then take a look at the use of "ironic sexism" in retro inspired...
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Damsel in Distress: Part 1 - Tropes vs Women in Video Games
- Published_at:2013-03-07
- Category:Gaming
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- description: This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered clichés in the history of gaming and why the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself. As a trope the Damsel in Distress...
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