Quote:Let me talk about GTA V. IT'S ROLE PLAYING. I think it's played mainly by 14 year-old boys, and older men role playing 14 year-old boys. It's intrinsically sexist, and a lot of fun. Many males respond at a primal level (I mean, embedded in the DNA and in neural development) to violence, to feelings of dominance, and to sexuality. And denying that, or denying that they should have a safe outlet, is simply to stick one's head in the sand. I don't play the GTA games much any more, but when I did, it was perfectly fine for me to say, "Hee hee, look at me mow down those hoes. Take that, bitches," and then put down the controller and help my wife make dinner.I'd really like to say that's it's highly unlikely most people playing GTAV are 14 year olds considering the game is rated as "mature Or at least they shouldn't
I think GTA has always been controversial, but even the feminist gamer who called the game sexist/misogynist said it was a great 9/10 game even with flaws. I haven't played GTAV but from what I know the problem is not with hookers or strippers, it's because most female characters are gold diggers or whores or sluts or something that fits into a stereotype. Honestly if there was a game with 3 female playable characters and all men fit into a bad stereotype would you feel ok with that? On the other hand, GTA SA for instance had some cool female characters like Catalina and had more complex personalities for female characters, even if I can't remember everything from the game because I haven't played it in a good while
Quote:An interesting question is how many of those male traits are really biologically natural or shaped by social norms and cultural influences, not everything we think is natural actually is, and being natural is not an excuse for being a good thing.
And in the end, I think that's what it's all about-- feminism is a meme which comes into conflict with what people ARE by defining what they SHOULD BE. Mature men know that almost all their natural instincts are out of place in society: the lust for sex with many partners, the desire to express rage through physical conflict, and the desire to dominate over others are embedded in many males at the level of DNA, and are hard-wired into the brain. But what happens when you take a huge group of people, and try to convince them that they are, at the core, dysfunctional pricks? You are going to see a variety of responses: in some cases, understanding and acceptance-- but also rage, fear, or insecurity.
Quote:As a man, I fully support women who seek equality, fair treatment, and full control over what happens to their bodies. I am a feminist of this type. However, if a woman wants to come into my life and lecture me about being a pig because I like porn, or being a macho asshole because I prefer to lead rather than to follow, or being a "caveman" because UFC fighting or GTA V get me excited, then she is going to discover that I just ain't that kind of feminist.Glad to hear that, I think alike.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you