The Message is Clear

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The message is clear. Boys are the norm, girls the variation; boys are central, girls peripheral; boys are individuals, girls types. Boys define the group, its story and its code of values. Girls exist only in relation to boys.

Katha Pollitt, “Hers; The Smurfette Principle,” via Ms. Male Character - Tropes vs Women in Video Games.

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