The Message is Clear
by Annika Backstrom in
Social, on 21 November 2013.
It is tagged
#feminism, #equality, and #gaming. (history)
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.