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    22 days ago

    While we still have problems with female representation in games and in the industry, ohhh boy the 90s were…problematic.

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      22 days ago

      The ironic part is that the sexist marketing was formulated by non-gamers who had nothing but mocking contempt for players.

      The classic ads where dudes would choose to play games rather than touch a beautiful woman was meant to be ironic. Video game players back then were stereotyped as people too young or too pathetic to have access to a woman.