Makes me frustrated and hopeless, Its quite clear that they do this for the male gaze and whatever its called, but that doesnt justify it and makes me very sick.
Not saying that beautiful characters are bad, but semi naked characters with unrealistic beauty which both have nothing to do with the game at all is terrible, very terriole.
Why ruin a good game for the so called" male gaze" or “sex sells” thing? why?
I feel like a hypocrite and a loser.
Not sure if indie games are any better, itch io is very good, it has great (hidden) gems.
But its also filled with dating games and whatnot, I didnt check the nsfw games, but I wouldnt be surprised if they filled the entire front page.
Anyway, Its a deep issue for me, wanted to vent, thanks for reading.
women and men are sexualized in all sorts of media, unrealistically. and folks love it and folks also hate it, often the same folks who hate their gender being sexualized but love it when it’s done to the gender they are attracted to.
why do you care so much about this to the point it is causing you self-negativity? do you like enjoy it and think you shouldn’t?
As someone raised evangelical, this was me before realizing my honest attempt to live and breathe the Bible were incredibly self-destructive. When your life is ruled by guilt and shame, you end up despising the things that make you human.
Because I believe its not ethical.
Its enough how dark the porn industry is, and this sexualization only makes me remember the terrible crimes committed there.
Not to mention how it also affects our expectations for the other gender. (even if subtly)
Some people think eating meat is unethical. Those people often stop eating meat. You could follow your beliefs and seek games with less sexualization.
Of course, but this practice is common, making it hard to just seek out porn-free games
Look for more indie developers. There are thousands of games out there without porn.
ok so any sexualization of anyone ever in media isn’t ethical?