Why is feminism in games such a touchy subject?

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Why is feminism in games such a touchy subject?

Added: 31.03.2013 14:18 | 0 views | 0 comments

Kevin of Xboxer360 writes, "I find feminism really interesting, especially in the history of media. Its interesting to look back over the last few decades of film for example, and see how the depictions of women have changed over time. The same can be said of many different sects, such as race, age and sexuality (I just finished writing my dissertation on elderly women in the media, which had me looking at such patterns). But for some reason, when the issue of feminism is brought up in the gaming community, people cry foul, sometimes in extremely offensive ways, just see the treatment of Anita Sarkeesian as proof. People seem fine slapping Twilight about for having a horrible representation of women and setting the image of women back 50 years, but when someone mentions the Princess is in another castle trope, armies are rallied. Why is that?"