Why A Street Fighter ‘Butt Slap’ Was Removed
Why A Street Fighter ‘Butt Slap’ Was Removed
So remember the outcry that somehow a zoom in shot of Rainbow Mika (R. Mika)’s butt slap was so critical to the game that it’s remove was an act of vile censorship? Well we now have the official word from the Street Fighter team on what led to that memorable day:
“We didn’t make any change because of external influences,” he says. “Those changes came up internally. We decided to remove that because we want the biggest possible number of people to play, and we don’t want to have something in the game that might make someone uncomfortable.”
The even better news is that those who were enraged that such an amazing act of censorship could occur have pretty much re-affirmed the point. After a month and a lot of publicity, the petition only gathered 6,300 signatures (and at least one duplicate I noticed). Most of these guys still don’t seem to believe that the developers actually decided on this change on their own…
and they’re probably all going to buy the game anyway:
I can’t imagine why the developers may choose to try to appeal to people outside of this demographic… oh wait, I can.
– wincenworks
Why A Street Fighter ‘Butt Slap’ Was Removed
Why A Street Fighter ‘Butt Slap’ Was Removed
So remember the outcry that somehow a zoom in shot of Rainbow Mika (R. Mika)’s butt slap was so critical to the game that it’s remove was an act of vile censorship? Well we now have the official word from the Street Fighter team on what led to that memorable day:
“We didn’t make any change because of external influences,” he says. “Those changes came up internally. We decided to remove that because we want the biggest possible number of people to play, and we don’t want to have something in the game that might make someone uncomfortable.”
The even better news is that those who were enraged that such an amazing act of censorship could occur have pretty much re-affirmed the point. After a month and a lot of publicity, the petition only gathered 6,300 signatures (and at least one duplicate I noticed). Most of these guys still don’t seem to believe that the developers actually decided on this change on their own…
and they’re probably all going to buy the game anyway:
I can’t imagine why the developers may choose to try to appeal to people outside of this demographic… oh wait, I can.
– wincenworks
I don’t understand what military equips all their enlisted troops, engineers and medics with armor and gear, then gets their officers to wear catsuits…includes “psychics” who have t-shirts and submachineguns.
Now, to be fair – this game does seem very inspired by Space Hulk, a game which had exactly zero female characters. It also did include at least one awesome looking female character in the stretch goals.
But really… was there anyone who thought the genre of science fiction horror survival needed another couple of female characters in skin tight costumes? Really?
– wincenworks
I don’t understand what military equips all their enlisted troops, engineers and medics with armor and gear, then gets their officers to wear catsuits…includes “psychics” who have t-shirts and submachineguns.
Now, to be fair – this game does seem very inspired by Space Hulk, a game which had exactly zero female characters. It also did include at least one awesome looking female character in the stretch goals.
But really… was there anyone who thought the genre of science fiction horror survival needed another couple of female characters in skin tight costumes? Really?
– wincenworks
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked
I particularly like how, in this interview about a dress of all things, Gwendoline addresses the reason why Captain Phasma’s armor is so striking.
“…normally the kind of female characters that we see in films, we see the way in which they’re made flesh. We see the outlines of their body. But this is a character who is wearing armor, and as a consequence we are forced to judge her or interact with her… form a relationship on her character and due to her actions.”
This is the power that you give characters when you don’t lean on sexualized tropes, objectification and the false idol of “sex sells”.
– wincenworks
(ht: @itsgoodtobeming)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked
Star Wars: The Force Awakens’s Captain Phasma, Unmasked
I particularly like how, in this interview about a dress of all things, Gwendoline addresses the reason why Captain Phasma’s armor is so striking.
“…normally the kind of female characters that we see in films, we see the way in which they’re made flesh. We see the outlines of their body. But this is a character who is wearing armor, and as a consequence we are forced to judge her or interact with her… form a relationship on her character and due to her actions.”
This is the power that you give characters when you don’t lean on sexualized tropes, objectification and the false idol of “sex sells”.
– wincenworks
(ht: @itsgoodtobeming)