The hilarious front line in the tragic war against ridiculous female armor
A reader just informed us that there is indeed a (ridiculosly spiky) pec-window assassin in a mainstream game… But the empowerment of his costume is completely overshadowed by his female counterpart.
I couldn’t resist bingo-ing her. If only her costume was as pointly as her male friend’s, she’d score a full row!
~Ozzie
h/t: Silver
Glitchy submitted:
First of all, this is real. The “Legends (formerly “Lingerie”) Football League” is an actual all women football league. Sadly, these are the uniforms.
I understand there is a lot of turnover due to injury. Can’t imagine why. </sarcasm>
Anyhoo.. I decided to Bingo it.
I wasn’t sure how to call a few of them. The “No underwear” call was because it IS basically underwear. The sock things are thigh high, but do they count as boots? Considering there is a New England team and (I think) a Canadian branch, cold climate got a tick. As for “More metal used on boots/gauntlets…” do shoulderpads count in this category? There’s probably more material there than on the main body.
Lingerie Football would qualify for some allowance for being sex work, if they paid the players (and paid them appropriate to the work and the risks) and ensured their safety. Instead it’s really just unsafe exploitation with a pay-per-view TV deal.
It’s horrifying that we live in a society where this is “the” high profile women’s football and that it’s continuing on even after we had a major motion picture released about the discovery that football is actually even more dangerous than it looks.
Outdoor contact sports are definitely a situation where even a light amount of protection can go a long way and frankly if you want to see women in lingerie there are safer and better ways to do it, rather than pretend it is in some way related to love of a sport and hence not about ogling.
– wincenworks
Glitchy submitted:
First of all, this is real. The “Legends (formerly “Lingerie”) Football League” is an actual all women football league. Sadly, these are the uniforms.
I understand there is a lot of turnover due to injury. Can’t imagine why. </sarcasm>
Anyhoo.. I decided to Bingo it.
I wasn’t sure how to call a few of them. The “No underwear” call was because it IS basically underwear. The sock things are thigh high, but do they count as boots? Considering there is a New England team and (I think) a Canadian branch, cold climate got a tick. As for “More metal used on boots/gauntlets…” do shoulderpads count in this category? There’s probably more material there than on the main body.
Lingerie Football would qualify for some allowance for being sex work, if they paid the players (and paid them appropriate to the work and the risks) and ensured their safety. Instead it’s really just unsafe exploitation with a pay-per-view TV deal.
It’s horrifying that we live in a society where this is “the” high profile women’s football and that it’s continuing on even after we had a major motion picture released about the discovery that football is actually even more dangerous than it looks.
Outdoor contact sports are definitely a situation where even a light amount of protection can go a long way and frankly if you want to see women in lingerie there are safer and better ways to do it, rather than pretend it is in some way related to love of a sport and hence not about ogling.
– wincenworks
@puppyinatophat submitted:
So I noticed you guys discussed King of Fighters XIV’s latest trailers and there was something that I feel you missed in your discussion.
Benimaru’s design change. They had a perfectly “empowered” character, and they take that away from him.
This was his pre XIV design (in game shots too):
(KOF 94)
(KOF 2000)
(KOF XI)
And now this is look in the latest game:
How could they? Taking away his empowerment like that? Expecting a man to fight in simple street clothes when he could be showing off his intimidating abs.
(Also, for those wondering about his hair, he has electricity powers and keeps hair out of his eyes by using static electricity to push it up. He’s also a very very inspired by the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure character Polnareff.)
(Trailer showing Benimaru in King of Fighters XIV here)
I would like to call for a solemn moment of silence, for this poor soul so had his empowerment stripped of him. (If you would like to press F to pay your respects, I’ve checked and it’s not a Tumblr hotkey so you’re safe to do.)
Benimaru, you are being failed by the people who should have been there to protect you. I’m so sorry.
Benimaru has all the traits of someone who should have been protected. He’s a fighting game character (not Street Fighter but still), he’s got fabulous hair, delicious abs and a love of teasingly revealing outfits. But, when the time came where were the “creative freedom” crowds? Who came forward to speak on this Benimaru’s behalf to speak of this fictional character’s important personal preferences?
No one. Benimaru was counting on these people to protect him (or would have if he wasn’t a fictional character). His empowerment has been stripped away without so much as a word of complaint by The Guardians.
– wincenworks
@puppyinatophat submitted:
So I noticed you guys discussed King of Fighters XIV’s latest trailers and there was something that I feel you missed in your discussion.
Benimaru’s design change. They had a perfectly “empowered” character, and they take that away from him.
This was his pre XIV design (in game shots too):
(KOF 94)
(KOF 2000)
(KOF XI)
And now this is look in the latest game:
How could they? Taking away his empowerment like that? Expecting a man to fight in simple street clothes when he could be showing off his intimidating abs.
(Also, for those wondering about his hair, he has electricity powers and keeps hair out of his eyes by using static electricity to push it up. He’s also a very very inspired by the Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure character Polnareff.)
(Trailer showing Benimaru in King of Fighters XIV here)
I would like to call for a solemn moment of silence, for this poor soul so had his empowerment stripped of him. (If you would like to press F to pay your respects, I’ve checked and it’s not a Tumblr hotkey so you’re safe to do.)
Benimaru, you are being failed by the people who should have been there to protect you. I’m so sorry.
Benimaru has all the traits of someone who should have been protected. He’s a fighting game character (not Street Fighter but still), he’s got fabulous hair, delicious abs and a love of teasingly revealing outfits. But, when the time came where were the “creative freedom” crowds? Who came forward to speak on this Benimaru’s behalf to speak of this fictional character’s important personal preferences?
No one. Benimaru was counting on these people to protect him (or would have if he wasn’t a fictional character). His empowerment has been stripped away without so much as a word of complaint by The Guardians.
– wincenworks
