bikiniarmorbattledamage:

sursumursa:

Let’s talk about Quiet, and attempt to answer the question:

Can you slut-shame a fictional character?

And in case anyone reading our blog still doubts whether or not Quiet (or any other woman in fiction) can be slut-shamed for her choice of attire or behavior, here’s Sursum Ursa’s concise video explanation.

Spoilers: the answer is no.

~Ozzie

As a side note, since we’re on the topic of Quiet and sexualzing characters, I feel this is an appropriate point to touch on something related:

If your argument is the men are sexualized too, but you have to comb through all the individual games to try to get together enough material to try (unsucessfully I might add) to match how much Quiet is sexualized in ONE game – you’re not going to be very convincing.

There is a massive difference between depicting a character who is many different things throughout their arc (tough, vulnerable, protected, naked, etc) and happens to be sexy at some points and creating a character who is primarily and overwhelmingly sexy all throughout their arc and happens to get to be some other things during it.

One is creating a character who’s like a person so the audience can relate to them, the other is creating a sex object and calling them a character.

It’s kind of important.

– wincenworks

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A whole year passed since we reblogged this video, yet people still completely unironically keep telling us that:

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So yeah, bringing back this comprehensive debunk video is definitely in order.

~Ozzie

yoonmiraechan:

One day I was playing MGS5 with my brother in the living room and my mother came home from work and looked just in time when Quiet shows.

And she become anger and ask to us “what the hell you’re playing?”
“An game, Mom”

And she laugh laud enough to scare my dog

“Why has an millitary dominatrix in your game?”

“Mom, really, her story it’s sad”

“ That does not justify she go to a shootout dressed in a bikini my dear”

If your action/stealth game features bikini-clad female soldier characters that your players are embarrassed to show to their moms, you’re probably doing something wrong.

We should all follow the lead of this wise mother who doesn’t see how “her story is really sad” is even supposed to explain Quiet’s ridiculous appearance.

~Ozzie

yoonmiraechan:

One day I was playing MGS5 with my brother in the living room and my mother came home from work and looked just in time when Quiet shows.

And she become anger and ask to us “what the hell you’re playing?”
“An game, Mom”

And she laugh laud enough to scare my dog

“Why has an millitary dominatrix in your game?”

“Mom, really, her story it’s sad”

“ That does not justify she go to a shootout dressed in a bikini my dear”

If your action/stealth game features bikini-clad female soldier characters that your players are embarrassed to show to their moms, you’re probably doing something wrong.

We should all follow the lead of this wise mother who doesn’t see how “her story is really sad” is even supposed to explain Quiet’s ridiculous appearance.

~Ozzie

paladincomplex submitted:

Since metal gear’s all up in the news these days, did you see the Metal Gear Online release trailer? Customizable female avatars and women soldiers dressed like actual soldiers! I am so hype!

I would really love to know what’s going on at Konami these days. Okay I know everyone with an interest in games would like to know that, but Metal Gear Solid 5: Phantom Pain is being particularly baffling from a represent of women point of view.

Because they have pretty much flawless representation in this video… but then they have this….*

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– wincenworks

* Mandatory disclaimer for all the MGS fans frantically rushing to tell me things that don’t actually matter:

  • I know exactly who the Boss is and I know she usually wore her outfits closed, and that her scar was a lot more visible in MGS3.
  • I know exact who EVA is and I also know that they could have picked other female characters who had distinctive looks.  Meryl Silverburg or Olga Gurlukovich for example.
  • Absolutely nothing about this promo is about keeping in character – the Big Boss is not a James Bond fan and certainly would never decorate his pony like that.
  • Would it help if I said I breathe through my skin?

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