In today’s Speak-Up u31.com เข้าสู่ระบบ on Kotaku commenter CuttySark wonders why portraying women and men video games as physically or mentally superior is such a bad thing. I was reading an article the other day about women and how they are represented in games and u31 ทางเข้า media, with standards unattainable by the average woman/girl (i.e. Physical appearance, intelligence, etc.). So I started thinking of all male influences and imagery that were marketed to me through my life (including video games). What I discovered was many of these figures were far and above anything I could attain physically, social, mentally, or even supernaturally. Examples: G.I. Joe, He-man, Conan, WWE, WWF, James Bond, Superheroes, Professional Athletes, Jedi (force users), Kratos (God of War), Barrett (FF7), Marcus (Gears of War), Raiden (MGS), Robocop, Master Chief (Halo), the list goes on.(new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c&cid=872d12ce-453b-4870-845f-955919887e1b'; cnx.cmd.push(function() { cnx({ playerId: "995c4c7d-194f-4077-b0a0-7ad466eb737c" }).render("79703296e5134c75a2db6e1b64762017"); }); Then I thought, SO WHAT? Do I care I’m not ripped like the Battletoads, or able to slow down time like Neo? No. Do women look down on me because I can’t jump off a building and land without a scratch like master chief? No. Obviously the character design for a female or male character should be story driven but what’s wrong with huge boobs and ninja skills? Does that automatically make me a misogynist? I want to clarify that I’m not sexist nor do I want to offend female (or male) readers but, why can’t women in games be portrayed with the same flamboyance and fantastical flair as males in games? Why is that bad? About Speak-Up on Kotaku: Our readers have a lot to say, and sometimes what they have to say has nothing to do with the stories we run. That’s why we have a forum on Kotaku called Speak-Up. That’s the place to post anecdotes, photos, game tips and hints, and anything you want to share with Kotaku at large. Every weekday we’ll pull one of the best Speak-Up posts we u31 เข้าสู่ระบบ can find and highlight it here.