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    http://www.escapistmagazine.com/vide...36-Booth-Babes

    The punditry of the videogame community have been chatting an awful lot about booth babes this past year or so.

    There are those wanting them banished from events such as E3 and the Eurogamer Expo, and staunchly defending their existence.

    Does either side really have the right to start dispensing mandates over what jobs can and cannot be available to people? And they are people, not just points on an arguer's scorecard.

    The Jimquisition doesn't know. It does, however, stick its unwanted oar into the debate because it can.
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    Pretty fair argument. I say I would agree with all his points.

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    Wasn't there an article about this earlier this year as well? I recall reading an article on MyGaming about this. In fact, I think it was by MyGaming.

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    Quote Originally Posted by to0kenZA View Post
    Wasn't there an article about this earlier this year as well? I recall reading an article on MyGaming about this. In fact, I think it was by MyGaming.
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    Did something similar to this in a mall in the US. I didn't feel objectified, nor did I dislike doing it, for whatever that's worth.

    I wasn't aware this was ever a problem, but after watching that video, there are some interesting points made for both sides. Something to ponder at least.

    I remember on some site there was a video about some local TV show where an attractive girl, the host, was making fun of the people at RAGE (in a not-quite-so-subtle way). I guess this is the pervasive thought among "gaming" guys about what women think of them, so it stands to reason that they might think that "booth babes" at gaming events are affecting their enthusiastic, flirty attitudes with the guys there, while really thinking of them as "nerds", or worse. I can see why that would make some insecure people uncomfortable.

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    I especially liked the part where he said the majority of people saying there isn't a problem here aren't even female. It rings pretty true. In pretty much every thread about sexism in the gaming industry we had here there would be one or two male individuals either arguing fiercely that there are no issues or ridiculing those of us who think there are issues.

    For me the issue with booth babes is that they add nothing to the experience, and merely detract from it. I have nothing personal against models. I think it's an odd choice of career, but it's a career and far be it for me to judge. However, I feel that a gaming expo is no place for scantily-clad models who probably haven't played a game in their life.

    I don't feel uncomfortable about booth babes because I'm scared of what they're really thinking underneath their fake smiles, I am uncomfortable because of what this implies of me - that the expo hosts and promoters will be more successful in getting me interested in their product if there are sexy women about. As a gay gamer, I not only feel uncomfortable, but it makes me feel that the expo is marketed towards a demographic that I am not a part of; that is, single heterosexual males.

    I'm rather glad the issue is getting so much attention, because I'd much prefer gaming expos to stop using sex and outdated stereotypes as the driving force for their marketing.
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    Thanks. What is you opinion then on cosplay?
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    That's an argument that inevitably crops up in every booth babe discussion, and it's not a particularly good argument. Cosplayers and booth babes are two entirely separate things. Cosplayers do so out of personal choice and their love for gaming; booth babes are there because they form part of a sexualized marketing strategy aimed at one specific demographic, arguably to the detriment of others.

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