E3 "booth babe" feature causes a stir

Grimspoon said:
Whats the big deal? I don't get. :confused:
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Here is the issue:

Just as the backlash over that Hitman trailer dies down, something else pops up to cause an outrage regarding the female form. Yes, CVG, in their infinite wisdom, decided to take time out of its E3 reporting for a spot of babe-rating. Yes, what better way to stir up the misogynistic bottom feeders in the gaming community by showing pics of booth babes and asking folk to score them. Though childish at best, perhaps the most offensive thing about the whole article was the opening paragraph in which this bastion of games journalism clarified its complex scoring system: ‘Would’ and ‘Wouldn’t with yours, mate’.

In an industry that is slowly becoming more inclusive, with games making more of a grudging effort to include women in roles bigger than their bra size (fighting genre excepted – that’s a lost cause), this is something of a surprise. Twitter, doing what it does best, exploded over the article and many, including seasoned journos such as John Walker from RPS, wrote to CVG to express their disgust. The article has since vanished from the front page, but not before making the news itself on industry sites such as gamesindustry.biz. What the article’s author was thinking is perhaps best left to the imagination… we can only assume that he left his head in another castle, perhaps in the possession of the nth pink princess that needed rescuing. CVG, coming to you, sponsored by Grainger Games…
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Aaah, I think I tl;dr'ed the article, but with a scoring system of "I would" and "i wouldn't" I can understand how they would be unimpressed.
 
Crowley said:
It is acceptable to perv over a hot girl in a skimpy costume. Just don't dare give her a score out of 10.
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Missing the point someone is.....

But here I am, writing about this article anyway. Not because I’m a games journalist, who shrugs at CVG’s so-called games journalism, but because I’m a woman who feels violated. A woman who feels like beating some sense into the author, who obviously disregards women, and how they’re portrayed. I know it comes as no surprise that CVG would do this (they’ve done it before, even with the same author). In the end, however, this isn’t about showing pictures of booth babes wearing an absolute minimum of clothes, but it’s about how one article wrongly justifies sexism across an entire industry and ignores any previous attempts to do the exact opposite.
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I’m absolutely horrified that someone would think that it’s perfectly acceptable to publish several pictures of women as obvious sexual objects, especially when the article begins with the following sentence:

“We here on CVG like to use a 10-point review system, but if you’re more simple-minded you could just settle with ‘would’ or ‘not with yours, mate’.”
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Go read her entire piece and maybe, just maybe you will understand its about something a little bigger.
 
Crowley said:
Booth babes has been part of E3 since forever. Being all PC and shouting sexist every time a girl promotes a game in a costume from that game is just stupid. A lot of girls enjoy dressing up (cosplay anybody?) and if they can get paid for it, so be it.
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My thoughts exactly. It's part of the whole experience.

I don't see why they don't just add a few "booth boys" to even things out. You're never going to change the fact that people use sex to sell stuff, but you can at least do it without being sexist.
 
OmegaFenix said:
Missing the point someone is.....





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Go read her entire piece and maybe, just maybe you will understand its about something a little bigger.
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The girls are there to be objects of desire. If she is hot "I would" flashes across many heterosexual males minds (well, I would in my dreams in any way). If she is not, then the opposite. It shouldn't be a crime to say that a girl is hot but thanks to the PC feminazis, men are starting to feel ashamed for feeling basic male urges.

Next E3 there will be a compulsory 30 min kumbaja session every day just after the breaking of the fast.
 
Crowley said:
The girls are there to be objects of desire. If she is hot "I would" flashes across many heterosexual males minds (well, I would in my dreams in any way). If she is not, then the opposite. It shouldn't be a crime to say that a girl is hot but thanks to thePC feminazis, men are starting to feel ashamed for feeling basic male urges.

Next E3 there will be a compulsory 30 min kumbaja session every day just after the breaking of the fast.
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How does it feel to be a Stereotype, I've always wondered.

EDIT: Here is a link that expresses exactly what is wrong with you comment.

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/the-big-picture/5436-Not-Okay
 
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Crowley said:
The girls are there to be objects of desire. If she is hot "I would" flashes across many heterosexual males minds (well, I would in my dreams in any way). If she is not, then the opposite. It shouldn't be a crime to say that a girl is hot but thanks to the PC feminazis, men are starting to feel ashamed for feeling basic male urges.

Next E3 there will be a compulsory 30 min kumbaja session every day just after the breaking of the fast.
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Oh lol. You sound like a real catch.

What's ironic is that you still don't get the point, either because you are quite unable to do so, or because you simply don't want to.

Omega, I wouldn't waste any more time on this guy. He's the type of person who clearly isn't going to change.
 
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OmegaFenix said:
How does it feel to be a Stereotype, I've always wondered.
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Which stereotype by the way, there are quite a few out there. My guess would be normal everyday hot blooded male.

MOnk said:
The fact that you just said that means you automatically lose this discussion.

But good job on involving Hitler and the Nazi Party.
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This has nothing to do with Hitler or the nazis. UD is your friend.


Graal said:
Oh lol. You sound like a real catch.

What's ironic is that you still don't get the point, either because you are quite unable to do so, or because you simply don't want to.

Omega, I wouldn't waste any more time on this guy. He's the type of person who clearly isn't going to change.
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Or maybe I am just tired of being so PC I have to excrement myself because men are losing their spines.
 
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Crowley said:
Which stereotype by the way, there are quite a few out there. My guess would be normal everyday hot blooded male.
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The typical teenager who does all his thinking with his cock, and whose arguments always boil down to 'my cock makes me do it lol'.
 
Graal said:
The typical teenager who does all his thinking with his cock, and whose arguments always boil down to 'my cock makes me do it lol'.
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Your being gracious, teenagers can blame their whack hormones. I was going for your A typical sexist gamer.

But I grow weary of this circular debate with someone who clearly prefers being ignorant.
 
Crowley said:
Or maybe I am just tired of being so PC I have to excrement myself because men are losing their spines.
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I think you mean you're tired of men growing spines and saying, 'hey, maybe this casual way of objectifying women isn't PC.'

As I said, you're a real catch. I'm not going to continue this argument with you, because it's pointless and tedious. You're obviously okay with a videogame site running a sexist feature that belongs in something as shitty as FHM. You're the type of ignorant person I prefer not to mix with, so I guess I'll just leave you with 'enjoy stewing in your ignorance.'
 
So anyways its nice weather we having.

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I like beautiful women but I don't think they should be degraded to upgrade the appeal of a certain product. That is my opinion on the booth babe thing at E3. Not going to read this thread coz it looks like an argument about opinions that aren't being backed and I don't feel like getting involved in that shit.

So I strike pointless sum up of thread.
 
OmegaFenix said:
It is truly sad that any man would need to objectify women and then think that means "having a spine."
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Yeah not sure it takes much spine to go on to a website and vote on how much you would like to fuck this woman or the next.
 
I'm sure you girls want to beat me with your handbags now but looking at a nice woman is what heterosexual men do. It is true, I read it on the internet!
 
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