Stripper upset at Hitman: Absolution

A stripper has expressed her distaste for the portrayal of women in Hitman: Absolution, when asked about the infamous Saints enemies in Square Enix’s new action/stealth game.

The stripper (given the name “Athena”) was asked what she thought about the nun-impersonating assassin-hunting Saints, who appeared in a Hitman: Absolution CGI trailer earlier this year, and instantly generated controversy.

“I think it’s an excuse to show violence against women by making them the initiators of violence,” said the stripper.

“It’s as if the makers of this video game are saying, ‘Hey, these women asked for it. It’s okay to kill them and beat them up because they’re the ‘dregs of society.’ It’s as if [the game is saying] they are subhuman and deserve to die. But that’s not who they are, it’s what they do for a living; stripping is a job, not an identity.”

The interviewee feels that Absolution is just fetishing violence, and blames men. “It just looks like violence porn to me, and I’m concerned about the minds of men who would come up with a game like this,” she said.

Above all, Athena was also concerned with the practicality of murdering in high heels.

“I don’t know why they would keep on their stiletto heels unless they were planning on stabbing someone with them. That’s not very practical,” she explained.

Hitman: Absolution is out now.