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from the the-impossible-takes-a-little-longer dept.
lhsi writes:
"The Atlantic looked at a recent update from the developers of the game Desktop Dungeons to discuss problems with gender bias in gaming, asking 'can a work be racist or sexist if its creator doesn't mean for it to be?'
The developers of the game had recently been adding female character art to their game with the intention that they would be "adventurers first and runway models second." While actively trying to avoid doing everything the 'simple' way, they came into some problems due to subconscious shorthands creeping in.
"This adjustment turned out to be startlingly non-trivial - you'd think that a bunch of supposedly conscious, mindful individuals would instantly be able to nail a 'good female look' (bonus points for having a woman on our crew, right?), but huge swathes of our artistic language tended to be informed by sexist and one-dimensional portrayals. We regularly surprised ourselves with how much we took for granted.'"
(Score: 3, Insightful) by wjwlsn on Saturday March 15 2014, @08:10PM
Ummm...
You ever been married, 'cause that ain't my experience?! (And judging by my daily interactions with my wife, I think she'd laugh her ass off if you said that to her with a straight face.)
I am a traveler of both time and space. Duh.
(Score: 4, Funny) by frojack on Saturday March 15 2014, @08:28PM
She married you, didn't she? QED.
No, you are mistaken. I've always had this sig.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by wjwlsn on Saturday March 15 2014, @08:35PM
Hmmm. I've tried expressing that sentiment before, as in "well, you knew this and you still married me!" It usually doesn't go down very well. :)
(I actually agree with you... those statements just struck me as funny.)
I am a traveler of both time and space. Duh.
(Score: 2) by Vanderhoth on Saturday March 15 2014, @09:41PM
The old adage. "A man marries a women because he wants her to stay the same, a women marries a man because she sees a challenge in changing him."
I'm in the same boat, my wife is always nagging me to get off the computer because I'm spending too much time (programming|watching anime|playing video games). I met my wife playing Dark Ages (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_%28video_g ame%29), which her male friend (not BF) talked her into playing. We found out we only lived a few blocks from each other and just hit it off, 17 years ago. She was interested in all the things I liked at the time, then we got married, 6 years ago, and all the sudden I'm spending too much time. Doesn't matter, I still lover her and when she's not nagging me, which I just filter out, we have a great relationship.
I always pull the "I though you married me because you liked that about me, huh, go figure." Then go back to whatever I was doing while she mutters to herself ;)
"Now we know", "And knowing is half the battle". -G.I. Joooooe