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Video games have come a long way since Pong and Frogger…and it’s not just males who play them. Are the games themselves enhancing gender stereotypes? And do their realistic look add to reinforcing negative images?
IowaWatch Executive Director-Editor Lyle Muller was a guest on Bob Bruce’s radio show on WMT radio on Thursday, Aug. 22, speaking about IowaWatch stories and other topics raised by Bruce. Listen to podcast of that appearance here.
Sex sells in the video game business but it often is based on portrayals of curvy women wearing suggestive clothing, if much at all, who are subservient to men during games. Some real women are fighting back, trying to crack what has been called a boys’ club.