Richard Cobbett, a UK journalist, has written an hilarious screed against articles about women who play video-games, summing up every cliche in this fast-growing genre:
This is your introduction; your jumping off point. How you tackle this thorny issue will affect the whole tone of your cutting article. Refer to "Lara's chest", and you sound debonaire and suave, aware of the connotations, yet subtly removed from them. A sly reference to "Lara's boobs" and you're with the everyman; casual, yet aware. "Lara's assets" show you as a dispassionate observer of life's rich tapestry. And "Lara's back! And her front too!" translates literally as "I am a man with no sense of humour."
Discussion of character should be avoided at all costs; fighting the objectification of female game figures by ignoring irrelevant details like personality, background, stance, objectives, voice work, dialogue, relationships, and all that other junk, in favour of obsessing over breasts. You know. The important things.
(via Wonderland)
