Yeah, it's still doable, but I think a lot of players would feel cheated. Let's say, for instance, at the end of Super Mario Bros., Peach asked you what took you so long because she'd already rescued herself... when the stated plot was basically to save the princess. That kind of "not normal" closure is probably "just too different" for a lot of people.
A lot of people with very narrow views, arguably. But maybe -- and not to get all David Cage here -- my views are just different. A lot of people just don't like things that break molds.
As long as you still include a good final boss fight, I don't think people will feel cheated by Peach already having been rescued - people are already tired of the kidnapping plot in half the Mario games, after all, and I don't think a change would be unwelcome. That said, Nintendo likes sticking to a formula, so the most resistance would probably come from them. Again, like I said, many people were unhappy with the Mass Effect 3 ending, but plenty of people still love the series, including the last game.
Of course it is. It's perfectly ok to write poor, unoriginal material and insult your potential market if that's what you want to do.
If you want to, sure, but they should stop being so surprised whenever there's a backlash against those decisions. At a certain point, it's time to rethink your decades-old strategy.
Additionally, while this kind of thing is brought up a lot in discussions of sexism by the anti-feminist side, it actually proves the feminist point. Sexism is a double-edged sword: the same attitude that fuels the Damsel in Distress trope, that women are passive, frail and helpless while men are active, strong and heroic, also leads to the idea that women are precious and men are disposable, that men should make disproportionate sacrifices for women, that women can't rape men, etc. etc. etc. Men are hurt by sexism too - but not because of some separate independent phenomenon of misandry, but by the exact same system that's hurting women. Fighting sexism benefits everyone at the same time. If the attitude that women are frail and need to be saved truly goes away, so does the expectation that men must lay down their lives for women in a way women don't need to for men. If the attitude that women are supposed to be motherly caretakers while men are the breadwinners goes away, so will the attitude that disproportionately gives custody of children to the mother in divorce cases. Feminists focus on the women's side of things because on balance women clearly have the short end of the stick in most regards, but when people point out that men are affected by gender discrimination too, I think, Yes, exactly! The fact this also hurts men is more reason we should try to change it, but anti-feminists keep bringing it up as if "Oh, this sucks for you? Well, it also sucks for us!" is somehow an argument for not trying to get rid of the sucky thing.
Just wanted to restate this, because I'm sure everyone is going to miss it, and Dragonfree's point is
golden. Sarkeesian will not be discussing how tropes affect men, because she isn't interested in or as knowledgeable about male representation and tropes in the media. But you don't have to look very far to see what the narratives we tell say about how we view men as well as women. Tropes are stereotypes help
no-one.
@ everyone saying she has the right to not allow comments... No not if she wants to be treated as equal to the "boys" Yeah she may get insulted, but this is the internet. If she is afraid of getting insulted she shouldn't be complaining about being equal.
YouTubers of both genders ban comments, and you shouldn't have to allow them in order to be treated equally. And frankly, male and female YouTubers aren't treated the same way regardless, in that male YouTubers generally don't get harassment, especially sexual harassment, as much as female YouTubers do. You don't have to look very hard to find "nice tits" or "you're fat" or "too much makeup you look like a tramp" in the comments for female YouTubers, which frankly, you don't see in anywhere the same numbers for male YouTubers. YouTube comments sections are
known as one of the greatest cesspools on the internet for good reason.
And again, it's not a matter of her "afraid of getting insulted" -
she is sick and tired of getting rape and death threats, which I think anyone would be. If people were not sending these threats, it would be a different story. And again, it's not like people can't response in ways other than YouTube comments.
Because this is the internet and people need to grow up. Women are already equal to men, however more rights are demanded every day.
You know who should really grow up? People who send death and rape threats. When you're on the receiving end of
thousands of them, it's a problem.
Also, I don't know what planet you live on, but there are plenty of places in the world where you are
disgustingly wrong about gender equality.
I half agree and that's why people should be careful about what they put up. I mean, if you have no shame in how you feel. Be my guest. But prepare for the anonymous death threats. At the same time, no one should experience rape threats and if there is an option to disable comments... then they have every right in the world to do so. (though that's not going to stop people from bashing her)
kekkon shi te kureru ?
You should not have to "prepare for anonymous death threats" every time you want to speak your mind. You know who threatens death on those who speak up?
The Taliban. They tried to kill a teenage girl who fights for the right of girls to get an education. We should never live in a society where speaking your mind means you are somehow welcoming death threats. Criticizing someone with logical arguments VS threatening to beat, rape or kill them, isn't the same thing and shouldn't be treated thus.
Also, I would advise against posting in other languages that way, because we don't know what you're saying, and if we don't know what you're saying, we might think you were saying something against forum policy, and if that were the case, you can be infracted for it. Don't do it again.
No getting death threats is not right, but it should not stop a person from saying what needs to be said. I have the freedom of speech, I don't have the right not to be insulted. I have not harassed her, and I do think some men do abuse women, However not all men do this and feminist need to work on making stronger culture instead of blaming men for everything. Want to change the world, than stop talking about it and do something about it.
She said she was bullied and had death threats, But I have yet to see one. She also has not answered any video replies. She opens up and complains yet refuses to accept any criticism. And that is how she plays the victim card.
You really need to do the tiny amount of necessary research and educate yourself on this topic: Sarkeesian
has received death and rape threats since she announced the project months ago, and she
has not let it stop her, as evidenced by the fact that she was not silenced and made videos and gave public speeches regardless.
No, she will not be responding to every video response, because right now she is in the middle of a huge research project, including creating and submitting further content. She is busy with everything
already on her plate.
Also, feminists
do try to create a less sexist culture, except that they receive so much resistance from people who don't believe that sexism is worth thinking or talking about and that women should just shut up because they already have it so good.
I say that if someone doesn't want to be bombarded with death threats... then becareful. Look, I'm not saying "don't point out tropes" or "don't speak out". I mean I speak out alot of times, but then I have to consider the consequences. So does this girl and other people. Especially when you are speaking about touchy subjects.
And I didn't say that threatening someone was right. I don't agree with this girl. But I don't like how she's being threatened the way she is.
As Pesky Persian said, yes, speaking your mind has "consequences," like people debating and countering what you say and do. It should NOT have consequences like people saying they will beat, rape, or kill you. How would you feel if every time you wanted to speak up you had to worry about being beaten, raped or killed? What kind of a society is that? Why should that kind of mindset ever be allowed?
In real life, if you threaten to do any of those things to someone, there are real legal consequences you have to face, because it's against the law. So
why should we act like it's okay to do on the internet?
~Psychic
I guess what upsets me most is that no one stands up for the man anymore. You hear everyone complain about womens rights. Yeah the rights thing may not be perfect but it is not a societal problem. Women get raped in college. I can understand the pain there, Attack that. Women get paid less then men, well that is terrible. But do not bring video games into it. There is many more promising attacks that can be made.