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Even Teen Boys Hate How Video Games Over-Sexualize Women
Recent study shows that even their supposed target audiences often hate the crap that women get in video games.
Sexism in gaming is an ongoing problem, and the vitriol heaped on feminists like Anita Sarkeesian and the #Gamergate controversy stand testimony to how unpleasant adult misogynists can be. But there's hope for us yet - this new video by Rosalind Wiseman discusses her recent study showing that even teenage boys are annoyed and frustrated by the over-sexualisation of women in video games.
61% of high school boys believed women were treated as sex objects too much. 70% of girls and 78% of boys played games whatever the gender of the protagonist - but while boys care less about playing male characters as they age, girls care more about playing female ones. So maybe there could be a bit more Dragon Age: Inquisition and a bit less Duke Nukem Forever in our futures?
