Name: Not Your Exotic Fantasy
Released: 2017-01-31

Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

S2 · E7 — Not Your Exotic Fantasy

S2:E7 · Not Your Exotic Fantasy

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Season 2 · Episode 7 · Jan 31, 2017

This episode explores the ways in which sexist, racist stereotypes about black women and tribal cultures that date back for centuries are often still perpetuated today in representations of women from indigenous and tribal cultures in video games. These representations link sexism and racism to exotify these women, depicting them as primitive, savage, and hypersexualized. We examine the historical roots of these racist and sexist myths in America and the damage they continue to cause, and demonstrate how these representations are acts of cultural appropriation. We then conclude by sharing some examples of games that challenge damaging stereotypes rather than reinforcing them by offering representations of people and cultures that are honest, respectful, and humanizing.

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Tropes vs. Women in Video Games

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20132.4

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Not Your Exotic Fantasy

Season 2 · Episode 7 · Jan 31, 2017

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