What is so stupid as that such things like men' rights get largely ignored as somehow they are seen as "dominant" gender in our world so the… morey don't somehow deserve any pity and stuff like that.
Feminism is cause of not being able to forgive thousands of years human history where females were largely considered as property or "lesser humans" based on their rights.
I don't understand why it's expected that men buy everything on the dates for example while women also have money. Yes, I question a tradition that has probably existed for over thousand of years.
For the most part it hasn't been "thousands of years", the troubling times have only lasted a few hundred, and ended some time ago (in modern society at least).
What is so stupid as that such things like men' rights get largely ignored as somehow they are seen as "dominant" gender in our world so the… morey don't somehow deserve any pity and stuff like that.
Feminism is cause of not being able to forgive thousands of years human history where females were largely considered as property or "lesser humans" based on their rights.
I don't understand why it's expected that men buy everything on the dates for example while women also have money. Yes, I question a tradition that has probably existed for over thousand of years.
Feminism was good when it began to give women equal rights, then they got equal rights which is an amazing achievement for women at the time and everything went to shit, I never want to offend any kind of group but feminist can go fuck themselves now.
Feminism was good when it began to give women equal rights, then they got equal rights which is an amazing achievement for women at the time… more and everything went to shit, I never want to offend any kind of group but feminist can go fuck themselves now.
It's funny to me that people call you selfish for not wanting kids. I think that having kids is one of the most selfish things, if not the most selfish thing a person can do.
So... a little something I've been thinking about lately...
Does anyone remember when Target decided to quit designating the toy areas by… more gender? Now toys are all in one big general area, of, well, TOYS. As a child, I grew up making model kits that I found in the boys section. My mom thought it was weird, because she thought that anything my sister and I did was weird, just because we weren't like her. lol But my dad didn't care much but he and my grandpa were impressed with me that I could actually make the model kits myself.
Now, what if my mom and dad had told me, No. You can not build those model kits, because you're a girl. And as a girl, you like dolls and dress up and pink stuff. Today, even, I am given strange looks when I don't align to society's standards of what women 'want' or 'adhere' too. My neighbors made a joke that since my car was blue, soon I'd be painting my nails blue and dying my hair blue and everything would matc… [view original content]
It's funny to me that people call you selfish for not wanting kids. I think that having kids is one of the most selfish things, if not the most selfish thing a person can do.
From a biological standpoint, sure, every organism has an intense urge to reproduce. That's why organisms continue to exist. Is a cell selfish for replicating? Reproduction in any sense is hardly "arrogant". It doesn't make you special in any way to have children, it doesn't make you better than anyone else, it makes you utterly average.
On the larger scale I don't think that's a very sound argument. The conscious basis for most people having children is not to make sure their genetic lineage continues. It's because people want to have children to love, like they were loved by their parents. Because, by billions of years of evolution, we want to have babies.
Most oranisms are purely selfish because they don't have the brain power to know any better. Humans do, and still continue to reproduce into extinction.
From a biological standpoint, sure, every organism has an intense urge to reproduce. That's why organisms continue to exist. Is a cell selfi… moresh for replicating? Reproduction in any sense is hardly "arrogant". It doesn't make you special in any way to have children, it doesn't make you better than anyone else, it makes you utterly average.
On the larger scale I don't think that's a very sound argument. The conscious basis for most people having children is not to make sure their genetic lineage continues. It's because people want to have children to love, like they were loved by their parents. Because, by billions of years of evolution, we want to have babies.
Most oranisms are purely selfish because they don't have the brain power to know any better. Humans do, and still continue to reproduce into extinction.
My actual opinion: Modern Feminism = Crying over first world problems that in most cases don't even fucking exist. There's a lot more to worry about than if a fucking scientist is wearing a shirt that offends you.
Equality shouldn't be called "feminism" but rather, something in between like "ambidextrous" word.
In my opinion feminism is a word that the majority claim "to make females equal" to men but in fact it's a dirty glamour to give more rights to females that far surpass that of men in an underhandedly/crafty/devious way. I am not stereotyping or saying that's what it really means. But a lot of deleterious people use it for that shit, shadowing over the minority who wanted to use it for an actual good cause and it's knid of complicated and I don't wanna be typing a dissertation here.
As for the aforementioned post about Saudi Arabi, that's a completely different case, something like sexism, persecution and violation of human rights towards women. I have heard of many Saudi Arabian women flee to the West because of that shit. Dis-fucking-gusting. And there was one time where a male Saudi Arabian was jailed (in America) for allegation of assault and attempt murder because he saw a lady without their black scarf (ne'kab) and was deported back to the Middle East. It's like they can't control their urges when looking at a woman's face, hair or any part of their bodies without thinking about rape or something like that, objectification at its finest and again I am not stereotyping but that's what MOST or the MAJORITY do and not ALL.
Point is a lot of those heartbleeding liberals that burn money to show the wage gap in Sweden are also quit supportive of islam. Like this stupid chick.
About Laura Durkay
Laura Durkay is a writer and activist living in New York City, involved in the queer rights and Palestine solidarity movements as a member of the International Socialist Organization.
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Someone has to remind her that in Palestine homosexuality is a crime., but who cares shes a socialist internet blog warrior.
Her opinion of Homeland tv show.
Although the second picture is disgusting, I don't get why point you are making with the first. This is part of the Islamic faith, clothing comes under culture, not feminism. Simply posting this shows that every woman in Saudi Arabia is afraid of standing up and not wearing this attire...when in fact, most willingly do so under religious, cultural and personal beliefs. Islam is quite literally, law...and Western society has a hard time to understand that we are not the only 'culture' in this world.
This isn't exclusive to women stating their opinion. Plenty of people have gotten attacked (not necessarily insulted, but slandered nonetheless) for stating their opinion.
That is true but what matters in that case is the opinion that is being defended and I believe we should try to understand why the person has received such a negative response. In the case of women defending their rights and beliefs concerning the place of women in the society, I think the question we should ask ourselves is: Why do these women get systematically threatened and insulted (especially by men) when most of them are only defending equality and mutual respect ? Doesn't it show that men have to work on those issues too ? Shouldn't they try to be more open and less agressive towards these women ?
Unfortunately, I think the problem with feminism is that just the way it is called makes men think it is all about women and thus they have to part to play in it because it doesn't concern them. That is a big mistake to make because they are very much a part of it since it is their behavior towards women that determines the place of women in society. If more men truly cared about that and truly wanted to achieve equality and end all sorts of discriminations there would no longer be any need for these debates. But it is still far from being the case today and I feel like a lot of men refuse to only admit that they have also a part to play in this. Instead they simply claim that they have their issues too, which is true but that doesn't prevent them from helping women too. It's just like if someone came to you and talked to you about child abuse and you just tell him "Well guess what, men get abused too". Although it is true, it is not a reason to treat the other problems more lightly. Every issue should be addressed specifically.
What I will say is that nobody deserves hate for having an opinion.
I completely agree with you on that. Bullying affects all sorts of people, men and women alike and for so many different reasons.
I also think that it's unfair to judge feminism as a whole, but rather judge individuals who call themselves feminists.
Thank you. That is what I wish more men would try to do, it is unfair and immature to attack a whole group of people just because we don't agree with a few of them.
And finally I just would like to add what I think is one of the major issues concerning feminism and all the hatred it gets: I think women that speak against sexism tend to be mocked and insulted because people seem to think that they invent these issues as if sexism didn't exist and never occured. I know it is wrong because there are new examples of sexism everyday not only in the internet but in the real world too. If you take video games for example, I'm pretty sure any woman who would dare say she doesn't like when women are oversexualized and are not as important as men characters in the story would be insulting and threatened right away. It's just how things are and I don't think it's normal. For example, do you remember the MGS V doll of that female character (I don't know her name) ? How could anyone be surprised that some women would dislike it ? Yes it is not the most important issue in the world, it was just a doll and some people liked it too but people have also the right to dislike it.
Okay, a lot to process here.
Concerning the extremists feminists they do not represent the majority of people who defend women rights.… more It's just like in everything, there are always people who are going be extremists either in religions or in politics or in anything else in life. Extremists use the original idea that is being defended and then they add things to suit their own wishes.But in that case, a difference should be made between feminism and extremism.
I think it's because these radical feminists are getting more attention than rational feminists do. Feminists who are open to discussion and critique of what they say don't seem to get as much attention, at least I've never seen a lot of videos of people separating feminists from feminazi's. Perhaps I'll do a video on the topic this week. Since I don't go back to school for another week, it'll give me something to do.
It is undeniable that the condition and rights of… [view original content]
Well you can make the culture argument about anything. Say slavery is ok because it was part of the culture in 1800, or not giving women the same rights as men was part of culture. The culture argument would render any true feminist struggle invalid because they would struggle against culture of the western world at the time. If you refuse to wear burka in Saudi Arabia you are punished with lashes. If you commit adultery in Saudi Arabia you are put to death, if youre a homosexual in Saudi Arabia you are put to death. Thats part of the islamic teachings same as slavery was part of the law in US back in the day. Its not a choice in many of those countries and a real human rights activist should fight the barbarism of islamic teachings not the video game nerds that like sexy women in GTA or scientists with awkard t-shirts.
Unlike you I don't believe in cultural relativism, I believe that my culture is superior and the inovation in science, art and technology is proof of that.
Although the second picture is disgusting, I don't get why point you are making with the first. This is part of the Islamic faith, clothing … morecomes under culture, not feminism. Simply posting this shows that every woman in Saudi Arabia is afraid of standing up and not wearing this attire...when in fact, most willingly do so under religious, cultural and personal beliefs. Islam is quite literally, law...and Western society has a hard time to understand that we are not the only 'culture' in this world.
Western feminists nowadays have little to nothing to complain about and so focus on petty shit like video game characters having unrealistic bodies or men staring at them when they purposefully go into the poor areas of cities wearing skimpy clothing (morons) the suffrage and equal pay movements are rolling in their graves
I think a problem is the way some feminists present their points. Terms like 'men' or 'women' are too vague and can cause people to get the wrong idea that it means everyone in that group. Being a bit more specific when making a point could go a long way.
I also think that some feminists do exaggerate issues at times. I've heard before that domestic violence against women as treated as a lesser crime. While I'm not sure how governments treat the crime, I can say that it's not welcomed by the general public. Male abusers usually get shamed by the general public, while female abuse don't get as much heat (from what I've seen and heard, at least). And you could also say that men are sometimes mocked for pointing out sexism against their own gender. We usually perceive men to be tough and capable of anything and do not crack under pressure, which just isn't true in a lot of cases.
And finally, you are right that people have a right to dislike what they see. We can't control how we feel, and nobody should be hated or ridiculed for feelings. But I don't think developers of a work of fiction should be responsible for people's feelings. As an aspiring fiction writer, and as a Youtuber, I'm glad to have complete creative freedom over my work. I think game developers as well as writers or TV producers should create whatever content they are most inspired to create, because then it's from the heart, which is what makes a work of fiction be the best it can be.
For example, I am currently writing a story of how a civil war in Australia turn the state of Victoria into a sort of anarchist state, a sort of modern wild west. I'm doing so in order to compare a lack of ruling body to the current society we live in, and present a different way of looking at the heavily-structured society of today. If I were forced to make a story glorifying heavy restriction and government control over the population, my story would not be as good, because it's not what I envisioned. That's why I think it's important for creative freedom to exist, so that creators can take pride in their work.
Now I will say, that female characters are often sexualised. But since in real life, women's bodies on display is often discouraged (I think it's considered far more normal in society for a man to walk around with no shirt than for a woman to do so), I don't see it as too much of a problem. And yes, I do know the character you're talking about. Since I haven't play MGS V (I plan to), I can't comment on her potential other merits as a character. Would it be nice for game developers to explore other stories and do things a bit different? Definately, considered the current state of gaming where everyone tries to copy the AAA developers. I welcome balance in the gaming industry. And back to the topic of female sexualisation, I think "any woman" is a bit of a bold statement to make, personally. I wouldn't claim to know what other men's opinions on feminism are, because I believe in individual thought and coming to your own conclusions. And finally, I think whether or not sexual characters are okay or not is down to interpretation. Some women might find stripping down to basically nothing to be empowering because it represents sovereignty over their own body. I don't think there is actually a universal answer to it. That's why I'm more in favor of balance in gaming, rather than completely replacing one thing with another, so that people have more options.
And I will say, as a side not, that female characters do seem to be becoming more common and less sexualised. Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot is certainly more covered and realistically proportioned. And Assassin's Creed Syndicate will feature a female protagonist (as will GTA 6, so I've heard). I think gaming is more diverse than ever.
This isn't exclusive to women stating their opinion. Plenty of people have gotten attacked (not necessarily insulted, but slandered nonethel… moreess) for stating their opinion.
That is true but what matters in that case is the opinion that is being defended and I believe we should try to understand why the person has received such a negative response. In the case of women defending their rights and beliefs concerning the place of women in the society, I think the question we should ask ourselves is: Why do these women get systematically threatened and insulted (especially by men) when most of them are only defending equality and mutual respect ? Doesn't it show that men have to work on those issues too ? Shouldn't they try to be more open and less agressive towards these women ?
Unfortunately, I think the problem with feminism is that just the way it is called makes men think it is all about women and thus they have to part to play in i… [view original content]
Unlike you I don't believe in cultural relativism, I believe that my culture is superior and the inovation in science, art and technology is proof of that.
Well you can make the culture argument about anything. Say slavery is ok because it was part of the culture in 1800, or not giving women the… more same rights as men was part of culture. The culture argument would render any true feminist struggle invalid because they would struggle against culture of the western world at the time. If you refuse to wear burka in Saudi Arabia you are punished with lashes. If you commit adultery in Saudi Arabia you are put to death, if youre a homosexual in Saudi Arabia you are put to death. Thats part of the islamic teachings same as slavery was part of the law in US back in the day. Its not a choice in many of those countries and a real human rights activist should fight the barbarism of islamic teachings not the video game nerds that like sexy women in GTA or scientists with awkard t-shirts.
Unlike you I don't believe in cultural relativism, I believe that my culture is superior and the inovation in science, art and technology is proof of that.
Yes, because supporting Palistinian statehood clearly means you have to support every facet of Palistinian culture and society.
And I looked through that article. She makes a lot of good points (and a lot of nonsense ones). Full disclosure, I haven't watched Homeland so I'm basing this solely on things I've read (and what my parents, who watch avidly, have said). To my understanding it does (and as the plot summary suggests) take a complex geo-political situation and reduce into a facile demonization of the entire region. As much as I hate the term, Homeland does seem to be the absolute definition of Islamophobic. Not as is a replacement term for 'racist,' but the whole purpose of the show is to feed off of the fear of Islamic terrorism - a fear which has been used to justify the denial of rights to both Americans and foreign detainees. Sure, there's the token Pro-US ally, but overall the show, to my limited understanding, is essentially saying "They're a bunch of r̶a̶p̶i̶s̶t̶s terrorists and some of them, I imagine, are good people."
Does that mean I will support Islam and all Muslims? Of course not. There are a lot of problems in the Middle East, both politically and culturally, and a lot of those stem from Islam, but look at like the RNC who booed Ron Paul for saying anything other than "they hate us because they hate us." A sentiment which of course came from the King Clown himself with 'they hate us for are freedom.'
Point is a lot of those heartbleeding liberals that burn money to show the wage gap in Sweden are also quit supportive of islam. Like this s… moretupid chick.
About Laura Durkay
Laura Durkay is a writer and activist living in New York City, involved in the queer rights and Palestine solidarity movements as a member of the International Socialist Organization.
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Someone has to remind her that in Palestine homosexuality is a crime., but who cares shes a socialist internet blog warrior.
Her opinion of Homeland tv show.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/02/homeland-is-the-most-bigoted-show-on-television/
Sadly those people can get quit high like Corbyn in UK
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I always offer to pay, it just seems like the gentlemanly thing to do. But It's really nice when the girl asks to 'go dutch.'
For the most part it hasn't been "thousands of years", the troubling times have only lasted a few hundred, and ended some time ago (in modern society at least).
Feminism was good when it began to give women equal rights, then they got equal rights which is an amazing achievement for women at the time and everything went to shit, I never want to offend any kind of group but feminist can go fuck themselves now.
Sounds like a good idea to me! Let's start an orgy.
Well her bio says she does put the hot in psychotic
Oy vey.
If I actually gave my opinion...
Well, I'll just say that I have seen more of its positive sides over the years, but I'm still more of an egalitarian all together.
It's funny to me that people call you selfish for not wanting kids. I think that having kids is one of the most selfish things, if not the most selfish thing a person can do.
How's that?
Reproduction is pure arrogance. What do you mean 'hows that?' People have kids because they want their genes passed on, or they're baby crazy.
From a biological standpoint, sure, every organism has an intense urge to reproduce. That's why organisms continue to exist. Is a cell selfish for replicating? Reproduction in any sense is hardly "arrogant". It doesn't make you special in any way to have children, it doesn't make you better than anyone else, it makes you utterly average.
On the larger scale I don't think that's a very sound argument. The conscious basis for most people having children is not to make sure their genetic lineage continues. It's because people want to have children to love, like they were loved by their parents. Because, by billions of years of evolution, we want to have babies.
Most oranisms are purely selfish because they don't have the brain power to know any better. Humans do, and still continue to reproduce into extinction.
Lol. Uhhh.. okay then.
What.
Feminist is a bull$hit word, I believe in Equality.
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My actual opinion: Modern Feminism = Crying over first world problems that in most cases don't even fucking exist. There's a lot more to worry about than if a fucking scientist is wearing a shirt that offends you.
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While those pathetic internet warriors bitch about sexist shirts on twitter this is how Saudi Arabia looks like and women can't even drive there.
Equality shouldn't be called "feminism" but rather, something in between like "ambidextrous" word.
In my opinion feminism is a word that the majority claim "to make females equal" to men but in fact it's a dirty glamour to give more rights to females that far surpass that of men in an underhandedly/crafty/devious way. I am not stereotyping or saying that's what it really means. But a lot of deleterious people use it for that shit, shadowing over the minority who wanted to use it for an actual good cause and it's knid of complicated and I don't wanna be typing a dissertation here.
As for the aforementioned post about Saudi Arabi, that's a completely different case, something like sexism, persecution and violation of human rights towards women. I have heard of many Saudi Arabian women flee to the West because of that shit. Dis-fucking-gusting. And there was one time where a male Saudi Arabian was jailed (in America) for allegation of assault and attempt murder because he saw a lady without their black scarf (ne'kab) and was deported back to the Middle East. It's like they can't control their urges when looking at a woman's face, hair or any part of their bodies without thinking about rape or something like that, objectification at its finest and again I am not stereotyping but that's what MOST or the MAJORITY do and not ALL.
Point is a lot of those heartbleeding liberals that burn money to show the wage gap in Sweden are also quit supportive of islam. Like this stupid chick.
Laura Durkay is a writer and activist living in New York City, involved in the queer rights and Palestine solidarity movements as a member of the International Socialist Organization.
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Someone has to remind her that in Palestine homosexuality is a crime., but who cares shes a socialist internet blog warrior.
Her opinion of Homeland tv show.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/02/homeland-is-the-most-bigoted-show-on-television/
Sadly those people can get quit high like Corbyn in UK
Although the second picture is disgusting, I don't get why point you are making with the first. This is part of the Islamic faith, clothing comes under culture, not feminism. Simply posting this shows that every woman in Saudi Arabia is afraid of standing up and not wearing this attire...when in fact, most willingly do so under religious, cultural and personal beliefs. Islam is quite literally, law...and Western society has a hard time to understand that we are not the only 'culture' in this world.
That is true but what matters in that case is the opinion that is being defended and I believe we should try to understand why the person has received such a negative response. In the case of women defending their rights and beliefs concerning the place of women in the society, I think the question we should ask ourselves is: Why do these women get systematically threatened and insulted (especially by men) when most of them are only defending equality and mutual respect ? Doesn't it show that men have to work on those issues too ? Shouldn't they try to be more open and less agressive towards these women ?
Unfortunately, I think the problem with feminism is that just the way it is called makes men think it is all about women and thus they have to part to play in it because it doesn't concern them. That is a big mistake to make because they are very much a part of it since it is their behavior towards women that determines the place of women in society. If more men truly cared about that and truly wanted to achieve equality and end all sorts of discriminations there would no longer be any need for these debates. But it is still far from being the case today and I feel like a lot of men refuse to only admit that they have also a part to play in this. Instead they simply claim that they have their issues too, which is true but that doesn't prevent them from helping women too. It's just like if someone came to you and talked to you about child abuse and you just tell him "Well guess what, men get abused too". Although it is true, it is not a reason to treat the other problems more lightly. Every issue should be addressed specifically.
I completely agree with you on that. Bullying affects all sorts of people, men and women alike and for so many different reasons.
Thank you. That is what I wish more men would try to do, it is unfair and immature to attack a whole group of people just because we don't agree with a few of them.
And finally I just would like to add what I think is one of the major issues concerning feminism and all the hatred it gets: I think women that speak against sexism tend to be mocked and insulted because people seem to think that they invent these issues as if sexism didn't exist and never occured. I know it is wrong because there are new examples of sexism everyday not only in the internet but in the real world too. If you take video games for example, I'm pretty sure any woman who would dare say she doesn't like when women are oversexualized and are not as important as men characters in the story would be insulting and threatened right away. It's just how things are and I don't think it's normal. For example, do you remember the MGS V doll of that female character (I don't know her name) ? How could anyone be surprised that some women would dislike it ? Yes it is not the most important issue in the world, it was just a doll and some people liked it too but people have also the right to dislike it.
Well you can make the culture argument about anything. Say slavery is ok because it was part of the culture in 1800, or not giving women the same rights as men was part of culture. The culture argument would render any true feminist struggle invalid because they would struggle against culture of the western world at the time. If you refuse to wear burka in Saudi Arabia you are punished with lashes. If you commit adultery in Saudi Arabia you are put to death, if youre a homosexual in Saudi Arabia you are put to death. Thats part of the islamic teachings same as slavery was part of the law in US back in the day. Its not a choice in many of those countries and a real human rights activist should fight the barbarism of islamic teachings not the video game nerds that like sexy women in GTA or scientists with awkard t-shirts.
Unlike you I don't believe in cultural relativism, I believe that my culture is superior and the inovation in science, art and technology is proof of that.
Western feminists nowadays have little to nothing to complain about and so focus on petty shit like video game characters having unrealistic bodies or men staring at them when they purposefully go into the poor areas of cities wearing skimpy clothing (morons) the suffrage and equal pay movements are rolling in their graves
I think a problem is the way some feminists present their points. Terms like 'men' or 'women' are too vague and can cause people to get the wrong idea that it means everyone in that group. Being a bit more specific when making a point could go a long way.
I also think that some feminists do exaggerate issues at times. I've heard before that domestic violence against women as treated as a lesser crime. While I'm not sure how governments treat the crime, I can say that it's not welcomed by the general public. Male abusers usually get shamed by the general public, while female abuse don't get as much heat (from what I've seen and heard, at least). And you could also say that men are sometimes mocked for pointing out sexism against their own gender. We usually perceive men to be tough and capable of anything and do not crack under pressure, which just isn't true in a lot of cases.
And finally, you are right that people have a right to dislike what they see. We can't control how we feel, and nobody should be hated or ridiculed for feelings. But I don't think developers of a work of fiction should be responsible for people's feelings. As an aspiring fiction writer, and as a Youtuber, I'm glad to have complete creative freedom over my work. I think game developers as well as writers or TV producers should create whatever content they are most inspired to create, because then it's from the heart, which is what makes a work of fiction be the best it can be.
For example, I am currently writing a story of how a civil war in Australia turn the state of Victoria into a sort of anarchist state, a sort of modern wild west. I'm doing so in order to compare a lack of ruling body to the current society we live in, and present a different way of looking at the heavily-structured society of today. If I were forced to make a story glorifying heavy restriction and government control over the population, my story would not be as good, because it's not what I envisioned. That's why I think it's important for creative freedom to exist, so that creators can take pride in their work.
Now I will say, that female characters are often sexualised. But since in real life, women's bodies on display is often discouraged (I think it's considered far more normal in society for a man to walk around with no shirt than for a woman to do so), I don't see it as too much of a problem. And yes, I do know the character you're talking about. Since I haven't play MGS V (I plan to), I can't comment on her potential other merits as a character. Would it be nice for game developers to explore other stories and do things a bit different? Definately, considered the current state of gaming where everyone tries to copy the AAA developers. I welcome balance in the gaming industry. And back to the topic of female sexualisation, I think "any woman" is a bit of a bold statement to make, personally. I wouldn't claim to know what other men's opinions on feminism are, because I believe in individual thought and coming to your own conclusions. And finally, I think whether or not sexual characters are okay or not is down to interpretation. Some women might find stripping down to basically nothing to be empowering because it represents sovereignty over their own body. I don't think there is actually a universal answer to it. That's why I'm more in favor of balance in gaming, rather than completely replacing one thing with another, so that people have more options.
And I will say, as a side not, that female characters do seem to be becoming more common and less sexualised. Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider reboot is certainly more covered and realistically proportioned. And Assassin's Creed Syndicate will feature a female protagonist (as will GTA 6, so I've heard). I think gaming is more diverse than ever.
God, yes!
Yes, because supporting Palistinian statehood clearly means you have to support every facet of Palistinian culture and society.
And I looked through that article. She makes a lot of good points (and a lot of nonsense ones). Full disclosure, I haven't watched Homeland so I'm basing this solely on things I've read (and what my parents, who watch avidly, have said). To my understanding it does (and as the plot summary suggests) take a complex geo-political situation and reduce into a facile demonization of the entire region. As much as I hate the term, Homeland does seem to be the absolute definition of Islamophobic. Not as is a replacement term for 'racist,' but the whole purpose of the show is to feed off of the fear of Islamic terrorism - a fear which has been used to justify the denial of rights to both Americans and foreign detainees. Sure, there's the token Pro-US ally, but overall the show, to my limited understanding, is essentially saying "They're a bunch of r̶a̶p̶i̶s̶t̶s terrorists and some of them, I imagine, are good people."
Does that mean I will support Islam and all Muslims? Of course not. There are a lot of problems in the Middle East, both politically and culturally, and a lot of those stem from Islam, but look at like the RNC who booed Ron Paul for saying anything other than "they hate us because they hate us." A sentiment which of course came from the King Clown himself with 'they hate us for are freedom.'