Documentary on sexism in games hits Kickstarter

sexism stereotyping and alsorts of other politically incorrect stuff is what gaming is all about it isnt supposed to be real life it isnt supposed to be politically correct otherwise most of the games would never get released in the first place even crash bandicoot would be banned. Lee http://www.doodlegod.co.uk

My faith in humanity is slowly but surely dripping away. Seriously, of all the games I have played, I have never once seen males being favoured over females. Hell, males disrespect males all the time online, but once a male does it to a female it's sexism? And besides, if you're classifying gamers into 'male gamers' and 'female gamers' isn't that sexual division anyway? I'm going to hazard a guess and say these women are probably the lovable cuddly creatures known as feminists. But all misleading sentences aside, who wants to see a documentary on women who feel they're being abused anyway? It's hardly high budget entertainment with a good script. If you want to do a documentary do it on something interesting like animals or space or...y'know...boobs (just goes to show I seriously I take what they're doing).

Feel sorry for her husband, how would you like to listen to that all day!!

'sexism in games "is a real problem and it's time that the non-gaming public [needs to] know about it."'

Please define 'real problem' since text and or sounds coming from your PC can't be a 'real problem' . Go help out at a rape crisis center or something.

PS, the non-gaming public will continue to not give a crap about the gaming public.

This so called "documentary" is the fruit of "Political correctness"

Women play videogames?

Pics or GTFO

"For women, getting angry is socially unacceptable, even when the anger is over violence, discrimination, misogyny, and other forms of oppression.

Anger is unacceptable because angry women are women in touch with their passion and power, especially in relation to men, which threatens the entire patriarchal order." - Allan H. Johnson

This quote sums up Gamespot.com's comment sections. If you are a female, or even a male who dares to so much as voice an opinion on sexism you are instantly attacked by the angry mob. Called "extremist" and "feminnazi" and other such ridiculous tripe. In here it's basically shut up, or be abused by idiots. It's almost ironic how well that represents the actual issues that this documentary will focus on. For every smart-ass anti-feminist comment on this site, more documentaries like this are needed.

100ProofSoco: I second that. Being online can make someone much more likely to say something to someone even than being on the phone (or ESPECIALLY in person)... however most of this problem is from immature little kids. MOST online issues originate from immature little kids (and yes, I know there are mature little kids too). I'm sure if you trolled around online enough you could throw together a montage of people saying derogatory things to women but I'm yet to hear anything like that and I play games a LOT.

oh lord..

No offense, but people have been putting out blog posts and documentaries on this subject without using Kickstarter. You're not going to change this issue because the simple fact is everyone is anonymous on Xbox Live so they think that gives them the right to say whatever they want to people, whether it be sexist, racist or just really offensive things in general.

Being British, I get a lot of crap from people just because of where I was born. You don't see me making a big deal out of it, because I understand that nothing that I do will change the way people behave when they know that there will be no consequences for their behavior. I just shrug it off, leave them bad feedback, report them and find different people to play with.

So if it surprises someone out there that sexism occurs on live.. welcome to humans. The issue with humans being quick to mock others runs deeper than games.

Congratulations on blowing out of proportion an already nonexistant issue. Sexism in games? Try sexism in adolescent kids. And racism. And lord know what kind of swear words they can conjure up. Good on them for increasing awareness that kids on xbox live can be a rude bunch

Anyone else getting inane, angry comments about this article from the user @B00GIEL0VE that are then suddenly removed from the site?

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You little horny nerds better leave your female co-workers alone. I'm going to start a Kickstarter campaign to film a movie about the how broke you get and the blueballs you get when you go to a strip club.

Uh, it's not any worse in gaming than anywhere else. It must be exemplified in gaming; not because it's more prevalent among the population, but because everything is worse on the internet when everyone is anonymous. I'm not saying that makes it okay, but why would anyone kickstart a generic-at-best documentary? I bet you he won't interview the girls who go "omgaaaaaa, here you play, I keep shooting the wall" or the girls who actually play games, but make sure when they're streaming that they cut off vision from the top half of their head so they can make sure to show off their cleavage.

This is nonsense, all the blokes I know applaud women in gaming. I worked for SonyCEE and the women were treated the same as men. I should start a kickstarter film entitled "GTFO: Stop looking for sexism where there is none".

@B00GIEL0VE My comment had wit. You're just raging like a little ghetto bitch.

Only with Feminism do they find something wrong with every single thing. Not once in my entire personal life have I heard anyone complain that video games are sexist. If they want real sexism they need to move to Saudi Arabia where they douse women with acid or stone them for dressing inappropriately. This is a joke, Women's Rights are great, the Feminist culture isn't just about Women's Rights however.

@B00GIEL0VE Mate you need to get laid.

@B00GIEL0VE You suck at trolling.

Like most "documentaries" it paints the issue from one side, like watching a Michael Moore movie, lots of facts and other takes are conveniently left out to drive the point home. Why bother?

Do they really expect people to take this seriously with a title like GTFO?

Nothing does better at the box office than gender issues.

I would be interested in seeing what they will show in this film, people with different view and opinion able to express themselves is what make this country great.

Should be called "GTFBack in the Kitchen".

Now start raging.

'The purpose of the film, Sun-Higginson said, is to reveal the experiences of women in the gaming industry "both good and bad" (...)'

Yes, choosing "GTFO: A Film About Women in Gaming" as a title excellently reflects this noble, balanced, and fair goal.

Ooooo boy. I know this'll fall on deaf ears, but... As long as you idiots overreact the way you do in those comments, you'll just provide more arguments to radical feminists who want to bash an easy target. Stop being butthurt, respond with rationality instead of with 13-year-old, sexually frustrated vitriol, and they'll lose at least 75% of their arguments, publicity, and support.

And if you think this is just leftist bullshit, think bout it for a few seconds. Do you really think right-wingers, with their extensive history of videogame-bashing, aren't enjoying this, or thinking of ways to use this to use this to their advantage and join in the bashing of an easy target for moral outrage?

Can we please stop faking outrage to get ratings/viewers and turning non issues into profound social problems?

What a garbage concept for a documentary. Gamers in general get abused by other games, not female gamers in particular. Nearly anyone who has ever played an online game has been viciously harassed at least once, but lets start a moral crusade about how female gamers are delicate victimized flowers...

Kind of ironic. What this is really about is censorship. A documentary that supposedly wants to expose injustice. Censorship is injustice. This is just left-wind propaganda.

@lcrava There are a lot of young girls who still play games. I see them on their Nintendo DS-es all the time. It seems more that the industry, community, and games have become male oriented, not the love of gaming or the idea of gaming, and that eventually pushes girls away. You are looking at the result and mistaking that for gaming. For many young male gamers, it's all they've ever known.

Back when gaming was new, I'm talking arcade machines and the first home consoles, gaming was huge with everyone, not just young men. Games were varied, and any violence was as simple as a dot flying across a screen or a simple explosion. It was about accomplishing a goal within a set environment. The macho games and atmosphere was something that was created later. While it is tempting to say that males are more competitive so naturally games appeal more to them than women, you have to understand that games were *made* competitive via high scores and higher levels to get players to keep inserting quarters. I have no doubt that males cared more about that than females. The ironic reality is that we got to a point in modern gaming where we could present long, rich experiences that didn't require those compulsive gimmicks, and here we are with the point and level race seeping into every popular, or wannabe popular, title, either as part of the game or as trophies and achievements. What happened to the story or solution being the goal? I play games for the story and gameplay. All these ancillary, superficial progress indicators actually take away from the core experience.

I disagree that a project like this would ruin things for everyone. In fact, it would makes things better for everyone. We all benefit from a more respectful environment. We are here to have fun, after all. All the online personal insults take away from that and are irrelevant to gaming. Also, it is the anti-female outrage that is creating the audience for this project, and in turn makes Gamespot want to cover the issue. The more outrage, the greater the likelihood, and necessity, of these projects and the coverage of them.

I hope this bombs. I don't like the idea of uppity women talking smack about skimpy armor and such fanservice. Leave us alone, you women are already coddled by society enough as it is.

Using the words "barging in" gives the impression that gaming is closed off to women, that they aren't invited or wanted, and that's what is born out by the treatment and many of the comments here. Gaming should be inviting to everyone. If someone has to barge in, maybe what's needed is for the gaming community to open its doors instead.

I disagree, men do not get the same harassment. They may get other types of harassment in gaming, but mind you the women would get the same harassment on top of the sexism. Random sh!t-throwing is not the same as singling out someone for their sex, race, religion, etc. and throwing a slur to indicate that. That is where it crosses the line from ridiculous narcissism to discrimination.