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    Skullgirls and Sexism

    I wouldn't say it's sexist, but you can clearly see which demographic they're aiming the game at. HINT: It's the same demographic pretty much every other game is aimed at.
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    Video Games AND the internet are a government conspiracy to prepare us for WW3!

    Your theory is a great way to fuel the fires of any would-be Jack Thompson out there.
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    Politics in Skyrim

    I think that may actually be a large part of it, yes. I mean, let's assume you sided with the Stormcloaks on your first playthrough. Then you come across one of these discussion threads where you see someone posted, for instance, "The Stormcloaks are a bunch of dirty traitors". On some level...
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    Politics in Skyrim

    It's actually fairly interesting, because this sort of thing happens all the time when story-based games get big enough. I only have anecdotal evidence to back this up, however, so take anything I say with a grain of salt. I used to hang out on the World of Warcraft's Roleplay Forum (I know...
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    Racism in Skyrim?

    There's quite a bit of funky racism going on in the Reach, which I found pretty interesting. Basically, it seems like the Breton-ish natives of the Reach have been or are being systematically displaced by Nord conquerors, mainly led by the Silver-blood family (who, if Ulfric wins the Civil War...
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    Poll: Should we get rid of Booth Babes?

    The nudity of La maja desnuda at least served some purpose: It provoked. The booth babes are there only to titillate. In this case, for instance, I strongly doubt that Francisco Goya sat himself down one afternoon and thought "I'm going to paint a naked woman, because naked women are hot."...
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    Poll: Should we get rid of Booth Babes?

    Don't tell me you're honestly comparing booth babes to the Birth of Venus...
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    Poll: Should we get rid of Booth Babes?

    I have two things to say. Firstly, anyone who says something along the lines of "We shouldn't get rid of booth babes because it's providing them with a job" is rationalizing, and rationalizing poorly at that. As if that's the reason we're keeping them around. You can tell yourself that it's...