Jimquisition: Solving the Sexism Situation

[Alien Mole]

I actually quite enjoyed this, and not just on the meta level. Quite heteronormative (why can't men like men or women like women?) but them's the breaks.

 

[fulano]

Has Jim ever seriously talked to a woman about this topic before? I mean, where does he get it that the issue would be solved if they exploited everyone "equally"? Or maybe I'm just ignorant and am not aware of the growing trend of women demanding men without their clothes on in their videogames, to get their rocks off. Women, on average, have a different sets of base preferences than those of males. And hence why they are ticked off by the overabundance of boobs and lack of characterization, unlike the vast majority of us who get bombarded with all sorts of uber-massculine dickheads with disproportionate muscles (who may or not go shirtless) equipped with the power of low intelligence and lack of fear (we keep buying the same stuff over and over again, right?).

In short: dudes running around in thongs getting all "exploited" wouldn't come close to evening the score for them b/c, quite simply, that doesn't equalize the blantant amount of stupid in female characters' various portrayals, and a form of it already happens anyways.

 

[Zing]

I'm sorry but how the hell is Jim any more vulgar than Yahtzee? That makes no sense to me at all.

 

[Ben Hussong]

so wait, basically, Jim's saying, if they make a " Halo: Other H" everything will be fine, and there will be no more sexism?

 

[Ukomba]

I found the show pretty funny, maybe my British sense of humour means I'm more use to this type of humour then other nationalities?

I quite enjoy British humor. Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams are great. This guy is just isn't.

It's like he's the mirror opposite of Extra Credits. Is he supposed to make me think of the game anti-thinker?

 

[AvsJoe]

So far, the only thing I like about these videos are the Treno theme from FFIX.

 

[Lono Shrugged]

If you posted everything he said in that video into the forum on this site (pics and all) you'd be probated or banned. It is poop-blackeningly ironic.

 

[Ukomba]

If you posted everything he said in that video into the forum on this site (pics and all) you'd be probated or banned. It is poop-blackeningly ironic.

Rightfully so, and be called a Troll.

 

[TStormer]

I actually like this guy. He has the same accent as me, which I find really annoying, but looking past that, he is actually really funny and right on the money.

 

[Link_to_Future]

Ok, I'll back peddle from what I said last time. You proved me wrong.

I really did enjoy this episode. It was a beautiful reversal of the objectification role and it caught me off guard. Huge improvement over the first episode. Huge.

Cutting down on the language and adding the extra flair on set didn't hurt anything either.

If you keep up this quality I'll look forward to seeing this show pop up.

 

[Roroshi14]

I really think Jim will improve with time. I am glad personally that I gave him a second chance, and I see him doing well in the future once he finds his groove. He should be more Jim and less everyone else. Plus Jim KEEP THOSE GLASSES!!! Aviators are what pimps, top gun pilots where, and now video game contributors are free to wear them! REVOLUTION!!!

 

[Grabbin Keelz]

Extra Credits had a much more mature discussion about this and a much more appropriate answer for it.

 

[ThrobbingEgo]

Again, out of everyone at Destructoid, why couldn't you have just signed Chad?

 

[Lordpils]

It's like how in Dragon Age 2 Isabella is nothing but a two-dimensional character with big breasts, while Anders has his whole "sexy tortured look" with an interesting story and complex personality.

Wrong.
Isabela is quite likely the most psychologically legitimate character in BioWare's whole canon.
That perception of her as little more than a walking pair of bosoms is the two-dimensional assumption people make, and the one the game and character knowingly disassemble.
I guess you missed that.

I agree most of the time I find that people don't romance her specifically because she seems two-dimensional, but if you actually interact with her there's a lot more to her.

 

[MonkeyPunch]

Better than last time.
I'm up for giving this show some more goes
Let it get in to it's stride and all. It'll keep getting better, I reckon.

 

[370999]

I think it was an improvement.

I liked that he had a definite tone and mood, that of humor. I actually got what he was trying to do.

I didn't find it funny at all. The concept was good but the execution failed for me.

 

[DragonSama]

Is there a real reason and need to have a bunch of cocks in this vid? honestly??? If I posted the same pics in this thread I'd be banned in 5 seconds. So please for the love of god pull this vid off!

 

[JokerCrowe]

Got a chuckle from me. Might stick around to watch this..
The banner in the back is very "V for Vendetta"..

 

[Ukanef]

Better than the first, not that that was hard to do. But still don't think I ll be looking forward to the next episode. Definitely would work better as an article but still I feel like he doesn't offer anything really deep or well-thought and the video isn't fun to look at.

 

[SamElliot'sMustache]

Like the last episode, I think a lot of it would have worked better as a written article, but I love the deliberately absurd extremes he's going towards (and in some cases, I think it should be reality. Yes, I agree Marcus Fenix should run around in a chainmail bikini), especially with the televangelist-like setup in this episode. Maybe if Jim composed himself better, rather than trying to badly ad-lib, this would work more?

EDIT: Is it just me, or does anyone else get the impression most people on this site would have read A Modest Proposal and gotten up in arms? I ask because that is kind of the vibe I got from this episode, yet everyone seems to think it's 'trolling.'