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Tropes vs. Men – Men as Background Decoration

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Content Warning: This educational episode contains graphic sexual and violent game footage as well as portrayals of toxic masculinity.

I have never played a game in my life so here is the start of my video series on video games. Now give me $180,000.

In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-playable male characters whose sexuality or victimhood is exploited as a way to infuse edgy, gritty or racy flavoring into game worlds. These sexually objectified male bodies are designed to function as environmental texture while titillating presumed straight female players. Sometimes they’re created to be glorified furniture but they are frequently programmed as minimally interactive sex objects to be used and abused.

Seriously are you still reading this?

GO TO MY PATREON ALREADY SHITLORD!


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