ext_52480 ([identity profile] ravenbait.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] andygates 2008-05-09 10:02 am (UTC)

There's some absolutely hilarious content on that site. Check out the "Vidiator" (I am not making this up).

Introducing the seductive, siren, TEMPEST.

(sic)

I think that says it all. The guys are described in terms of how much damage they are likely to do: the girls are all described in terms of hotness. Other than the "enigmatic ENIGMA".

Come on. It's insulting. Not because it's degrading, but because it assumes that the audience thinks women are only worthwhile if they're hot...

Oh. We're back to addle-brained, slack-jawed, mouth-breathing idiots again. Now I don't know whether to throw my hands in the air and accept that they're marketing to morons, or be grumpy about them perpetuating an unattainable stereotype.

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