From:	"Stephen M. Bugge" <bugge@********.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Gender in gaming
Date:	Fri, 18 Aug 1995 14:13:01 -0700

>
> Yes, alas it is. You don't even know how much you pick up on
> specific male-female behaviour when you're young, both from your
> parents and from society. And the worse part is without you
> recognizing it as such, you're going to pass it on to your children
> also. That's why I was so sceptical about your statement that
> discrimination on gender-basis would have dissapeared in 2055.
>
> Now that I look at it there is a lot more than I expected. Just two
> more examples: the picture at the start of HB-by the sword; who's the
> one shivering in the cold? Yep the only female, while the guys try to
> look cool (BTW she's also the one with the rediculous skin thight
> aerobics suit, so that kinda explains it :).
> And look at the role of the main-female NPC in HB, talk about your
> "typical" female behaviour :/
>
> Call me a hair-splitter if you want, but these things emphasize the
> traditional role of the woman, and that's /not/ good IMHO.
>

Ther seems to be some bias against 'Tradition' and 'Society' here. Is
there a good reason for this? I know that anyone, even me can find
specific problems in societally accepted norms and traditional values, but
I am sensing a blanket condemnation, this is NOT healthy.


Words from the Arch-Conservative
-Steve