Bayonetta & Half-formed Thoughts on Sexual Objectification

[paperclipchains]

I did an article on Bayonetta and exploitative representation and male gaze for class. I fully intend to rewrite it to remove the awkward class material references and to include more and just to, uh, tailor it to an audience who's already familiar with games and gaming culture. I'll link it as soon as I've got a mirror that doesn't have my full

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[asylumiss]

I'm all for thoughts on Bayonetta since I'm going through the game and figuring out what I like about her so much myself

[paperclipchains]

On general gaming sites any article on Bayonetta usually descends into comments about her appearance and how she's not hot because she's disproportionate or something or that dumb Sarah Palin comparison (seriously, am I blind or something because I don't see it AT ALL). It's kind of funny how a lot of men seem to be uncomfortable with a female character flaunting herself and being in control of it, probably because it doesn't happen a lot. Usually it's the player exploiting the in-game camera while whatever lady character stands there unaware of it.

This is exactly what I'm seeing, too, but I'm like. Hesitant to believe it. How is this possible? It is too good for my own purposes to be true. Clearly I just have not yet found the motherlode of creepy-ass Bayo fanboys. Not that I want to find them, but...

Also, the Sarah Palin thing irritates me to no end. The woman did not invent beehives and glasses, get the fuck out.

[asylumiss]

Yeh I know, I thought guys would be all over this game. Maybe it's a weird elaborate social experiment by Platinum Games.

I am seeing a lot of japanese fanart though so I guess that's something. Funny enough I haven't come across any porn or fetish art... YET

[paperclipchains]

No, I know, right? I am just fucking baffled by the lack of porn. I know there's a Bayo/Rodin doujin floating around of which I approve simply because it is not Luka, but...

[asylumiss]

I would so read a Bayo/Luka doujin if Luka was all awkward and annoying like in the game and I bet is totally a virgin despite what he says

[inuyatta]

There is, I just forget where, but it was something absolutely friggin' hilarious.

As far as smutty-esque pictures are going, there's more for BayoJeanne than anything else.

The only thing paperclipchains and I disagree on is Bayonetta/Luka, but otherwise ♥ to everything!