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z0glin Warchief
May 16, 2007

Sakurazuka posted:

Thanks, now all I need to do it photoshop 'PLOT' onto them...

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z0glin Warchief
May 16, 2007


I don't really see a problem with acknowledging that a show about a sport literally created to only involve smushing swimsuit-clad butts and boobs together and named after the word for horsetrack racing, but with the horse kanji substituted for the woman kanji, is bad from a "portrayals of women in media" perspective. That doesn't mean anybody is a monster for enjoying it, but there's also nothing wrong with people criticizing it.

z0glin Warchief
May 16, 2007

LostRook posted:

That's true and if it had happened in the article I'd agree with you, but the article contains no criticism. Criticism implies a level of analysis of which the article falls well short, it is in actuality a temper tantrum and a rather funny one at that.

She has no point beyond a prudish plaintive wail that women are portrayed as sexualized. The further implication that she feels a woman has no value when sexualized she even states outright, which is pretty hilarious.

Consider it your punishment for reading Kotaku articles :shrug:

z0glin Warchief
May 16, 2007

Ytlaya posted:

I feel like her impression of the anime industry is not entirely accurate. Though the idea of animation studios consisting of a bunch of suits in fancy skyscrapers with heavy security is pretty amusing.

As funny as it is to imagine animators going through several levels of security in giant skyscrapers, I should probably point out that Warner Bros. is apparently a big part of the production committee for Keijo!!!!!!!! and their Japan headquarters is in just that sort of building, so there's at least a kernel of truth to that even if by accident.

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