No need to apologize! ^_^ I'm glad you (and all the others who posted) weighed in with their take on it. That's what makes it an interesting discussion.
I like the point you've made about sims themselvs being fairly neutral. In Sms 2, there are very few things that are limited to one gender or the other (the obvious exceptions being makeup, facial hair, hair styles, and clothing options, though obviously the latter is for practical reasons like body shape, and there are hacks and cc to deal with the others).
I also completely agree with the idea (as was mentioned a number of times) that we judge female characters more harshly because we're wary of them representing all women, and perpetuating stereotypes that all women are that way. This is unfortunate, because we should view a character as a single person, and maybe they fall into stereotypes in some ways, or are traditioal to their gender, but they're an individual.
I see the need for the "kickass" female character, as some have mentioned, because we've gone so long without seeing that as an option for women characters, but I like the idea of a female being worthy of our attention in astory, even if they are a more traditional sort of gal, or a less flattering character type.
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Date: 2009-08-27 12:49 pm (UTC)I like the point you've made about sims themselvs being fairly neutral. In Sms 2, there are very few things that are limited to one gender or the other (the obvious exceptions being makeup, facial hair, hair styles, and clothing options, though obviously the latter is for practical reasons like body shape, and there are hacks and cc to deal with the others).
I also completely agree with the idea (as was mentioned a number of times) that we judge female characters more harshly because we're wary of them representing all women, and perpetuating stereotypes that all women are that way. This is unfortunate, because we should view a character as a single person, and maybe they fall into stereotypes in some ways, or are traditioal to their gender, but they're an individual.
I see the need for the "kickass" female character, as some have mentioned, because we've gone so long without seeing that as an option for women characters, but I like the idea of a female being worthy of our attention in astory, even if they are a more traditional sort of gal, or a less flattering character type.