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Some people don't get it
Mar. 1st, 2007 09:06 amI followed some links from the 11th Carnival of Feminist SF and Fanatsy Fans and came across this doozy:
And I have to say that some people just don't get it. And at this point I am thinking it is on purpose.
One of the reasons Vampire appealed to women (and still does from what I can see) is that a woman could look at itand easily see chacter possibilities. There were plenty of female character types, use in the archetypes, etc. And there was a bunch of active women art. This is actually one of the things White Wolf has always done better than just about anyone else on the block. And one of several things that it annoys me the rest of gaming ahsn't done a good job surpassing. And mostly WW has gotten betetr at this, when I look at the new Mage (for example) I see a lot of positive things.
Now one of the things White Wolf does poorly is their huge preponderence of Cheese cake art, especially in Exalted, but that is a matter for another post.
People have wracked their brains in how to attract more women into the hobby and I have to say that I am beginning to see it as futile. There was a huge influx of females (especially hawt gothy babes) when Vampire hit the streets. And now the bubble has popped? They’re gone. Or doing other stuff. there’s been some releases of anime/manga games which are more feminocentric (that’s got to be a new word…) but I look at them and consider them patronising. There are some that even promote love and romance but again, how subtle are they? (from late-gaming)
And I have to say that some people just don't get it. And at this point I am thinking it is on purpose.
One of the reasons Vampire appealed to women (and still does from what I can see) is that a woman could look at itand easily see chacter possibilities. There were plenty of female character types, use in the archetypes, etc. And there was a bunch of active women art. This is actually one of the things White Wolf has always done better than just about anyone else on the block. And one of several things that it annoys me the rest of gaming ahsn't done a good job surpassing. And mostly WW has gotten betetr at this, when I look at the new Mage (for example) I see a lot of positive things.
Now one of the things White Wolf does poorly is their huge preponderence of Cheese cake art, especially in Exalted, but that is a matter for another post.
