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Women as Reward

This episode explores the numerous ways in which the Women as Reward trope manifests in video games. The trope occurs when women or women’s bodies are employed as rewards for player actions, a pattern which frames female bodies and sexuality as collectible or consumable and positions women as status symbols designed to validate the masculinity of presumed straight male players. We then discuss how this trope both reflects and reinforces the pervasive, socially constructed mentality of male entitlement that operates in the background of our culture.

English
  • Originally Aired August 31, 2015
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-14
  • Network YouTube
  • Created August 31, 2015 by
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  • Modified June 21, 2022 by
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