Seasons & Episodes
Damsel in Distress (Part 1)
This video explores how the Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered cliché in the history of gam
Damsel in Distress (Part 2)
This is the second in a series of three videos exploring the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. In this installmen
Damsel in Distress (Part 3)
This is the third installment in our three part mini-series exploring the Damsel in Distress trope in video games. In th
Ms. Male Character
In this episode we examine the Ms. Male Character trope and briefly discuss a related pattern called the Smurfette Princ
Women as Background Decoration (Part 1)
In this episode we explore the Women as Background Decoration trope which is the subset of largely insignificant non-pla
Women as Background Decoration (Part 2)
This is the second episode exploring the Women as Background Decoration trope in video games. In this installment we exp
The Scythian – Positive Female Characters in Video Games
In the debut episode of our series on Positive Female Characters, we celebrate the Scythian, the protagonist of Capybara
Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
This episode of our series on Positive Female Characters focuses on Jade, the protagonist of Ubisoft’s 2003 action-adv
Women as Reward
Content Warning: This educational episode contains game footage of a graphic sexual nature. This episode explores the n
Women as Reward – Special DLC Mini-Episode
This totally free supplemental add-on content pack for our Women as Reward video examines how women’s bodies are used
Strategic Butt Coverings
This episode examines the ways in which designers often employ camera angles and clothing choices as tools to deliberate
Body Language & The Male Gaze
This episode examines the ways in which character animation, which can be a wonderful tool for all sorts of creative exp
Lingerie is not Armor
This episode explores the ways in which female characters are frequently placed in wildly impractical, sexualizing outfi
Are Women Too Hard To Animate?
This episode examines the general lack of female representation among standard enemies as well as in the cooperative and
All the Slender Ladies: Body Diversity in Video Games
This episode examines the very limited range of female body types commonly seen in games, contrasting this with the much
Sinister Seductress
This episode explores how female villains in games very often function to demonize femaleness itself, drawing on pattern
Not Your Exotic Fantasy
This episode explores the ways in which sexist, racist stereotypes about black women and tribal cultures that date back
The Lady Sidekick
This episode examines how female sidekicks and companions in games are often designed to function as glorified gatekeepe
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