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Tropes vs. Women in Video Games Season 2 Episodes

  • 2013-2017
  • 2 Seasons
  • YouTube
  • Documentary
  • Watchlist
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The Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered clichés in the history of gaming and the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself.

Season 2 Episode Guide

Season 2

8 Episodes 2016 - 2017

Episode 1

Strategic Butt Coverings

Tue, Jan 19, 20167 mins

Anita Sarkeesian examines the differences between male and female video game characters' butts.

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Episode 2

Body Language & The Male Gaze

Thu, Mar 31, 20168 mins

Anita Sarkeesian examines how animation is used to sexualize female video game characters.

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Episode 3

Lingerie Is Not Armor

Mon, Jun 6, 201617 mins

Anita Sarkeesian examines how female video game characters often wear sexy outfits.

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Episode 4

Are Women Too Hard to Animate?

Wed, Jul 27, 20167 mins

Anita Sarkeesian examines the lack of female enemies in video games.

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Episode 5

All the Slender Ladies: Body Diversity in Video Games

Thu, Sep 1, 2016

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Episode 6

Sinister Seductress

Wed, Sep 28, 2016

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Tropes vs. Women in Video Games, Season 2 Episode 6 image

Episode 7

Not Your Exotic Fantasy

Tue, Jan 31, 2017

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Episode 8

The Lady Sidekick

Thu, Apr 27, 2017

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