Okay, so I skipped the last couple of pages when Max White started making stuff up and ignoring the point that was being made, and Neonivek jumped in to support him despite having clearly not watched the video. Was anything of actual importance said?
Responding to the last bullshit I've seen: Neonivek, if you haven't watched the video yet, DO IT before criticizing shit.
Max, consider watching the video and actually
trying to understand what she is saying instead of merely using it as an excuse to attack her. If you even watched the video at all - I'm not sure you did, because you're points seemed pretty irrelevant as well. The point of the video is that, as you seem to repeatedly and pointedly fail to understand
it is the trope that is the problem, not the particular instance, and thus having the OPTION to switch to having male damsels does not make it NOT reinforce negative sexist stereotypes.Especially since the only reason that stuff even EXISTS was because of accusations of sexism in the original version.
Also, has Neonivek responded to the people missing the point by claiming that parodies can't reinforce or affectionately support the thing they are parodying?
Something being over the top or ironic doesn't mean it's not using or promoting sexist tropes.Just like hipsters purchasing things "ironically" in bulk STILL leads to the people making those things making money and often making more of them, if only to appeal to the hipster crowd.
Even if it's "ironic", it's still supporting the system.This isn't to say
all parodies do this. But it's certainly pretty common! And Starship troopers as actually a good example, because despite being an obvious parody AND a satire (and not an overly affectionate one, it had some pretty sharp barbs in there), it
still ended up supporting lots of jingoistic attitudes.
Well when she outright sets a double standard, that is going to get some attention. Two identical characters, one males and one female, and the female role is unacceptable. I would call that sexist.
Because you're ignoring context. The character's aren't actually identical, even in miniature, and DEFINITELY not as part of the larger social context in which they appear.