Games and Girls
jennifer
While my idea of a good time gaming is plugging in the Nintendo Wii at home and playing a good game of tennis or rocking out with Guitar Hero, lots of ladies are apparently turning to the online game Miss Bimbo as reported by Games Radar.
Miss Bimbo, in short, allows you to live the life of whomever is the current socialite du jour vicariously through your online avatar. Games Radar sums up the details in the following quote:
Shallowness unashamedly reigns supreme in terms of the lengths the in-game bimbos must go to in order to achieve success. Breast implants and diet pills are their power-ups and level-grinding is replaced by finding a rich boyfriend to sponge off.
While the creators may have intended to be ironic, many are wondering whether this is the Grand Theft Auto (a video game thought to encourage violent behavior in boys) equivalent for girls. Another video game blog, Gaming Today, provides a very real concern:
The pressure teens are put under every day to be accepted is bad enough. This appears to play like a guide to popularity that can be taken literally, to the detriment of girls’ self esteem and well-being.
As a woman, who is also tired of seeing largely untalented socialites serve as role models for young women, I believe that we should instead promote games that portray women in a more positive light or at the very least games that empower our girls to do good.
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| Posted on March 27, 2008
Comments
Way to go fighting for the girls Jen!!
Posted on 2008 03 28 by Angela Tucker