Because I absolutely do not believe her claims of being a developer. People lie on the internet, son, it's a thing. I do not have time for it.

This isn't a propaganda piece, nor is it socialism. This is an opinion piece on a videogame that the author thinks could use more female protagonists. Thats it. If thats socialistic propaganda I have been supporting the wrong system for years. No one is calling for the shuttering and destruction of Rockstar or GTA,…

You obviously don't understand a lot of things, including paragraphs. Look, I applaud that you're trying to "get it" but I know for a fact there some decent guys on Kotaku, I think perhaps they would be better at explaining it to you in a way you'd understand.

Ah, so...you self taught yourself how to be a game developer, yet you're not a game developer. I see. But you could be one if you wanted to, amirite?! Psh.

That's because the violence in video games is not real violence.

Yeah. Genius. When all the ladies are hos, whiny wives, strippers, etc.

Yeah. Total scum. A show that also includes lady scum.

Goodfellas, Breaking Bad, and the Sopranos all featured female characters that were as complex and fallible as the male characters, that's the point.

And probably because I'm able to experience both sides of this coin, at least a little more than most men, that I have come to the following conclusion. Ladies, you all need to chill out

Eh? You think you have "more insight on this than most" because you CHOOSE to spend 40 hours a week as a woman? What about those of us who spend 168 hours a week as women because that's just who we are? If degree of insight is directly correlated to amount of time spent "as a woman" per week, then I would say you…

Walter White has Lydia Rodarte-Quayle who supplies him with ridiculous quantities of Methylamine and Skylar White who effectively launders and protects his business (albeit reluctantly in the end).

Breaking Bad features its own lady business gangster. People seem to forget about Lydia Rodarte-Quayle. And I'd also argue Skylar has just as much blood on her hands as Walt does, and were it not for her laundering and deeper understanding of tax evasion, Walt would've been screwed long ago.

No. There are no lady gangsters.

Fake violence, actual sexism.

Felecia "Snoop" Pearson comes to mind, as do Helia James and Nancy Botwin.

No, it's not saying that GTA should be more politically correct. It's saying that GTA would be a more interesting game with a female playable character, and questioning why Rockstar have never taken this route.

Apples and Oranges.
This article is not about what the game "causes," it's about bringing gaming culture into the 21st century. Women play games now and the culture/creators should represent them. It's impossible to think that the creators of GTA couldn't have told a good story that had more than one complete female…

Interesting point, however I think the distinction lies in that violence lies pretty much beyond most reasonable human conduct, whereas sexism, etc, are pervasive and persistent in our day and age.

The causality of media is very difficult to nail down.

On one hand, (as products of our environment) the media we consume…

I see "but we make fun of everyone!" tossed around a lot as an excuse, but that ignores the broader social context in which the parody is being presented.

There's an old Anatole France quote that's relevant:
"In its majestic equality, the law forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, beg in the streets and…

Great essay. I find that another source of major frustration I have with this topic (though, GTA V is quite great) is that Rockstar has already shown themselves capable of writing a strong, and still human, female: