I think they got the message loud and clear.

What is this meme called? I always love it when I see it but my Google-fu always fails

Write a character.

Or fourth option: learn to write female characters. Pro tip: it isn't any harder than writing a male character.

I think it's less in trouble about women and more in trouble about their total bullshit excuse. "re-do all the animations?" What, does Arno not sway his hips and jiggle his tits enough that you can't just transfer them over?

Fourth option? You can hire better writers :) Many men can write compelling women just as many women can write compelling men. If you can't, then you probably have way more problems with you writing than just that.

Maybe hire a decent writer?

I wish they wouldn't just give bullshit excuses and told the truth.

Well I'm bored of people like you seeming to think that not representing 51% of the population and 49% of gamers is a good idea.

How about changing it to "disappointment" if that would help you cope better? I'm in the disappointed-outrage camp.

How is it a fake outrage? It's not like the news is just making this up, I know plenty of real people who are upset about the continued lack of women in big name games. Especially when the developers use half-assed excuses like these.

For this to be a women's site..there's way too much time spent critiquing a woman's body. So what if she's not your version of "normal". Or anyone's version. She's not emaciated. She doesn't look anorexic.. And fuck a BMI chart.

I'm excited for Hyrule Warriors. :D

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree with you. I've got a medical condition that affects the way my body processes and converts insulin, which makes it functionally abnormal.

Thank you. And I'm so insanely tired of taller or thinner bodies not being "normal." I know people are constantly point this out on here. SO COME ON. Is she average? Perhaps not. But normal? Yes.

Because there are feminists who hate men. And people who spew hate tend to be louder than those that don't. I've seen so many instances where a male person would post something on even these forums, things that aren't even insulting or some innocuous comment, and just get SLAMMED with condescension, derision and all…

It's a convenient straw man for the right wingers/MRA's (there's some overlap between those groups). Obviously, when you're dealing with something as reasonable as "don't rape us" or "pay us fairly", you can't really engage those arguments and hope to win. So they put words in the mouths of mainstream feminism all…

With no snark intended, I feel sorry for you.

Or it's a way for them to acknowledge their own culpability or participation in oppressive structures, and examine their own attitudes and work on changing them when necessary.