When it comes to gender and video games there are a lot of people who feel that women are getting short changed, in more ways than one. There is an assertion that video games, both computer games and console gaming, are predominantly designed for males. Because of that, young males who are playing these games are being socialized by the gender values present in these games. Typically, anyone who plays video games can tell you this, women are either portrayed as weak figures in need of rescuing and protecting or they are sexualized and objectified. Ussually I feel that most of the complaints and "concerns" of watch dog sites and networks can be a little alarmist, but this sight does a pretty good job of summing up one of the problems at hand:
http://www.media-awareness.ca/english/parents/video_games/concerns/gender_videogames.cfm
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