I'm all for women having more representation in games, especially in fighting games. But I'm not sure that I see much of a problem with most of the current rosters in fighting games. Outside of gender, fighting games usually have some of the most diversified casts in gaming.
I know that there are women around the world who are great fighters in various combat sports and martial arts, but is it fair to assume that the ratio for male to female fighters around the world is 1:1? If it is, women should have a greater representation in fighting games. I haven't done any research on this and I'm only guessing, but my assumption is that there are far more men fighting around the world than women. Not sure if that's true but that's my assumption, based on preconceived notions that men are more violent. If the ratio of male to female fighters favors men, why should games misrepresent this ratios just to add more women? Would you expect a trash collection game to feature a male and female cast that is 1:1? Again, I'm assuming that more men fight in various mediums around the world.
As a black man there are very few games that provide more than one or two options of characters that look like me. Outside of sports games it's rare to see a black protagonist as the main character. I personally feel that fighting games provide some of the most diverse casts in the gaming world. Outside of gender options, you can usually find several races represented.
~just my 2 cents~
Also this is my first post. Hi all!!
I know that there are women around the world who are great fighters in various combat sports and martial arts, but is it fair to assume that the ratio for male to female fighters around the world is 1:1? If it is, women should have a greater representation in fighting games. I haven't done any research on this and I'm only guessing, but my assumption is that there are far more men fighting around the world than women. Not sure if that's true but that's my assumption, based on preconceived notions that men are more violent. If the ratio of male to female fighters favors men, why should games misrepresent this ratios just to add more women? Would you expect a trash collection game to feature a male and female cast that is 1:1? Again, I'm assuming that more men fight in various mediums around the world.
As a black man there are very few games that provide more than one or two options of characters that look like me. Outside of sports games it's rare to see a black protagonist as the main character. I personally feel that fighting games provide some of the most diverse casts in the gaming world. Outside of gender options, you can usually find several races represented.
~just my 2 cents~
Also this is my first post. Hi all!!