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Is IGN objectifying women?

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Cantona222

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I noticed that IGN is using women's sexuality as clickbait more and more in their recent youtube videos. You can also see from the comments in the below videos that it is working and 90% of the comments are about how she looks and rarely you will find a comment about the video's content. For me it seems more obvious and awkward. Are you ok with that?





One more related thing I want to understand is that the USA is going in a positive trend where sexually harassing women is becoming more unacceptable. However, I see that objectifying women is still going strong. Isn't this a contradiction?

I know that we come from different cultures and religions and that's why I want to listen to the opinion of other people.
 
shaneo632

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The Daily Fix thumbnails have been pretty cringe-worthy for years. It definitely feels like they're pandering to horny teenage boys.
 
digitalrelic

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They got a new host and I'm sure she picks her own attire. It's not like she's randomly in lingerie or something in the thumbnails. Nothing wrong with this as far as I'm concerned.

The YouTube comments are embarrassing, of course. But when are YouTube comments not embarrassing?
 
Kenzodielocke

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Didn't they hire Jessica Chobot BECAUSE of the pic where she's licking a PSP?
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I googled that, thanks. It's a Vita.

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entremet

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OP, sexual harrasment is still a huge problem. What makes you think that it has abated?
 
TheIdiot

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I mean, probably. Kind of like the "hot weather girl" a newsroom might hire to get more viewers to stick around.

Edit: Oh god those comments. Bunch of horny teenagers
 
Bronx-Man

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"Geek media" loves doing this shit: IGN, Attack of the Show, Nerdist, etc etc. Even as a horny teenager I thought it was creepy as hell.
 
Broken Joystick

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It's been like that for literally years, though I have to assume the women are fine with it since they are the ones posing for the photo.

YouTube comments are populated by 13-year-olds though so you're not going to find much thoughtful commentary there.
 
SlothmanAllen

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I noticed this as well! I swear they had a guy in muscle shirt recently, so I am not sure if they are branching out to target a wider audience, or if it was just a one off thing.

Edit: I looked at their playlist for the Daily Fix on YouTube and it honestly isn't that bad.
 
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Evolved1

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I had this same thought seeing these thumbnails on YouTube the other day. It's just weird to see a thread pop up on it. And tbh IGN has been doing this forever so idk why it suddenly caught my attention to the point I was sitting there thinking "Wtf IGN?"

Idk... something about it stood out and gave me pause. I knew exactly what this thread would reference just from the title.
 
Just_a_Mouse

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It's not a good look, especially when you consider the entrenched toxic masculinity and general misogyny of gamers.
 
TheGhost

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Sexual Harrasment isn't getting better in America, we are merely only acknowledging that it exists now. Long way to go on that front. Just because people on here knows it wrong does not mean the whole US knows it wrong. We are a tiny bubble in a sea of foam.

As far as IGN, they cater to young boys or grown men with a young boys mindset so it's really not that surprising. Nothing out of the ordinary for them.
 
Ultima_5

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its not a good thing, but idk. i don't see it that vastly different than the boob twitch streamers and what not. they've done this for years.
 
Sgtpepper89

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Broken Joystick said:
It's been like that for literally years, though I have to assume the women are fine with it since they are the ones posing for the photo.

YouTube comments are populated by 13-year-olds though so you're not going to find much thoughtful commentary there.
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Exept that those 13 y olds probably really are man children in the ages 20+ ;) Just like all other forums seem to be.
 
Strafer

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this and lets players who put a big ass spoiler in the thumbnail are my two biggest pet peeves
 

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Fezan said:
They just hit 10 million subs on youtube so i think they are doing better than ever
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Yeah maybe. But that doesn't mean they don't suck. PewDiepie has millions of subscribers too, he sucks too.

IGN is like the most low effort, kinda of there, vanilla videogame media outlet out there. Even their guides suck. I never understood their popularity or their power to sway people with their reviews.
 
Alimnassor

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Yup and it's fucking disgusting. Sex has no place in the Video Games Industry. Sex is being used to turn women into objects. Even if she agrees I still find it sad she'd be forced in such a role.
 
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Westbahnhof

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I guess it's a meme now, there are so many versions:
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This is the original(as far as I can tell, I got no idea):

I had no idea this exists, and I'll be honest, my life is not richer now.
 
Pomerlaw

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I do think they use pretty girls to get more clicks.
I believe the girls in question are mostly fine with it.
I like to look at beautiful women, but I know they are not only that - and here lies the problem. Education and values is the problem.

Too many boys grow up thinking girls mainly or only in terms of looks. I don't think the main education job should be done by IGN, it should be done by parents & schools. More place should be given to intelligent women, scientists, and women of talent, no matter what they look like, but it's youtube we are talking about here. Youtube comments are mostly pure trash.
 
Alimnassor

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Pomerlaw said:
I do think they use pretty girls to get more clicks.
I believe the girls in question are mostly fine with it.
I like to look at beautiful women, but I know they are not only that - and here lies the problem. Education and values is the problem.

Too many boys grow up thinking girls mainly or only in terms of looks. I don't think the main education job should be done by IGN, it should be done by parents & schools. More place should be given to intelligent women, scientists, and women of talent, no matter what they look like, but it's youtube we are talking about here. Youtube comments are mostly pure trash.
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Most aren't and the ones that are have been manipulated into thinking Women are only sexual objects.
 
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