Tropes vs. Women in Video Games(2013)
Overview
Tropes vs. Women in Video Games aims to examine limiting, sexist patterns associated with female representations in games, and to illuminate how these patterns reinforce and perpetuate harmful attitudes about women in our culture.
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No imageSeason 1
10 episodes • 2013
Season 1
10 episodes • 2013
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damsel in Distress (Part 1) | Mar 7, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Damsel in Distress (Part 2) | May 28, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Damsel in Distress (Part 3) | Aug 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Ms. Male Character | Aug 1, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Women as Background Decoration (Part 1) | Jun 16, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Women as Background Decoration (Part 2) | Aug 25, 2014 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Scythian – Positive Female Characters in Video Games | Mar 31, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games | May 11, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Women as Reward | Aug 31, 2015 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Women as Reward – Special DLC Mini-Episode | Sep 14, 2015 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
8 episodes • 2016
Season 2
8 episodes • 2016
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategic Butt Coverings | Jan 19, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Body Language & The Male Gaze | Mar 31, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Lingerie is not Armor | Jun 6, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Are Women Too Hard To Animate? | Jul 27, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 5 | All the Slender Ladies: Body Diversity in Video Games | Sep 1, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sinister Seductress | Sep 28, 2016 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Not Your Exotic Fantasy | Jan 31, 2017 | 0.0 |
| 8 | The Lady Sidekick | Apr 27, 2017 | 0.0 |
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