bradhig1 Posted October 9, 2019 Share Posted October 9, 2019 https://themiddlespaces.com/2015/09/08/for-a-good-time-calling-up-sexist-impulses-to-sell-video-games/ Old parker brothers ad with bathroom covered with writing. I remember seeing it in a comic book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 (edited) Art imitating life. Although I agree with Douglas Adams, the universe doesn’t have any art, because there isn’t a mirror big enough. I can hardly understand the point of a 2600 tip line. Which games would actually require a tip line? (I can sort of understand Raiders of the Lost Ark (not a PB game)) https://atariage.com/catalog_overview.php?CatalogID=15 Edited October 10, 2019 by CapitanClassic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeekDragon Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 This was in comic books during the early 80's. I just posted this ad on my Instagram. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Not so much as sexism as more like the urban decay of the early 80's... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Here's the picture so you don't have to click away from AtariAge: I always thought the numbers in the stall were from horny dudes. Unlike what that very lengthy blogpost suggests, I might say you'd have a better argument looking in the rearview and labeling this homophobic. Well and then there is the anti-religious message in the photo used by the author to demonstrate that "Raunchy and weird graffiti doesn’t have to be sexist." If only Parker had been forward thinking enough to offend our religions liberties instead of our sexual freedoms. Then we could look back and call them heroes, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 Some people just read way too much into things. Speaking of which, nice Gyruss glory hole! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted October 10, 2019 Share Posted October 10, 2019 The article appears to be written by someone criticizing media they have never played/watched. No, the trophy girl isn’t a prize, she is presenting the prize. This has been a common element of racing that goes back for years. https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/gallery/richard-petty-dale-jarrett-the-kiss-fs1-nascar-race-hub-trophy-girls-victory-lane-092815 No, Lady Lisa isn’t a prize in the movie Pixels, Q*bert is. Lady Lisa actually dies and Q*bert changes its likeness to that of Lady Lisa. Quote Even seemingly innocuous racing games conflate women with prizes to be won. As reviews of the recent Adam Sandler film Pixels and its sad nostalgia remind us, in games ranging from Double Dragon to Cruisin’ USA, in the 80s the promise of a girl could be the prize of a video game (something the film makes a literal reality). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E.R.O. Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Parker Bros doesn't get enough love for its multi console & computer library. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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