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Jessica Price @Delafina777
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Going to talk about one of my least favorite trends in fantasy/games: "sin" demons & absurd male gaze-iness. Going to pick on Dragon Age for a moment here, because it is one of my favorite games and this is something that pisses me off and throws me out of enjoyment of the game.
This is a rage demon from Dragon Age. It looks angry. It doesn't look like the VICTIM, or the TARGET of rage. It's not someone who's been beat up. It's not someone who annoys you into beating them up, who sparks rage. It looks like it is full of rage.
This is a desire demon. It looks like something the designers thought was desirable. It's not a leering dude, and there's no reason to assume it's *desiring* rather than *desirable.* This is a TARGET of desire.
Or how about Pathfinder? This is Zutha, Runelord of Gluttony. (There's a whole other conversation to have about fat-shaming here, but...) He looks like a guy who engages in gluttony, not something you want to eat.
All of this info can be found here, incidentally: pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Runelords
This is Xanderghul, Runelord of Pride. He looks as if HE'S proud, not like he's something that makes YOU proud.
This is Alaznist, Runelord of Wrath. She looks angry, not necessarily like someone who makes YOU angry.
This is Sorshen, Runelord of Lust. What's different here?
This is Calistria, goddess of lust.
This is Nocticula, demon lord of lust.
Like, for crying out loud, when lust hurts people, when it manifests on something you could plausibly call a "sin," when it's coercive, it's committed far more often by men. So why are none of these lust demons MALE?
Like, either you get them being the one type of sin demon that seems visually desired to evoke the "sin" in the (presumed straight male) viewer, or, even worse, you get propagation of the idea that beautiful women must be lustful. That women's looks are a snare. It's gross af.
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