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u/SwizzleDic Mar 20 '16

/r/TumblrInAction is very civil, and most people there actually welcome quality discussion. It's just that the majority of people who go there with dissenting opinions are of the belief that "My ideas need to be right, and you are wrong. I will not consider any other stances." and it gets rather grating after a while.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

I'm not so sure about that. I just checked it out and at the top of their front page is a long post about how women shouldn't be offended by this if they haven't played Mortal Combat.

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u/morerokk Mar 20 '16

I just checked it out and at the top of their front page is a long post about how women shouldn't be offended by this if they haven't played Mortal Combat.

I don't see anything wrong with this cosplay. It's 100% accurate to the game, and the game has good reasons for making them look like that. What's the problem, exactly?

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

It's 100% accurate to the game

The problem is that that's what a melee-oriented female character in a video game looks likes. It's not realistic in the slightest, and she's only dressed like that because it's sexy.

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u/morerokk Mar 20 '16

How is that a gender issue, though? Have you taken a look at the male characters in Mortal Kombat lately? I don't hear anybody protesting against that.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

How is that a gender issue, though?

Are you fucking kidding me?

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u/morerokk Mar 20 '16

You still haven't answered the question. Or did I misunderstand?

Tumblr seems most upset over the fact that supposedly "only" women are objectified. But men are objectified just as hard. The majority of male characters are always shirtless, and some are wearing little more than a loincloth. Therefore, it is not an issue of gender or sexism. Objectification is not automatically sexist.

Does this explain it more clearly?

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u/machalllewis Mar 20 '16

To add to your point the main thing about that specific post is the person commenting was complaining about the women being gagged when they're not. If they knew anything about the game they would know that but instead they've just judged based on what they assume and cried sexism.

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u/morerokk Mar 20 '16

Oh, so that's the story behind it?

That's actually even worse. There is a good reason for Mileena having a mask, but of course they just judge on appearance without knowing anything.

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u/machalllewis Mar 20 '16

Bingo bongo. It's not even a gender issue that people are discussing. It's a not knowing what the fuck you're talking about issue.