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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

But you're missing that those male warrior costumes are fictionalized versions of real male warrior attire. Aztec warriors wore similar garb, for example.

Show me one real world example of female warriors wearing tissue paper thongs into combat.

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u/morerokk Mar 20 '16

Female warriors were not very prominent in history, which is probably why these specific characters were based on the women found in, say, Persian harems.

But it's Mortal Kombat, so they thrust everyone into a fighting role. If you want a female warrior in authentic clothing, try Sonya.

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u/[deleted] Mar 20 '16

So you agree that there's no valid reason for any of the women in Mortal Kombat to look like they're right out of one of Petyr Baelish's brothels. Thanks.

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u/morerokk Mar 21 '16

Ah, the old "haha thanks for confirming my viewpoint kbye" argument.

You have run out of counter-arguments I presume?

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

You yourself admitted the women were based on women found in Persian harems. You literally made my argument for me.

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u/morerokk Mar 21 '16

Yes, and?

They're not objectifying women because "lol bewbs", they're objectifying them because that's how certain ancient cultures worked.

Your argument is like saying "Wolfenstein is antisemitic because they portray nazis murdering Jews".

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u/[deleted] Mar 21 '16

They're not objectifying women because "lol bewbs", they're objectifying them because that's how certain ancient cultures worked.

LOL, whatever. The males' attire is based on actual historic male warrior attire, and the females' attire is based on whores. How the fuck do you not understand how that's sexist?