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Not sure how I missed this but a couple days ago one of the kickstarter people attached to Keiji Inafune’s “Mighty No. 9” project has caused a bit of controversy. It seems she tweeted that she would have liked for Mighty No. 9’s designs to be female. And then the internet exploded on her for trying to further her “feminist agenda.”

You know... I keep harping on these issues because of idiotic shit like this. I mean, seriously? It’s not even a THING. She said she would have LIKED it if the character designs were female, not that she was trying to FORCE her agenda on anything. Clearly from the design art the character is already male to begin with, so what are people worried about? There’s literally no need to get angry over this. It was someone’s OPINION about something they were working on.

Granted, from what I understand of the debacle, she didn’t handle herself well with the uproar, but frankly I’m more forgiving about that sort of thing. It’s hard to remain calm and perfectly respectable when people are slamming you for shit that never happened.

Not to mention the added nonsense that this sort of reinforces the concept that robots can only be... male? I mean, seriously, what would have changed if Mighty No. 9 actually WAS female? Probably some tiny pixelated T&A jiggle for fanservice, really. What would having him be female actually CHANGE in the game? Absolutely nothing. It would still be a spiritual successor to Mega Man, it would still kick ass, and the art style would still rock. So again... why the huge uproar?

I’m just flabbergasted that the internet seems to work this way. That so many people are dead-set against the idea of women being in any way associated with video games outside the obvious gratuitous sex appeal, and even then the gaming community seems to continually fuck that concept up.

IMHO, Keiji Inafune should make Mighty No. 9 female just as a “fuck you” to all the idiots out there who got freaked out over a NON ISSUE.
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:iconluckydan79:
Luckydan79 Featured By Owner Feb 8, 2014
Tom Preston:

I'm qualified to make a comment cause I draw on deviant art and think my opinion count even though I don't read up on the whole issue.

Also I believe Afganstain are the bad guys even though America has forcefully invaded the country and trained the Taliban to overtake the country

Also I believe I'm not a douche even though I have a giant Dick up my ass.

Signed Tom Preston Internet Dumbass of the year who draws shitty comics
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TomPreston Featured By Owner Feb 8, 2014
Wait, when did I say afganistan people were evil?

Also, If you don't want to hear my opinions, why are you complaining on my blog?
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Mack3r3l Featured By Owner Feb 8, 2014
You are the most retarded fucking furry on this site.
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TomPreston Featured By Owner Feb 8, 2014
But you HAVE heard of me...
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Mack3r3l Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2014
Yeah. On an imageboard, back when you wanted to establish a fursona out of no where.

Funny though, out of all the threads I've been in and all the individual flaws we pointed out about you, we still can't figure out your hypocritical man-child mentality.

Either you're just stubborn as fuck to listen to anyone, or you have a literal case of autism. 
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TomPreston Featured By Owner Feb 14, 2014
Maybe you're all just terrible judges of character...
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:iconmack3r3l:
Mack3r3l Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2014
Maybe you're just a childish man trying to turn an argument around by using some Disney quote. 
Seriously, get a grip on your misconstrued reality. 
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TomPreston Featured By Owner Feb 26, 2014
Disney quote? Which quote is that?
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Sekele Featured By Owner Jan 5, 2014
I blame people like Sarkezian for making people paranoid and defensive 

this sort of thing would not happen if people of her caliber didn't ruin feminism for gamers 
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Lagartofero Featured By Owner Dec 30, 2013
The Internet as it is is a reflection of ourselves, even of the lowest common denominator.

When you go outside for a walk, are you still shocked by the amount of the mineral stupidium found? The Internet is the same, but faster

Add to that how prone to misunderstanding the written word is for some people, and you have an explosive concoction.

I'm pretty sure that, in a more face-to-face context, you could make a case for these people to chill and see things from another perspective for a change.

What we need is those Amazon.com drones to deliver complimentary Valium for all.
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