I like the aesthetics for a well-designed game. I like world-building, setting up challenges, pitfalls…" He paused. "Do you like gaming?" She shook her head. "Not my thing. The couple of games I've tried are complicated and violent, and I really don't like the sexism." "Not in the games I produce. I don't allow story lines that include prostitution, rape, or demeaning language toward women." Justine seemed unimpressed. "I've seen some of the ads for Skyrebels- that's one of yours, right?- and most of the female characters are dressed like space hookers. Why do they need to wear leather minis and boots with five-inch heels to fight off an attack of armored soldiers?" She had a point. "The teenage male demographic likes it," Jason admitted. "Thought so," she said. "But no matter how they're dressed, the female characters are just as tough as the males." "Sexism is about presentation and tone as well as actions." "Are you a feminist?" "If you define a feminist as someone who wants to be treated with equality and respect, yes. But some people tend to think of feminists as being angry, which I'm not." "I'd be angry if someone sent me to war in five-inch boots and a leather mini."-Jason & Justine
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