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lb:alyx.effect [2025-10-20 15:05:50] – created ninjasrlb:alyx.effect [2025-10-20 16:17:16] (current) – Added small note. ninjasr
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  On a personal level, I prefer skirts, dresses and short shorts. I don't really like pants or leggings. That's probably why I noticed and why Alyx never held the position of ‘waifu’ for me. Though, notably, Chell //did//.\\  On a personal level, I prefer skirts, dresses and short shorts. I don't really like pants or leggings. That's probably why I noticed and why Alyx never held the position of ‘waifu’ for me. Though, notably, Chell //did//.\\
 So I personally don't like it but I do think there are situations where it just doesn't make a lot of sense. Such as in [[lb:cod:daeva clanbook]], which is about seductresses...which I'd associate with //skirts// and //dresses//. Yet the [[lb:cod:Mekhet Clanbook]] (at least from a skim) seems to have more skirts and dresses.\\ So I personally don't like it but I do think there are situations where it just doesn't make a lot of sense. Such as in [[lb:cod:daeva clanbook]], which is about seductresses...which I'd associate with //skirts// and //dresses//. Yet the [[lb:cod:Mekhet Clanbook]] (at least from a skim) seems to have more skirts and dresses.\\
-Though this is a side-note, I think this is a general issue with the artwork in [[lb:wod:vampire|Vampire: The Masquerade]]. At least that's the impression I got from the V20 edition. It could be different for the 5th Edition.\\+Though this is a side-note, I think this is a general issue with the artwork in [[lb:wod:vampire|Vampire: The Masquerade]]. At least that's the impression I got from the V20 edition. It could be different for the 5th Edition.((:fn:>The promotional artwork for the World of Darkness website does include a vampire with cleavage, high-heel ankle boots and (presumably) wearing a dress. This may not be representative of the artwork as a whole though.))\\
 Outside of the WoD, I'm not a particularly big fan especially if I know the //real reasons// behind a given design. I don't think that Alyx was designed the way she is because Valve thought it was most appropriate for her character and the setting, for example. I think it's fairly obvious they did it to score political correctness points, even if that wasn't a huge factor back when Half-Life 2 came out.((:fn:>I'm not saying this just because, but because I'm aware of the views of Gaben from the time. I will try to find it later, but there was an interview where it was pretty clear that he shared the opinions that would later be parroted by feminists in gaming. Stuff like “there should be more women in gaming” and...this one I'm not sure about, so take it with a grain of salt, I think he also had opinions on the depiction of women. So assuming Valve as a whole shared those views going into Half-Life 2, it becomes obvious that this is the case.)) In this situation though, I wouldn't say that this makes Alyx's design bad because – despite what I //just// said – I think her design does mostly match her character and setting. Someone we could also argue about is Mossman. But I'll leave that for much later. Outside of the WoD, I'm not a particularly big fan especially if I know the //real reasons// behind a given design. I don't think that Alyx was designed the way she is because Valve thought it was most appropriate for her character and the setting, for example. I think it's fairly obvious they did it to score political correctness points, even if that wasn't a huge factor back when Half-Life 2 came out.((:fn:>I'm not saying this just because, but because I'm aware of the views of Gaben from the time. I will try to find it later, but there was an interview where it was pretty clear that he shared the opinions that would later be parroted by feminists in gaming. Stuff like “there should be more women in gaming” and...this one I'm not sure about, so take it with a grain of salt, I think he also had opinions on the depiction of women. So assuming Valve as a whole shared those views going into Half-Life 2, it becomes obvious that this is the case.)) In this situation though, I wouldn't say that this makes Alyx's design bad because – despite what I //just// said – I think her design does mostly match her character and setting. Someone we could also argue about is Mossman. But I'll leave that for much later.
  
 The reason I attribute this to SocJus is because – as I said with feminism – their goal is to suppress femininity. And because I //really// like femininity I //really// can’t get behind that goal.\\ The reason I attribute this to SocJus is because – as I said with feminism – their goal is to suppress femininity. And because I //really// like femininity I //really// can’t get behind that goal.\\
 Another way of putting it is that if you start from the same-ish assumptions as they do, you will inevitably end up with an Alyx. Or an uglier girl. I'm not quite sure what dictates the ugly/cute girl at the end, though I'm guessing it's related to Queer Theory or //Advanced Feminism™//. Another way of putting it is that if you start from the same-ish assumptions as they do, you will inevitably end up with an Alyx. Or an uglier girl. I'm not quite sure what dictates the ugly/cute girl at the end, though I'm guessing it's related to Queer Theory or //Advanced Feminism™//.
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 +A particularly egregious (and unambiguously bad) example would be “standard woman look”, which I'd place under this.\\
 +You know the one: tight white t-shirt, bright blue skinny jeans (which of course exposed a bit of the ankle and calf), white socks that end just below the ankle and white sneakers. The one part that doesn't match would be the hair, which is typically long and straight.\\
 +This look is most common in advertising and stock images. It's so common that there are minor variations of it (usually the white t-shirt is replaced with another color).
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 +I also realized //just now// that this doesn't just apply to //appearance// but can also apply to the personality of characters. But whether it does would require more thinking on my part.\\
 +Minor thing now: there's definitely an aspect to the personality, as I'd consider Reboot!Lara Croft to be part of the same general trend...which eventually led to the loathsome...//**girlboss**//.
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