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wavesofeuphoria

(525 posts)
Wed Mar 5, 2014, 01:27 PM Mar 2014

Repair Her Armor: a tumblr that takes unrealistic, objectifying armor (from female comic/video

characters) and replaces it with metal coverage they deserve as warriors.

http://repair-her-armor.tumblr.com/

From the Blog:
This blog is dedicated to show and change the looks of ridiculous female armors (and other outfits) that women tend to have in media; such as games and comics. The purpose is to show that over-sexualized women is not "empowering", but clearly offensive and ridiculous - not to mention it's also clearly out of context. We'll also show that their clothes could be greatly improved with a touch of common sense, equality and character.


I was happy to find this site this morning ... thought I would share

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Repair Her Armor: a tumblr that takes unrealistic, objectifying armor (from female comic/video (Original Post) wavesofeuphoria Mar 2014 OP
Another, similar tumblr... Scootaloo Mar 2014 #1
Awesome! LostOne4Ever Mar 2014 #2
They are gorgeous, Fantastic! Tuesday Afternoon Mar 2014 #3
As bad as it is in some corners of the gaming community, it is getting better. NuclearDem Mar 2014 #4
 

NuclearDem

(16,184 posts)
4. As bad as it is in some corners of the gaming community, it is getting better.
Thu Mar 6, 2014, 09:59 AM
Mar 2014

Just a few badass women who do just fine in fully-functional armor:









And while we're on the subject, one of the more popular independent game reviewers recently ripped sexist gamers apart over the vile responses to Anita Sarkeesian's FF series. Starts at about 24:30 in, and is really cathartic and heartening.

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