Feminism in gaming? I hate it. Equality in gaming? I'm all for it. However, it's never just a black and white issue, with an easy answer. The statistics saying 48% of gamers are female is misleading, and not at all helpful if you want to make console gaming, specifically, more welcoming to females. That's really what the argument is about though, is console gaming. Some studies actually point that roughly 60% of female "gamers" play mobile games specifically. So then we're breaking it down even further. Let's just be fair and say about 50% of the 48% is female, so in reality only 24% of female gamers play on consoles. That's not even factoring in PC vs console. Which matters, for reasons I think everyone who games understands. There are big differences between the two platforms. Even then, we haven't even addressed how we are going to define "gamer". Semantics I know, but it's still important. Because, if half of all gamers are one demographic, but a large majority of that group doesn't even play on consoles, why should they dictate the direction of console games? Good or bad? I'm not trying to say the desires of female gamers should be ignored. I'm definitely four making console games more inclusive. I have a daughter who loves to game, and I would love for her to have options. Options that don't necessarily include degrading and sexist stereotypes, and nothing else. Should we bend over backwards to appease the minority? No. Should we be more conscious of our choices in entertainment, and how they are developed? Yes. Games are a business, and businesses cater to what creates profit. Mobile games show this too. A big chunk of mobile games are geared towards stereotypical female ideas, as well as adolescent ones. Was candy crush or farm town heroes, with their bright colors and cute characters geared towards the average adult male? I doubt it. The only argument female gamers have, worth addressing in a serious, urgent, fashion, is blatant sexism. Scantily clad women, moaning and groaning, with large breasts flopping and deflecting bullets. That's about it. Everything else is just noise. Childish cries of "why don't you focus on me and my needs!?"