“Gritty Realism”

Gritty Realism

‘To the extent that women have begun to appear in this shooter world, they do so as caricatures — with cartoonishly erotic bodies. The characteristic pose of Laura Croft from Eidos’s Tomb Raider is a straight-on view of her scowling face, skinny waist, pneumatic breasts, and two huge guns that she’s aiming directly at you. Like other female shooter games, such as Perfect Dark (Nintendo, 1999) and ONI (Bungie, 1999), the Tomb Raider series wants us to see the incredible buns and boobs, connected by a fragile Barbie waist, in motion’ (Lawrence and Jewett, The Myth of the American Superhero, p. 217).
Douglas Wilson

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  1. If this stuff is so deplorable, how is it Doug can recount details of the offending women’s anatomy in detail? Hours of study, no doubt. Is it possible if Doug spent a fraction of the time trying to understand the fragile human psyche, he might see humans (especially females) as broken creatures in need of legitimate affirmation of their worth? Instead he bludgeons with shame and judgment. And part of his legacy? A daughter who has adopted the same attitude toward her own gender. Hate spawns hate.

  2. And the male figures in these video games have cartoonishly huge bodies and cartoonishly bulging biceps, carry cartoonishly large weapons, and are rather, well, cartoonish representations of masculinity. No mention of that, “Pastor” Wilson? I believe that if I received one dollar for every time the good “Pastor” has devised a reason to use the word “boobs”, or, if he’s in a somewhat more genteel mood while bashing away at his keyboard, the word “breasts”, I’d be in a higher tax bracket.

  3. This information could have been written by a professional who has met Doug Wilson.

    “Many experts use the criteria in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the American Psychiatric Association, to diagnose mental conditions. This manual is also used by insurance companies to reimburse for treatment.”

    DSM-5 criteria for narcissistic personality disorder include these features:

    • Having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
    • Expecting to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it
    • Exaggerating [your] achievements and talents
    • Being preoccupied with fantasies about success, power, brilliance, beauty or the perfect mate
    • Believing that you are superior and can only be understood by or associate with equally special people
    • Requiring constant admiration
    • Having a sense of entitlement
    • Expecting special favors and unquestioning compliance with your expectations
    • Taking advantage of others to get what you want
    • Having an inability or unwillingness to recognize the needs and feelings of others
    • Being envious of others and believing others envy you
    • Behaving in an arrogant or haughty manner

    Although some features of narcissistic personality disorder may seem like having confidence, it’s not the same. Narcissistic personality disorder crosses the border of healthy confidence into thinking so highly of yourself that you put yourself on a pedestal and value yourself more than you value others.” (Narcissistic personality disorder)

    In an effort to learn more about how to effectively deal with NPD people I found the following article complete with an important warning. The last sentence in this paragraph says it all.

    “These people are so dangerous because they lack empathy, have a limited capacity for unconditional love. Sadly, their hearts either haven’t developed or have been shut down due to early psychic trauma, such as being raised by narcissistic parents, a crippling handicap both emotionally and spiritually. (The damage of narcissistic parenting is outstandingly detailed in Alice Miller’s Drama of the Gifted Child). Hard as it may be to comprehend, these people have little insight into their actions, nor do they regret them. Though often highly intuitive, they mainly use intuition for self-interest and manipulation.’ As the Hassidic proverb cautions, “There is no room for God in him that is full of himself.” (How To Deal With A Narcissist)

    Rose Huskey

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