Board Thread:Moderation Desk/@comment-11824856-20140319141533/@comment-11824856-20140319220325

And that makes objectification and oversexualization of women acceptable in your eyes? I don't buy this apologist argument. Of course Blizzard art is full of this rubbish. There is an entrenched culture of misogyny and sexism at Blizzard that is painfully obvious in the art, in the gaming environment and in the treatment of female characters. But it's not just Blizzard, sexism is a corner stone of the video game industry. Just Google the topic. My question to you is do we really need to perpetuate this mindset?

Here are some WoW specific links you might want to look up:

http://wow.joystiq.com/2012/04/03/why-is-blizzard-still-ok-with-gender-inequality-in-world-of-warc/ http://blog.shrub.com/archives/tekanji/2006-01-10_113 http://treehealsgowoosh.wordpress.com/2013/11/20/rules-of-engagement-a-primer-for-discussing-sexism-in-wow/

I suggest you also look at the peer reviewed literature. The following article might be of interest:

Dunlop, Janet C. "The U.S. video game industry: analyzing representation of gender and race." International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction 3.2 (2007): 96+. Academic OneFile. Web. 19 Mar. 2014.