So, today I was watching my sisters play Zelda for a little bit, and I was reminded of my opinion that Zelda games are extremely sexist. I feel that it is necessary to point this sort of thing out, so as to weaken its power of influence over you. Even when I'm met with groans and complaints for doing so. Nonetheless, I continue in hope that I have some small degree of influence in doing so. And even if I don't, I feel that I am morally obligated to do so.
So, back to Zelda. First of all, the whole thing is about a man having to save a weak, powerless woman. That's basically the theme of all the games. If you don't think that's sexist, consider how extremely unlikely it would be that someone could find a game with the roles reversed. Link, moreover, is valued for his athleticism and intelligence, whereas Zelda is valued only for her appearance and well-mannered behavior.
It portrays women as weak, powerless, and generally inferior to men. It portrays what is unfortunately a pervading view throughout our culture, which is that women are essentially decorative objects and that men are the ones who are really good for anything. That's basically the gist of it.
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