Tropes vs Women In Video Games: Ms. Male Character and the Smurfette Principle

Anita Sarkeesian is back with the fourth video in her Tropes vs Women In Video Games series. We’ve moved on from Damsels in Distress to a pair of separate but related tropes: The Smurfette Principle and Ms. Male Character. Ms. Pac-Man, this one’s for you.

Previously in Tropes vs Women in Video Games

• Damsels In Distress: Part I
• Damsels In Distress: Part II
• Damsels In Distress: Part III

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