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Darmik posted...

The issue according to the Gamespot review is you have ads with trans fetishism but nothing in the world that backs it up. Which seems like a valid criticism?

The reviewer acknowledges that there are cis characters that are sexualized in ads as well. Their complaint is they say that there aren't enough openly trans characters in the narrative and that somehow this makes this character appearing in an ad exceptionally problematic. I disagree with the notion that a sexualized character automatically means that a game is fetishizing something, especially when said character is not treated any differently than any other character that is sexualized in the game ads.

Ubiquitous throughout Night City are ads for a beverage called Chromanticure that feature a female-coded model with a penis visible through her skintight clothing, making it clear that in Cyberpunk 2077, trans bodies are objectified and commodified. Some cis bodies are, too, of course, but the crucial difference is that, as V, we constantly meet, interact with, and form relationships with cis characters who have far more dimension than the surface of any sexualized image on a billboard. The same cant be said of trans characters. Even if you opt to play as a trans V, shes not particularly well-defined. The game is about what you see through her eyes and what she goes through, not about who she is as a person.

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