Rusty_Gunn: Would it though? Academia ignored them & look at the state colleges are in now.
ryannaughton1138: Speaking as someone who went through college, I can safely say they aren't ignored given that quiet a few teachers I've had could be described as being full on SJW(and they were great teachers as well).
And let's be perfectly clear. You are the one mis-attributing my statement. Since you don't ever seem to want to discuss anything, this probably falls on deaf ears, but there is a big difference between seeking social justice and these social justice warriors. I have never called the true pursuit of social justice stupid. I have called some individuals stupid who push their agendas ahead of their own introspection. Or in your case, all you seem to be able to do, is attempt to poke holes and seem to refuse to discuss any actual details about anything.
True social justice is a noble cause. Bringing real equality to the disadvantaged is a good thing. But sadly, most SJWs don't put enough research and thought into their causes. The typical SJW falls for group think and blame, not truth and a consideration of all sides of an issue. To a SJW, it's easy to blame some nebulous patriarchy or Gamergate as if its some sort of evil boogieman.
Real social justice takes care to be precise. The prevailing philosophy of SJWs seem to be more of an "ends justifying the means" craziness. If whites are the enemy, they don't care how much they might suffer as long as minorities gain. They don't care if not all whites were ever "guilty" of the crimes accused. They don't care if being white has nothing to do with it. When men are the enemy, anything that props up women in their book is a good thing. All painting their enemies with a broad brush and promoting their minority.
I stand for social justice, but not this crazy SJW philosophy. I believe too many blacks and Hispanics end up in prison for crimes that most whites would get probation for. I believe the same for "driving while black or Hispanic". It definitely happens. But the solution is not to blame and punish all whites. The solutions start with the root issues, the true issues, issues such as sentencing differences between "crack" cocaine which had greater use among minority populations and powdered cocaine with greater use among richer white populations. You fix the issue by fixing this disparity. You don't just raise prison sentences for whites to make up the difference.
In terms of gaming, especially PC and console gaming, just because more men and boys play computer games and more games are made targeting this demographic, doesn't make it a problem for women. I also don't find it a problem that more men are interested in a career in game programming as a result. Just as I find it no problem that most romance novels are designed for women, written by women and more women are hired to write such novels as more women are interested in that field.
I don't think specific games should be forced to "accommodate" female interests just as I don't think romance novels should be forced to change to appeal more to men. To do so in the name of "equality" is silly in both situations because the interests are not equal. This isn't to say that there should not be games designed by women for women (and there are), and the same goes for LGBT. As I'm sure there is some sort of market for such novels for men. Maybe some of that is the appeal of James Bond. But what doesn't make sense is to shoehorn in every conceivable race and gender to make some sort of silly equality statement. Or trying to make a game or book for everyone. I remember the short-lived TV show Terra Nova. It tried to be the show for everyone. Cute dinosaurs for the kids and family. Spy and espionage and mystery for men. Strong female characters for women. The whole shows was trying to appeal to so many groups that it really failed to appeal to any of them enough to survive.
Let the designers themselves make their games, let them decide who they are targeting and decide with your own wallets. Because frankly, the way the game industry works, if there is a true viable market, they will match it for sales. And if you want more games for women, or LGBT or whatever ethnicity, vote with your wallet by buying the games that appeal to you so more will get made. Crying about the lack of these games, just makes one a crybaby. Supporting a developer, by actually buying the game which is to your liking is the solution. But frankly I think a lot of the SJW movement in videogames is composed of a lot of people who really aren't interested in buying and playing videogames at all. It is an "end to a means". They are only complaining about it, because it serves their cause as many of these people aren't interested in videogames at all. They don't buy the games, its just another piece in some silly gender war...