I had heard of Fat Princess before, if anything I think it sounds original and funny. (It's going to be a downloadable game on the PSN store).
Here, a feminist has written a letter of complaint about Fat Princess. She describes fat women as:
...unlovable human garbage at whom any sensible bloke would sooner hurl invective than cast a longing glance.
Yet, she claims this game will promote "a new generation of fat-hating". (Despite, y'know, the
aim of the game being to
rescue the princess, regardless of her weight)
From the above quote she seems to hate fat women anyway. But, the responses from other women under her post are absolutely infuriating.
"Well, thank you Sony for helping me finally make a decision that has plagued me for months. Oh, and Microsoft thanks you, too...or maybe Nintendo...I haven't decided yet ; )"
Wait a second. They think Princess Peach is A-OK? Ivy? [insert back-catalogue of generic female characters*, exluding the amazing women of MGS, because, apparantly, all things Sony are a no-go now].
Then I read this from Destructiod:
Feminists sh*t all over Fat Princess, real people laugh , along with almost all 176 comments as they were so amusing.
In all fairness, here is the aforementioned womans'
response, not as embarrasing as the first read where she seems to completely miss a few points:
It's a game.
It's a game that includes a fat woman, for once.
It's a game where up to 32 players are in fierce competition to rescue the Fat Princess first. That's one sought-after girl, she's in bigger demand than Princess Peach!
And finally, the site's url contains "Shakespeares Sister", a truly awesome duo whom I love, instead of being treated with their uber-coolness:
I see this:
So what do you guys think? Does this game offend you? Would it no longer be offensive if the princess was thin, or if the aim was to rescue a prince?
And thank you, if you managed to read all that!
*
I want to point out I've got no gripe with these characters, and they obviously aren't all generic, I was just trying to make a point.