The Damsel in Distress became one of the most widely used gendered clichés in the history of gaming and the trope has been core to the popularization and development of the medium itself.
Episode List
S1 • E1
Damsel in Distress: Part 1
Anita Sarkeesian examines how video games are historically often about rescuing women.
S1 • E2
Damsel in Distress: Part 2
Anita Sarkeesian examines how some video games allow violence against women.
S1 • E3
Damsel in Distress: Part 3
Anita Sarkeesian examines how some video games make a joke out of sexism.
S1 • E4
Ms. Male Character
Anita Sarkeesian examines how female characters are inferior to male characters in video games.
S1 • E5
Women as Background Decoration: Part 1
Anita Sarkeesian examines how women are used as decoration in video games.
S1 • E6
Women as Background Decoration: Part 2
Anita Sarkeesian examines how women's bodies are victimized in video games.
S1 • E7
The Scythian - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
Anita Sarkeesian examines the character The Scythian from Sword and Sorcery.
S1 • E8
Jade - Positive Female Characters in Video Games
Anita Sarkeesian examines the character Jade from Beyond Good and Evil.
S1 • E9
Women as Reward
Anita Sarkeesian examines how women are used as rewards in video games.
S1 • E10
Women as Reward - Special DLC Mini-Episode
Anita Sarkeesian examines how women's bodies can be bought via DLC.
