http://www.geeksugar.com Geek is chic en http://www.geeksugar.com/1823748 <a href="http://www.geeksugar.com/1823748"><img width=160 height=90 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/15111/31_2008/fat_princess.large.jpg'></div></a><p>Can't video game ladies catch a break? It seems like we're usually bemoaning the aggressively curvy forms of female video game characters, but that's not the case with Sony's new game - quite the opposite. </p> <p><a href="http://kotaku.com/5030473/a-weighty-debate-discussing-fat-princess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fat Princess is causing a stir</a> with the figure of its titular character; yes, she's also quite curvy, but not in a Lara Croft way. The object of the game is to capture the princess, who's being made heavier by her enemies, who are feeding her cake (well, at least they're not trying to say she's just "big-boned").</p> <p><span class="inline left"></span></p> <p>Have we traded objectification of women's bodies for the mockery of obesity? Is there no middle ground of average-looking bodies in the video game world? </p> <p>On the other hand, is that too harsh, and is <b>Fat Princess</b> merely cute, as the <i>female</i> concept artist herself thought? Is she merely a character who looks a certain way - and if so, then is it the title that's what's really offensive?</p> <p>What's your take?</p> <p><a href="http://www.us.playstation.com/PS3/Games/Fat_Princess" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Source</a></p> <!-- no strip poll --><form action="/1823748" method="post" id="epoll_view_voting"> <div><div class="poll"> <div class="vote-form"> <div class="choices"><div class="form-item"> <label>Fat Princess: Harmless or Harmful?</label> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-0-1823748" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-0-1823748" name="edit[choice]" value="0-1823748" class="form-radio" /> Harmful.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-1-1823748" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-1-1823748" name="edit[choice]" value="1-1823748" class="form-radio" /> Harmless.</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-2-1823748" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-2-1823748" name="edit[choice]" value="2-1823748" class="form-radio" /> I don't know!</label> </div> <div class="form-item"> <label for="id-3-1823748" class="option"><input type="radio" id="id-3-1823748" name="edit[choice]" value="3-1823748" class="form-radio" /> Something else. See my comment below.</label> </div> </div> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[nid]" id="edit-nid" value="1823748" /> <span class='button'><span><input class='fancybutton' type='submit' name="op" value="Vote" class="form-submit" /></span></span> </div><input type="hidden" name="edit[form_id]" id="edit-form_id" value="epoll_view_voting" /> </div> </div></form> <!-- no strip poll --> http://www.geeksugar.com/1823748#comment Video games Poll News Fat Princess Wed, 30 Jul 2008 09:00:52 -0700 GeekSugar http://www.geeksugar.com/1823748