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Rock Paper Shotgun Feature Sexual Objectification Special!

E3 2011 Booth Babe Babes Bonanza!

By John Walker on June 15th, 2011 at 12:54 pm.

This year’s E3 was packed with booth babe babes, making our time at the Los Angeles Convention Center one filled with titillation and excitement. We’ve collected together a gallery of the sexiest booth babe babes we saw as we made our way around, so you too can enjoy their camera-wielding hotness. Enjoy!

As you can see, we’ve had to cover up the eyes of these booth babe babes, because we believe they would be just too SEXY for you to handle otherwise.

First up is this gorgeous figure, delicately sporting a wad of white paper as he snaps away. You can put our wad under your arm any time!

Phwoar! We’d like to shine this dome any time.

Is that an extending telephoto lens? We can’t wait to see it reach its full extension.

Hey, you see us? You LIKE US?

Who is this dark, mysterious stranger? He can slink in an leave Milk Tray in our rooms any time.

Hey cheeky! Spend a lot of time bent over like that?!

We’d like you to cup our “camera” just like that. We like a guy who can handle his large equipment so expertly.

Any time you want to flash for us, mister, you’re very welcome.

Cor, what a gang. And hey, man in white, we can’t wait for you to be on your knees in front of us!

There’s nothing sexier than a man who leaves the advert in his show badge all week. Mmmmmmmmmm.

Ew, a girl? Gross.

We’d like to have both his straps across our shoulders.

You’d look even better posing next to us!

Mmmm, we’d like to listen to Greensleeves while you film us together.

Hey, you in the shades, thanks for saving us needing to add the black bar.

There’s nothing we like better than a group of men taking all their shots at once.

RPS: STRAIGHT TO THE SEXY

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  1. 15/06/2011 at 12:56 BigJonno says:

    I’m crying with laughter here. Bravo!

  2. 15/06/2011 at 12:57 CMaster says:

    Lol, no boobs.

    Also, how classy are all the “arm around waist, hand on arse” moments…

  3. 15/06/2011 at 12:57 Petethegoat says:

    How did I know this was John Walker?

  4. 15/06/2011 at 12:58 Legionary says:

    Nicely played Mr Walker.

  5. 15/06/2011 at 12:58 by.a.teammate says:

    Emily Pankhurst would be proud

  6. 15/06/2011 at 12:59 Bhazor says:

    You may say this is demeaning but when you dress like that you can’t be surprised when people stare at you.

  7. 15/06/2011 at 12:59 Stevostin says:

    This is kind of a cure for DNF innuendos. Bravo !

  8. 15/06/2011 at 13:00 Bornemannen says:

    I think we need a NSFW tag on this one, I am too excited to work at the moment…..

  9. 15/06/2011 at 13:00 Acosta says:

    Bravo!

  10. 15/06/2011 at 13:00 subedii says:

    Made my afternoon. Well done.

  11. 15/06/2011 at 13:02 arienette says:

    Too much sexy for one article.

  12. 15/06/2011 at 13:02 futage says:

    I approve of this greatly.

  13. 15/06/2011 at 13:02 Gorgol says:

    I don’t get it. Would have preferred to see photos of the actual booth babes. This was lame at best >:(

  14. 15/06/2011 at 13:03 Kid_A says:

    I have… the weirdest boner.

  15. 15/06/2011 at 13:03 ChaosSmurf says:

    Someone needs to give us pictures of John Walker taking pictures of these guys and the cycle will be complete. Dark side.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:34 Masked Dave says:

      Ideally we want Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of creepy men taking photos of Booth Babes taking photos of John Walker taking photos of *explodes*

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:52 pepper says:

      Recursion error! Hence why you dont let programmers take these kinds of photo’s(or wash hair).

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:58 Fitzmogwai says:

      … always should be someone you really love.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:21 Cooper says:

      Best use of Britpop reference in RPS comments thread award 2011 goes to…

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:07 Tom OBedlam says:

      Win :)

    • 15/06/2011 at 19:46 Novotny says:

      *applauds*

    • 15/06/2011 at 19:48 Lambchops says:

      One of the most brilliant sections of comments in a comment thread that is certainly not lacking for brilliant comments.

  16. 15/06/2011 at 13:04 Edgar the Peaceful says:

    Heheh. Nice one John. Any hot pics of Dan Griddled-Octopus eating his pizza?

  17. 15/06/2011 at 13:04 Gothnak says:

    I wish the F1 website i frequent did a similar thing at a Grand Prix… i think just because i’m a bloke who likes F1 i must want to look at women who were at the event. i dunno why people bother when there is so much porn out there.. :s

  18. 15/06/2011 at 13:04 sinister agent says:

    Y’know, for a second after hearing about this update – just a second – I was saddened and deeply disappointed.

    Then RPS. You guyyys.

  21. 15/06/2011 at 13:06 Protagoras says:

    Oh my,

    Git deep in ther boiii! *squeal*

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:13 Joyo says:

      More meta: A post of 20 pictures of John Walker taking pictures of men taking pictures of “booth babes”. The pictures of John are taken by the booth babes.

  23. 15/06/2011 at 13:08 MiniMatt says:

    Thank god and well played. Was moderately suprised at last year’s Infosec when a certain purveyor of pricey syslog software decced out it’s stand with a subtle lycra-silicon blend.

  24. 15/06/2011 at 13:09 Joyo says:

    argggh only one ponytail I *hate* it when they have short hair, that’s way too butch…what do they think I am, a lesbian???

  25. 15/06/2011 at 13:10 Sp4rkR4t says:

    [In the voice of Jayne]

    ……I’m going to my bunk.

  26. 15/06/2011 at 13:11 Oozo says:

    I would slow clap. If only my right hand was not so awfully busy right now.

  28. 15/06/2011 at 13:13 shoptroll says:

    *slow clap*

    Well done gents, with class and aplomb as usual

  29. 15/06/2011 at 13:15 John P says:

    This is totally amazing.

  30. 15/06/2011 at 13:16 jon_hill987 says:

    To be honest I don’t know which is more demeaning, the job of the booth babes* or the fact that various [EDIT: publishers] think it will help sell a game which shows what they think of their audience.
    * Who are presumably compensated and fully aware of what the job entails, people do far worse things for less money after all.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:27 adonf says:

      “the fact that various publishers think it will help sell a game”

      fixed !

      (although developers can be really sexist too)

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:36 Grygus says:

      I don’t see how it’s demeaning for the model at all; she gets paid to stand there and smile, which is what all modelling gigs entail at the end of the day. If there is anything demeaning in her job, it’s that it’s effective, i.e., men may be demeaning themselves.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:37 jon_hill987 says:

      Edited: Publishers was what I meant to type.
      @Grygus: Yeah. That was the point I was attempting to make.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:56 Gorgol says:

      Err, how are men demeaning themselves by finding beautiful women visually appealing? Its a fundamental and evolutionarily essential part of their nature.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:05 jon_hill987 says:

      No. The demeaning part is that publishers use it to sell games. Yes, (nearly) all men like looking at a pretty woman, it can’t be helped, but they use that weakness against us to sell an unrelated product (unless it is Duke Nukem).

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:08 FKD says:

      I agree. And it was my understanding that a year or two ago there was a big thing about it where they finally decided to do away with the “booth babes” and were going to actually..I duno..focus on showing their game. I believe at this same time there was something about how it was no longer going to be open to the public and only for reporters or some such. I could be thinking of something else though..

    • 15/06/2011 at 19:12 Mr. Icarus says:

      Somehow I find it in me to enjoy the babe and despise the game at the same time…

  31. 15/06/2011 at 13:17 Darkelp says:

    Genius.
    Now I have to try and explain to my work colleagues why I am laughing so much.
    Thanks John.

  32. 15/06/2011 at 13:17 JohnArr says:

    Debbie, 23, from Halifax says: “This great article uses humor to highlight the distasteful practice of using scantily clad models to lure immature men to a company’s booth. Those captured here have at some point undoubtedly argued that games are not a childish, male centric medium”.

  33. 15/06/2011 at 13:18 hav says:

    I came here looking for some hot booth babes and I found even hotter booth babes than I was expecting. Bravo RPS, bravo!

  34. 15/06/2011 at 13:19 phoenixdk says:

    Thank you, thank you, thank you

  35. 15/06/2011 at 13:21 mda says:

    I feel ashamed to be a man :(

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:25 LionsPhil says:

      As you should.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:03 Gorgol says:

      WTF? Seriously? You’re ashamed to be men? You guys are pathetic, rofl.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:27 DrGonzo says:

      This puts us at least another 10 years away from my mum believing g ames are a serious medium probably

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:01 Grape Flavor says:

      There’s nothing quite as sad as self-inflicted sexism. Pathetic indeed.

      GTFO or get an operation. No one wants to hear your ridiculous PC bullshit about how you feel guilty about your junk.

      EDIT: oh wait this is rps we lap this shit up

      EDIT 2: This was a really goddamn stupid way to put this and I apologize for it.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:06 Kandon Arc says:

      @DrGonzo: I guess your mum doesn’t belief F1 is a serious motor sport then? Or the NFL isn’t a serious league?

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:07 The Hammer says:

      I’m glad you corrected yourself there, Grape, because I was just about to jump in and savage your “No one wants to hear…” claim!

      Also, hurray for you! You’ve successfully pressed the “political correctness” button, the instant win for all your “it’s gone mad” needs.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:17 Grape Flavor says:

      @The Hammer
      Oh I’m sorry. It’s just that I view myself as a human being and respect myself as one instead of loathing myself and feeling guilty because of something as trivial as my chromosomal setup. If you want to inflict sexist nonsense upon yourself and feel a perverse gratification from doing so, I can’t stop you. Have fun.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:29 DiamondDog says:

      Stop before someone notices you’re an idiot.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:44 Grape Flavor says:

      @DiamondDog
      Stop before some one notices you’re a nasty little fuck who has nothing to contribute to the conversation besides uncalled-for personal attacks. I said nothing that anyone should object to.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:45 Reapy says:

      And here I though the whole puritanical self hating thing was just a north american thing and you guys were all enlightened across the channel there.

      News flash, attractive women are attractive, makes male want to look, male looking also notices sign for new game, creates brand recognition, when in store notices brand, buys product.

      Anyway, article is funny. For the rest of you upset to find women attractive enjoy living your life that way, and be sure to beat yourself when you return home for the crime of having found an attractive woman attractive.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:57 Mad Hamish says:

      ah Gorgol and Grape Flavour, there’s nothing quite like two idiots fuming at a joke. The funny thing is that they get the joke, yet they still rage.

      Oh and NFL isn’t a serious league.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:58 DiamondDog says:

      @Grape Flavor
      No, this isn’t a conversation. This is you sounding slightly angry that the majority of people on here found this article a refreshing change. You insult our intelligence when you say we “lap this shit up”. I’ll make my own mind up thanks, I don’t need you or RPS to tell me what I should think of booth babes.

      edit: Actually you’re right the insult was not needed. I apologise.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:03 Marijn says:

      The original post didn’t so much express male self loathing at the general idea of being aroused by an attractive woman, but rather at the commercial application of that mechanism, and our collective willingness to stand for such ridiculously transparent pandering. I love looking at beautiful women – I hate being thought of as making (purchasing) decisions primarily with my dick.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:20 Grape Flavor says:

      Welcome to Assumption Land!

      I too find this article a clever and refreshing change from the lame “booth babes” features on other sites.

      I personally think booth babes are silly and embarrassing, not that I’m trying to tell you what you should think.

      I was objecting to the comments “I feel ashamed to be a man” and “As you should”. I do not think anyone should be made to feel badly or “ashamed” about their biological sex, gender, or sexual orientation. I’m pretty sure last time I checked such ideas were called “bigotry”.

      And for stating this simple concept I get shouted down as an “idiot”? Wait, who’s out of line here, again?

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:25 CMaster says:

      I’m pretty sure the “As you should” was a joke, guys. Not so sure either way about the original post however.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:28 Grape Flavor says:

      @Marijn
      I think the booth babes phenomenon is indeed insulting to gamers as a whole, but honestly, what are we really going to “collectively” do about it besides mocking it online? I’ll be damned if I’m going to boycott great games just because the publisher decides to pull a tasteless stunt at their E3 booth.

      The thing to do is for the attendees to not show so much interest in this kind of game “publicity”, but as we can see, that doesn’t seem like it’s happening any time soon.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:28 Marijn says:

      I think you got shouted down because of the way you put your points across.”GTFO or get an operation” hardly seems conducive to a civil discussion.

      Besides, it’s a concept that hardly needs defending. I seriously doubt the original commenter is handing in his male membership card, and “As you should” was clearly meant sarcastically (check the other comments by LionsPhil if you don’t believe me).

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:32 Quizboy says:

      Let’s quote Grape Flavor again!

      GTFO or get an operation. No one wants to hear your ridiculous PC bullshit about how you feel guilty about your junk.

      …not that I’m trying to tell you what you should think.

      You’re a man of many facets, I’ll give you that much.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:36 Marijn says:

      Well, the only thing we CAN do is make vocal our rejection of these practices, and at least boycott websites that feature more traditional booth babe articles.

      In fact, that’s why articles like this are worthwhile: to make people stop and think about what they’re tacitly condoning in the industry they love. Let’s hold publishers and websites accountable for their complicity in the rampant sexism that’s prevalent in games! That’s the only way to effect change.

      If you look at the comments section here or (especially) on other websites, however, there’s still (as you say) a lot of apologists to convert…

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:39 Grape Flavor says:

      @Quizboy
      Yay! You can copy and paste unrelated quotes together! You should go into hack journalism, you could create quite a (fabricated) sensation with those kind of skills.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:55 Grape Flavor says:

      @kobzon
      No, I reject that in its entirety. I think in terms of individual human beings., not groupism, collectivism, or identity politics. Each is responsible for his/her own self as a unique human being.

      Why should I feel responsible for something I am not guilty of? It’s a fundamentally ridiculous idea. If I was of German descent yet never even been to Germany should I feel personally responsible for the Holocaust?

      Asking someone to feel “guilt”, “responsibility” whatever you call it, for the actions of individuals completely unassociated with him/her, simply because they have the same type of gonads, is honestly such a regressive type of thinking that I’m appalled it is given credence in this day and age.

      This idea of collective moral contamination by “group” has been responsible for so many unspeakable atrocities over the last century or so that you’d think it’d have been beaten out of us. Clearly, not yet.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:59 DiamondDog says:

      Grape, I shouldn’t have called you an idiot and I have apologised for that, but you don’t get to play the victim when you post something like this:

      “There’s nothing quite as sad as self-inflicted sexism. Pathetic indeed.

      GTFO or get an operation. No one wants to hear your ridiculous PC bullshit about how you feel guilty about your junk.

      EDIT: oh wait this is rps we lap this shit up”

      You started out adversarial and got peoples backs up. You can’t then complain about the lack of a proper conversation.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:17 Marijn says:

      @Kobzon @Grape Flavor Good points, both of you. I guess the thing to do is to take a moral stand against any atrocities (past or present) that are being (or have been) committed by the group you belong to, WITHOUT implying that you yourself are or have been responsible for it. In this particular case there’s a clear moral imperative in doing so because so many of our brothers seem unconvinced that this kind of objectification is problematic.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:17 cjlr says:

      Grape Flavour (just, maybe, dial it back a little, man! cf diamonddog) may have put it across needlessly confrontationally (comments like ‘nasty little fuck’ immediately followed by denouncing uncalled-for personal attacks, f’r'ex – class act), BUT!
      … It’s a damn important point. Any group you are a member of, solely by genetic lottery – race, nationality, gender, sexuality, even, to a large degree, religion, reflects nothing back on you.
      I have to disagree, kobzon. Responsibility? I don’t see it. As for what to do about it – why apologize for anything, if you didn’t do it? Just be excellent to each other. That’s enough.
      And to think, all this provoked by what was probably a joke.
      Edit – simulposted. Tight, marijn. Tight.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:34 Phydaux says:

      Oh Grape… you Goodwined hard then.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:40 Grape Flavor says:

      @DIamondDog
      It was a very foolish way of stating my opinion and I apologize for it. I seem to have quite a habit of hastily posting things in a confrontational manner around here, which I am trying to fix.

      @Marijn, cjlr, Reapy
      Good points.

      @kobzon
      Clearly yes, I should, but not for the reasons you suggest. Worldview = sound. Habit of pissing off other Earth inhabitants with terrible posts = not sound whatsoever.

    • 15/06/2011 at 18:05 Marijn says:

      @Grape Flavor Don’t go scoping out any underground abodes just yet – we can all fly off the handle sometimes, especially on the internet! Good to end on such a reconciliatory note.

    • 15/06/2011 at 21:53 LionsPhil says:

      Holy crap this subthread.

      At least CMaster has a working deadpan humour detector.

    • 16/06/2011 at 03:32 mda says:

      Wow @ my sub thread.

      I wasn’t totally serious …… OR WAS I? Flame on!

      And you don’t even know what I meant by it. Wow again @ sub-thread.

  37. 15/06/2011 at 13:22 Freud says:

    Photographing is a job. It pays the bills. Many of them are single fathers.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:31 Flobulon says:

      I really don’t think John was trying to mock the photographers themselves for doing their jobs, I got the impression he was taking the piss out of the fact that there is a demand for the work they do from the gaming press (and in turn a demand among gamers for this sort of thing).

      Edit: WOOOOOSH

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:36 Teddy Leach says:

      As a photographer myself, I… Actually, I don’t know where I was going to take that, but kudos to Mr. Walker.

    • 15/06/2011 at 13:40 DrazharLn says:

      Flobulon, you missed the joke.

    • 16/06/2011 at 00:50 Urthman says:

      From the text, it looks like John is parodying the silly IGN / Kotaku “Booth Babe Photo Spreads With Added Silly Pimp Talk” more than the booth babes themselves.

  38. 15/06/2011 at 13:23 innokenti says:

    I can’t believe that RPS would go beyond the awful practices of other sites and dive headlong into this pit of depravity. Now that you have opened the door to it, other sites will take your lead in future E3s and other game conventions. You should all be ashamed.

  39. 15/06/2011 at 13:24 Vroomparrot says:

    I do something similar to this. For example on a bus journey, if a pretty young lady gets on or off the bus, rather than gawp at said lady I watch the male gawpers and quietly chuckle to myself.

    Don’t know who’s sadder really.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:11 Gorgol says:

      Wow, our comments got deleted for no good reason except difference of opinion.

      Good bye RPS. You are a good source of PC games news but I will not follow totalitarianism.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:36 John Walker says:

      A comment was deleted because it contained a lazy homophobic slur. If that’s your reason to not want to read our site, bye!

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:50 Gorgol says:

      Wow, what that dude wrote is what you call a “lazy homophobic slur”?! Hah! Ridiculous! Anyway, if that was a lazy homophobic slur then the comment we are replying to contains a lazy heterophobic slur. Double standards much? Pffft whatever.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:56 Chris D says:

      Dramatic walk-outs work better when you don’t come back in again half an hour later

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:05 Gorgol says:

      God I knew some lame ass would make fun of me replying after having said goodbye.

      It’s not about drama, its about a consumer (me) voicing a complaint about a product (RPS) before I leave, and avoiding what I see as misrepresentation of the deleted posts.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:07 Grape Flavor says:

      (In this post I said something about male sexuality being considered dirty and primitive by society whereas female sexuality is held to be healthy and empowering)

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:08 The Hammer says:

      Haha, consumers and products.

      Haha.

      @Grape: can you please enlighten me to how you came to your conclusion there? Who the fuck has said anything about male sexuality, and actually: what does male sexuality consist of, according to you?

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:10 Chris D says:

      Who’s the lamer? The lame-ass or the lame-ass who checks back to see if anyone has replied to his reply about walking out?

      I look forward to hearing back from you shortly

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:21 Quizboy says:

      Hilarious how so many ‘real men’ are delicate little flowers the moment things don’t go their way.

      Doubly funny, of course, because they wouldn’t know what to do with themselves in a society that didn’t bend over backwards to service their every little need. Poor spoiled darlings.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:01 Grape Flavor says:

      I’m going to pre-emptively cut off this conversation because it is clear to me that a lot of nasty assumptions are already being made and this precludes any hope of a productive discussion. I don’t need to deal with this shit or bend over backwards to fix your hasty stereotypes.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:12 Quizboy says:

      GTFO or get an operation. No one wants to hear your ridiculous PC bullshit about how you feel guilty about your junk.

      Nasty assumptions? Oh, pumpkin, you meant nasty assumptions made about you. Honestly – you rationalise your idiot thinking as natural to your sex, assume anyone who doesn’t think the same is just hating an unchangeable innate self, then faint clean away like an 18th-century housemaid when anyone dares challenge you. There’s nothing to assume; you’re completely transparent.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:20 The Hammer says:

      Grape,

      What on earth is productive about writing,

      “GTFO or get an operation. No one wants to hear your ridiculous PC bullshit about how you feel guilty about your junk.”

      Puh-leeeese. If you’re going to take the moral highground, forsake your hypocricy at the door.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:24 Jim Rossignol says:

      Gorgol, you keep protesting that there’s no freedom of speech, and the answer is always the same: no, there isn’t. This is our website, we can delete comments as we see fit, not as *you* see fit.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:37 Grape Flavor says:

      @Quizboy
      I did none of those things whatsoever. That is conjecture on your part. I refuse to get into an argument where you are trying to tell me who I am or what I think. You don’t know that I’m even straight or male. So I do indeed think you really need to back off the nasty assumptions, unless you really think you know me better than I do based on one tiny comment on the internet. In which case you are clearly an idiot.

      @The Hammer says
      It was confrontational, sure, but I don’t think anyone should feel guilty about their sex, gender, or sexual orientation. These issues are important to me on apersonal level and as such they can get me rather worked up. I apologize profusely for the tone of the comments as it is very clear at this point that they were largely taken the wrong way.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:52 Quizboy says:

      unless you really think you know me better than I do based on one tiny comment on the internet.

      I know the you you choose to put across on the Internet. I don’t know – or care – a damn thing for the special snowflake that is you in real life. I’ll engage with what you put out there, which in this case was frothing ranting, enormous presumption (the idea that calling out sexism is somehow creating it, that someone feeling ashamed to be associated with those whose actions they find repulsive must be self-hating and transgendered, and so on) and that good old meaningless conservative bogeyman, political correctness. These are things you said. If you think you’re being misrepresented, you only have yourself to blame.

      If you really do bash out these comments while angry, you’ve no rational grounds to get as emotional and teary as you have here when people respond in kind. You were confrontational: you were confronted. Control yourself better if you actually want to have a conversation.

      And if you say you’re ‘cutting off a conversation’, at least have the staying power to remain flounced for more than 36 minutes.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:25 Grape Flavor says:

      @Quizboy
      Point by point:

      -Do you? Do you really? Have you read the entirety of my internet discussions with countless different people? Or will you admit you read into my couple comments? And there is no separate “you”s. I don’t have multiple personality disorder. My internet posts are not a “character”. It is one and the same. Are yours? I still am not presuming you’re personally a mean spirited fanatic based on your posts in this thread. It would be nice if you could extend a similar courtesy.

      - Saying you are ashamed of being your gender, biological or otherwise, is not “calling out sexism”. How? It is sexism if the word is to be held to it’s dictionary meaning whatsoever. “Hatred, prejudice, stereotyping, or discrimination on the basis of sex.” Shame about a sex is a form of prejudice.

      - If someone “associates” you with other individuals based on you both having a similar chromosomal layout, that’s their problem not yours. I don’t know these photographers who are gawping at these women. I do not abet their behavior. I am not “associated” with them. I do not feel guilty, nor should I.

      - The get an operation thing was just a sarcastic line saying if you hate your gender so much, change it. It didn’t mean anything about truly transgendered people.

      - I do blame myself for becoming misrepresented, although for some reason it only seems to happen on this site in particular. I could perhaps have thought of a different way to phrase things, with a clearer head, that would not be open to such miscommunication. However I would like to amiably end this discussion now that I have made clear that I did not mean what you thought I meant. Or will you persist that you know my mind better than I do?

    • 15/06/2011 at 21:43 Muad'Dib says:

      I thought this kind of flaming was exclusive for IGN comment section. RPS, you’ve gone mainstream.

  40. 15/06/2011 at 13:25 Quizboy says:

    This is Best Article. Give yourself a hearty pat on the back and a biscuit, Mr Walker.

  41. 15/06/2011 at 13:33 Flobulon says:

    Well done John, you have done a good!

  42. 15/06/2011 at 13:35 Lakshmi says:

    And this is why I read RPS.

  43. 15/06/2011 at 13:40 The Sombrero Kid says:

    my hero!

  44. 15/06/2011 at 13:41 BooleanBob says:

    Bravo!

  45. 15/06/2011 at 13:43 Jubaal says:

    RPS I salute you

    o/

  46. 15/06/2011 at 13:44 tomeoftom says:

    The very best.

  47. 15/06/2011 at 13:47 Nallen says:

    Who watches the Watchmen?

  48. 15/06/2011 at 13:57 Tei says:

    Maybe things have changed this night. This use to work this way:
    - Mens atracted by atractive womens.
    - Womens tryiing to look atractive.
    So… a way to attract males is to put attractive females. . We are programmed this way.
    We can go against our programation, but only soo much.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:00 Quizboy says:

      Don’t stop now, your persecution complex is turning me on, baby.

    • 15/06/2011 at 14:40 Latterman says:

      last time i checked i didn’t work in binary.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:56 Christian O. says:

      We can go completely against all forms of programming; that’s why I didn’t murder the dude who cut infront of me in the supermarket line. It’s why most men don’t go around raping women, who they find attractive.

    • 15/06/2011 at 18:10 Joyo says:

      The replies to this comment are not necessarily *why* I read RPS, but why I feel compelled to be a part of its community.

      Tei’s comment? It’s what I expect on gaming sites (well, worse)

      All four of the replies?

      Make me expect better of gaming communities.

      (note: that is a good thing)

    • 16/06/2011 at 07:13 benjaminlobato says:

      @Tei

      No one is saying that you shouldn’t be attracted to attractive women. But that doesn’t mean it isn’t embarrassing and sad to use them as props to sell video games.

  49. 15/06/2011 at 14:04 lunarplasma says:

    This is win. It is full of it.

  50. 15/06/2011 at 14:07 Rii says:

    I’m lovin’ it.

  51. 15/06/2011 at 14:17 The_Great_Skratsby says:

    Well John, that was the best.

  52. 15/06/2011 at 14:20 Raziel_aXd says:

    So hot all of a sudden…

  53. 15/06/2011 at 14:36 Groove says:

    I am ashamed that no other article has used the sexy tag before

  54. 15/06/2011 at 14:43 Joe Duck says:

    And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why we love RPS so much.
    Awesome stuff!

  55. 15/06/2011 at 14:46 The_B says:

    A million internet points to whoever can transplant the most staring eyes from ‘staring eyes’ tagged posts onto the black bars in this one.

    Internet points, and a mild sense of disturbia.

  56. 15/06/2011 at 15:11 Zelius says:

    Massive. Boner.

  57. 15/06/2011 at 15:13 laddyman says:

    Well done, sirs.

  58. 15/06/2011 at 15:19 Very Real Talker says:

    UHM EXCUSE ME but finding women sexy is sexist…. this is highly offensive to women.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:23 cjlr says:

      EXCUSE ME but I think you may be responding only to the article’s title. The contents may enlighten you.

    • 15/06/2011 at 15:34 Grape says:

      EXCUSE ME, but he was being sarcastic. It was a statement against the sort of cunts who tend to react to these kinds of things with “Oh no! How DARE you objectify these poor, poor women so?”.

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:26 cjlr says:

      EXCUSE ME, but I was also not serious and quite aware of what was going on.
      I think, anyway. Who’s addressing who? We need to go deeper…

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:44 Grape Flavor says:

      @Grape
      I don’t so much feel sorry for the women involved – after all, they surely knew what the job was when they accepted it. It’s mostly the insult to gamers’ intelligence that they actually think putting a few women in front of a stand will make us buy their game. (And the pathetic fact that it may even be true.)

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:51 Chris D says:

      @Grape, Grape Flavour

      So you two are actually different people? I was never quite sure about that. Apologies to whoever feels the more insulted.

    • 15/06/2011 at 17:29 Grape says:

      Yes, we’re two different people, but I find myself agreeing with a whole lot of the viewpoints he displayed in this thread, so it’s all good.

    • 15/06/2011 at 18:20 Grape Flavor says:

      @Grape
      :)

  59. 15/06/2011 at 15:35 Leman says:

    Oh God RPS oh Jesus God. I mean really OMG this is the best thing ever, its totally changed my World view I mean its blown my mind apart with how clever it, really let me join togethor with every other idiot that reads this and instill just how amazing this article actually was.

    I mean you took pictures of creepy guys who were taking photos of girls getting paid to use their sexulaity to sell things and then (this is just the most amazing work of art ever in the World ever) you wrote silly innuendo about the pictures.

    Wait did Keiron stealth write this?

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:00 Joe Duck says:

      Troll…

    • 15/06/2011 at 16:06 Mad Hamish says:

      Well RPS ya can’t please em all. But at least you can please the ones with a sense of humour.

    • 16/06/2011 at 01:02 Urthman says:

      The very best part is how John’s silly little article that’s just a goof on the way other sites cover “Booth Babes” without directly criticizing anyone or making any feminist comments makes so many people get so wildly defensive.

      If booth babes were just innocent fun and not something a lot of people are secretly ashamed of, you wouldn’t get this kind of reaction.

  60. 15/06/2011 at 15:36 Vinraith says:

    Well played, gentlemen, very well played.

    Edit: And added bonus points, Mr. Walker, for an article that very effectively flushes out trolls for the new block function.

  61. 15/06/2011 at 15:44 BobsLawnService says:

    Silly question – Why isn’t John ripping off the women in those shots taking pics of the booth babes? Isn’t that a bit sexist?

  62. 15/06/2011 at 15:56 Chaz says:

    What’s this, has RPS taken up the baton from UK R? What next, some sort of bring back blue skies in PC games campaign?

  63. 15/06/2011 at 16:31 CMaster says:

    Just a comment for the (very few) commentators who seem to think this article is making a “men shouldn’t find women attractive” statement. There’s a world of different between being distracted by an attractive woman paid to stand by a booth while going about the show and standing there gawping, taking photos (from sometimes interesting angles) and seeing how gropey you can get away with.

  64. 15/06/2011 at 16:41 Holybasil says:

    I didn’t see a single person holding their camera the right way.

  66. 15/06/2011 at 17:02 silver1881 says:

    I love you so, so much for this.

  67. 15/06/2011 at 17:18 Froibo says:

    Well played sir

  68. 15/06/2011 at 17:41 The Innocent says:

    Excellent! The booth-babe phenomenon was recently lambasted (more than once) on the feminist gaming blog Go Make Me a Sandwich, so I’ve had a pleasant week reading about how silly the practice is. Bravo, John Walker, bravo!

  69. 15/06/2011 at 17:42 meeples says:

    This is really pathetic, what a waste of my time. I come here for interesting opinions on games not your slightly creepy obsession with ‘respecting’ women John.

    And all you sycophantic creeps saying how funny it was just so you can feel in the clique are really turning me off the vibe of this site, it used to be cool now its just being different for the sake of it, like metal fans.

    So long gentlemen, and don’t bother with all the passive aggressive replies – I’m not going to read them.

  70. 15/06/2011 at 17:48 Perkelnik says:

    You just made my day. Seriously.
    This is another fine example why this website is so extraordinary!

  71. 15/06/2011 at 18:11 Gabbo says:

    I thought this might have ended with some of the hivemind in female undergarments – This is much more humorous.

  72. 15/06/2011 at 18:14 Tei says:

    Mrs Sonia make delicious cakes, and Mr. O’Reily love Sonia delicious cakes.

    THERES NOTHING BAD IN THAT!. O’Reilly buys what Sonia sells.

  73. 15/06/2011 at 18:19 Spinks says:

    I was hoping you might show some booth blokes ;/ There was one at Kapow Comic con, I couldn’t believe it!

  74. 15/06/2011 at 18:30 Joshua says:

    Heh. Photograph the photographers is always fun. I remember doing this in italy, a picture of the entire dutch group (Excluding me, off-course) taking pictures of the entire italian group.

  75. 15/06/2011 at 19:07 Bob says:

    Hehehe! Good one John. Perhaps next time they’ll have booth beer n pizza. That’d be in keeping with the same demographic, surely? LOL

  78. 15/06/2011 at 20:09 Davee says:

    Great stuff indeed. ^^

  79. 15/06/2011 at 20:23 Vandalbarg says:

    Fantastic stuff.

  80. 15/06/2011 at 23:13 Scandalon says:

    Thanks for framing the debate in this way (pictures of strapping men) and taking a shot at exposing this, we’ll see how things develop from here. (Contrast this with the rest of the sites saturated with photos of the eye-prostitutes.)

    That was supposed to a string of puns, but I can’t figure out how to make it actually funny, sooo not enough sleep last night, there’s (wait for it) film over my eyes.

  81. 16/06/2011 at 06:49 Sif says:

    Whoa. Gotta shower down, now.

  82. 16/06/2011 at 13:12 Jamesworkshop says:

    Good thing your funny cos i don’t do dudes

  83. 08/06/2012 at 23:32 cavemantom says:

    Getting funny looks while chortling away to the post and comments here at Brostol Temple Meads… You have a lot to answer for Mr Walker

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