Skip to content
Search AI Powered

Latest Stories

Gamer Roasted Hard After Questioning Why Female Video Game Character Has A 'Beard'

Gamer Roasted Hard After Questioning Why Female Video Game Character Has A 'Beard'
Guerilla Games

Video game characters continue to appear more and more realistic as technology continues to advance.

Though it appears some heterosexual male gamer's don't seem to enjoy the more realistic characters we're beginning to find in video games, particularly when it comes to female characters.


It would sadly seem these male gamers would rather have all the female characters possess only the most highly idealized, hypersexualized traits associated with beauty.

This was evidenced when a male gamer recently pointed out on Twitter Aloy, the heroine of Playstation 5's Horizon Forbidden West, had faintly visible peach fuzz on her cheeks.

Rather than applauding the great detail in her design, the original poster circled the area of Aloy's cheek where the peach fuzz was visible, and asked a question which translated to:

"Can you explain to me why the hell Aloy has a beard?”

What this man apparently didn't know was that peach fuzz, scientifically known as Vellus hair, is something that all women have all over their body, including on their face.

Luckily for him, a handful of Twitter users were quick to point this out, with some rightfully expressing their awe it was possible to give Aloy peach fuzz, and feeling she was only all the more beautiful for it.





Others were quick to poke fun at the original poster, believing his statement stemmed from his inexperience with live women.




It is not the first time Aloy's appearance has come under scrutiny, particularly by male gamers who seem to expect all female characters to be designed in the same, fairly sexist fashion.

Last year fan art of Aloy went viral, which reimagined her in a more princess-like appearance as opposed to her more rugged appearance.

Several male gamers applauded this fan art, with some even going so far as to say they wished Sony made their female characters more "realistic", clearly meaning more conventionally beautiful.

However, one doubts Ben McCaw, narrative director of Guerilla Games, will take any note of the numerous sexist trolls demanding more attractive heroines.

He expressed his delight in the advancing technology which comes with each new gaming console in a post on PlayStation's blog this past September, including his delight with the ability to include peach fuzz.

"Each generation of consoles brings extra power that lets us add even denser polygons to our character models, so we can create finer details such as peach fuzz, smooth contouring, or finer texture details and accurate materials expression, to name a few."
We'll never know if the assumptions made about this Twitter poster and his apparent inexperience with women are valid or not.

More from Trending

Chris Evans; Snoop Dogg
Theo Wargo / Staff/Getty Images; Prince Williams / Contributor/Getty Images

Chris Evans' Fiery Defense Of 'Lightyear' Resurfaces After Snoop Dogg Says He's 'Scared' Of LGBTQ+ Representation

Disney and Pixar's 2022 Lightyear proved to be one of the more controversial releases from the house of mouse.

The movie featured a same-sex couple, as well as a very brief kiss between them, resulting in homophobes across the country calling for boycotts of the film

Keep ReadingShow less
James Yokeley
Wilmington Police Department

GOP North Carolina Elections Official Arrested For Allegedly Drugging Granddaughter's And Her Friend's Ice Cream

A North Carolina Republican election official arrested and charged with drugging two girls' ice creams has resigned from his prominent appointed position in the state's GOP. Initial information released by the police identified the girls Yokeley tried to drug as his granddaughters.

Wilmington Police Department officials identified the girls as his step-granddaughter and her friend on Friday.

Keep ReadingShow less
Gloria Gaynor
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Lifetime

New Revelation Seemingly Explains Why Trump Picked Gloria Gaynor As Kennedy Center Honoree

According to Federal Election Commission records reviewed by MeidasTouch, singer Gloria Gaynor—best known for the 1978 hit “I Will Survive” that has long been embraced by the LGBTQ+ community—has donated thousands of dollars to Republicans in recent years, a decision that could explain why President Donald Trump recently named her as a Kennedy Center Honors recipient.

In 2023 and 2024 alone, Gaynor contributed nearly $22,000 to multiple conservative and MAGA-affiliated names and groups.

Keep ReadingShow less
Screenshots of Jesse Watters and Brian Kilmeade (left and right); Melania Trump (center)
Fox News; Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images

Fox News Hosts Slammed After Gushing Over Melania While Rating Former First Ladies' Attractiveness

Fox News hosts Jesse Watters and Brian Kilmeade were criticized after going on a bizarre tangent rating the attractiveness of other former first ladies while discussing the possibility of Vanity Fair putting First Lady Melania Trump on their cover.

The topic came up after the fashion magazine's new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, floated the possibility of putting Trump on the cover, which led to angry pushback from Vanity Fair staffers.

Keep ReadingShow less
Mid-section shot of a naked couple kissing in a shower.
Photo by We-Vibe Toys on Unsplash

People Reveal What Happened After A Parent Walked In On Them Having Sex

Having anyone walk in on you while you're getting on with a partner can be mortifying.

But having your parents walk in can be earth-shattering.

Keep ReadingShow less