It has recently come to my attention, via my trusty daily obsession with online feminist blogs and websites, that a new webgame, called Miss Bimbo, has been gaining increasing popularity with young girls. The game, apparently, involves creating a female character, which you then give plastic surgery, diet pills and makeovers to in order to move up the ranks of bimboing.
Now, of course I only have the information from my preferred websites on which to make a judgement, but at firstglance this is a little concerning. I don't want to make a judgement without checking my facts first, of course.
For that reason, I have decided to review the game, regularly, on my blog. I will create a character, with the aim being to firstly, test the boundaries of the game and try to break it (ie, can I overfeed my character on diet pills or sweets and notice any damage, are there any risks or warnings involved when giving it endless amounts of plastic surgery, and how hideously unfashionable can I make it look on purpose) as well as taking into consideration the game's steps towards responsibly providing such a game marketted towards children, and my own feminist, HAES point of view.
I'll update regularly on here with my progress, and will try and organise it vaguely into chapters for ease of reference.
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2008-03-26 @ 22:33