Board Thread:Metal Gear Solid V/@comment-146.90.86.5-20150917130942/@comment-26638644-20150918035707

The answer is, shes both. You see, these two traits are not mutually exclusive. A character can be an incredible badass and still be sexualised. And the thing is is that there is nothing wrong with this.

First off, I don't think anyone questions Quiets incredible skills, determination and sheer force of personality. She is strong, independent and an all around amazing character. She's honestly probably the break out character of the game, and easily the best new character to the series. And she accomplishes this while saying (almost) nothing.

Secondly, she is certainly sexualised, and you know what? That's ok. This is an M rated game that deals with decidedly adult themes. I think its funny that this is a game that allows you to violently dismember realistic human soldiers with all manner of weaponry, deals with themes like rape, child soldiers and the horrors of war, but sound the fucking alarms because there is a girl in a bikini.

While I'm personally not a fan of her skimpy outfits and prefer the gray xof outfit, I'm still cool with quiet choosing to wear an outfit like that. Why? Because I'm whats called a sex-positive feminist. Wikipedia defines this diea as follows: "the idea that sexual freedom is an essential component of women's freedom". I accept Quiet's personal choices and what she chooses to do with and wear on her body. Sex negative feminism is increasingly popular due to its active promotion by marketers like Anita Sarkeesian.