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Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by sp332 »

TMWNN wrote: post #37
sp332 wrote: post #18

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I didn't realize that the audience skewed so heavily male (65%/35%). Since women are the majority of gamers, it really seems like leaving money on the table not to attract more women as viewers.

>women are the majority of gamers Only if you include the likes of Angry Birds and other casual phone games, none of which is streamed on Twitch. Twitch is console and (as geraldhh said) PC gaming, which is mostly men.

Mobile gaming is nearly 50/50. https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/mod... So is PC gaming. https://www.circana.com/intelligence/infographics/2023/what-... Among consoles, only the PS5 has more than a 10-point spread.

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by IncreasePosts »

gotoeleven wrote: post #33

I know this may come as shock to some people, but cultural norms surrounding the modesty of women aren't just a patriarchical conspiracy to oppress women. They are a solution to this race to the bottom problem among women competing for mates. In the same way we have a cultural norm against stabbing people so the people who are best at stabbing don't kill all the other men, a culture of modesty prevents harlotry from…

In that sense, is a burka mandate in the best interest of women? With it, women would only be judged on their actions and not their physical appearance.

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by geraldhh »

sp332 wrote: post #41
TMWNN wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>women are the majority of gamers Only if you include the likes of Angry Birds and other casual phone games, none of which is streamed on Twitch. Twitch is console and (as geraldhh said) PC gaming, which is mostly men.

Mobile gaming is nearly 50/50. https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/mod... So is PC gaming. https://www.circana.com/intelligence/infographics/2023/what-... Among consoles, only the PS5 has more than a 10-point spread.

i guess we were both wrong

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by geraldhh »

fwip wrote: post #34
Jrjrir48 wrote: post #10

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> 3 million daily viewers worldwide is WAY less Twitch was suppose to be child friendly streaming service. Now it is soft-porn streaming site. So I assume kids (who like Minecraft, not porn) left and moved somewhere else. And other kids (who like porn) moved to some *hub that matches their preferences. Other points are kind of irrelevant. Bobie streamers are not harmed, are self-employed, and are "sexualizing" themse…

Well, given that Twitch is 13 years old, it also seems likely that many of the kids stayed on Twitch through puberty, and found new content (in addition to, or instead of, their Minecraft videos).

i think you're on to something there

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by geraldhh »

rightbyte wrote: post #38
thomastjeffery wrote: post #27

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> "The sexualized representation of women in the media shapes gender attitudes, dehumanizes women, and legitimizes violence against them" Nah, that's total bullshit. Dehumanized by sex? That's literally what made us human! Immodesty is not violence.

The dehumanizing part is commercialing it. I am not saying I want it outlawed or banned, but like, it is very unromantic.

i tend to agree that commercialization dehumanizes society, otoh this process is very non-discriminatory in nature and hence somewhat "fair"

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by geraldhh »

fwip wrote: post #35
sickofparadox wrote: post #32

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I believe you have decided to start talking with a man of straw. Unless of course, there is no difference between simply existing while being attractive and sexuality for you. Not wanting this on a website ostensibly aimed at children should be universally agreed upon. Obviously NSFW: https://arazu.io/t3_18mrp5s/

Where does the idea that Twitch is meant for/aimed at children come from?

probably a lot of minecraft streaming happend there in the early days

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by geraldhh »

zmgsabst wrote: post #20
jacknews wrote: post #2

It seems obvious to me that there are more 'sexy' female streamers than male. You could argue that they are 'forced by the market' to be more sexualized. Or you could argue that they are taking advantage of the market and using sex to sell. I mean the whole thing is asymetric, you can't expect men and women to behave in exactly the same way, they have different needs, desires, and affordances.

There’s also an overlap between porn and streamers, eg Indiefoxx.

fwig the indiefoxx brand is a slutty-chatty dumbo that got banned for showing her belly button

idk whats going on anymore

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by episteme »

sp332 wrote: post #41
TMWNN wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>women are the majority of gamers Only if you include the likes of Angry Birds and other casual phone games, none of which is streamed on Twitch. Twitch is console and (as geraldhh said) PC gaming, which is mostly men.

Mobile gaming is nearly 50/50. https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/mod... So is PC gaming. https://www.circana.com/intelligence/infographics/2023/what-... Among consoles, only the PS5 has more than a 10-point spread.

I would be interested to see if the 'committed gamers' category from this model, which on mobile is 50/50 between genders holds for PC and console gaming. I would expect men to have higher average hours engaged in gaming and watching gaming than women for non-mobile games.

Happy to be proven wrong though as this may well just be a bias.

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Post by rightbyte »

thomastjeffery wrote: post #40
rightbyte wrote: post #38

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The dehumanizing part is commercialing it. I am not saying I want it outlawed or banned, but like, it is very unromantic.

What does romance have to do with sex? There is plenty of sex happening without it.

I meant romantic in a more general sense than romantic relationships. Only Fans is to sex what McDonalds is to hamburgers ...

Re: Sexualized culture on livestreaming platforms: a content analysis of Twitch.tv

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Post by pseudo0 »

sp332 wrote: post #41
TMWNN wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>women are the majority of gamers Only if you include the likes of Angry Birds and other casual phone games, none of which is streamed on Twitch. Twitch is console and (as geraldhh said) PC gaming, which is mostly men.

Mobile gaming is nearly 50/50. https://www.blog.udonis.co/mobile-marketing/mobile-games/mod... So is PC gaming. https://www.circana.com/intelligence/infographics/2023/what-... Among consoles, only the PS5 has more than a 10-point spread.

Breaking it down by time, men spend close to twice as much time on leisure computer use and gaming. Nowadays most people play a game once in a while, whether that's Farmville or Wordle, so time provides a much more useful measurement than simply "have you played a game".

https://www.statista.com/statistics/502144/average-daily-tim...

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