Is Princess Peach a bad role model? · 11:14am May 21st, 2020
I noticed in every Super Mario game that there's a repetitive plot where Bowser kidnaps Peach and Mario comes to save her. Peach couldn't even defend herself, all she does is yelling "Help!". It's an outdated trope found in old literature called "damsel in distress" and I feel like it sends a negative message to gameplayers that a woman's role is limited to being dependent on a man to rescue her. Does that make you not want to play Super Mario games anymore?