As a man I am offended by the way men are portrayed in this video game.
Why do I only have the choice to play:
A) A rich middle-aged asshole with a cheating wife and 2 shitty kids.
B) An black gang banger who lives in the projects.
C) A dangerous hillbilly redneck who runs a meth lab and enjoys murder.
Why can't I play a strong, successful male character who has been to university and has a great career and is generally happy with life and doesn't have any personal issues?
Rockstar you shit heads, why can't you more accurately portray real life instead of parodying it?!
I understand your case but no one points that out and gets thoroughly disrespected because of their opinion and that's my issue. If a woman brings up a case about how women are portrayed in video games, they are ALWAYS bashed for it and it get pointed out in disgusting ways.
I remember when Bioshock Infinite had some controversy about the male lead and though it was a topic of discussion, no male journalist or reviewer was disgraced because of his opinion. I completely agree that the stereotypes in games, especially GTA, are just as unfunny as they are in real life but no one has a problem with that. No one is making that case in any review because it's about 'Men'. The black stereotype isn't even a topic of debate and that's a huge issue.
But women.. Always women in games, if they are to be discussed, it turns out to be a full on bash because she doesn't know what she's talking about or either she shouldn't have an opinion and she shouldn't point out things because it somehow isn't relevant to the entire purpose of the game. No, the game being misogynistic should not not be pointed out and should not be addressed. It's apart of the game and if you don't understand it then Gtfo. That attitude is ridiculous.