Foxy Boxing: A terrible idea then...
Thursday, January 28, 2010 at 1:17AM ;)
I have an assignment for you readers out there: a simple two-step questionaire for you to spring upon your friends.
First, ask any video game fan who they think the strongest woman in the world is. Chances are they'll respond with Chun-Li, and why not? While Samus Aran may be considered the original "strong female lead" of video games, Chun-Li proved once and for all that women could kick just as much ass as the boys, still be sexy and at the end of the game she didn't even strip down to her underpants to prove it. With her iconic fashion sense and ferocious fighting style, Chun-Li has become a timeless icon for women in gaming.
Now for the second question: would you still respect Chun-Li had she entered a girls-only Street Fighter tournament? Suddenly, the persona of Chun-Li doesn't sound all that fierce or, for lack of a better term, badass. This is what the organizers of the annual EVO Championship Series fighting game tournament (whom I love dearly) are asking the community to do and I for one can't stand the idea one bit.
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