I always thought GRM's main influence was the Wars of the Roses, for the following reasons: 1: Westeros looks very similar to England - it even has a Wall, north of which is a scary land full of mons… (View Post)

Actually, regarding He-Man, this is a good point...it's not just women who get sexualised with impractical armour, men get it too sometimes. Male "barbarians" from bronze age style settings… (View Post)

I think the difference between "gamers" and "people who play games" is similar to that between a "movie buff" and "someone who goes to the cinema sometimes". M… (View Post)

I'm going to say "no preference", because I often do both. Some character concepts I find work better as female (and also because I'm a real sucker for the old "hot woman kicking ass&q… (View Post)

Ah, true. That's probably the reason then, the fact that she's dressed as a man, and men don't generally wear mail bikinis and boob plate. (View Post)