So Gamespot called GTA V misogynist but still gave it a 9 out of 10 (note they use a 9-9.5 etc) cue the commentators proving their point (the reviewer is trans so they made comments)
Let me find this review....
Perhaps most troubling is a mission in which you’re instructed to torture a man. Trevor states that torture doesn't work, and the person ordering the torture is an arrogant and corrupt government official, suggesting that the scene is meant to be a critical commentary on the United States’ use of waterboarding and other “enhanced interrogation” methods. But the fact that Trevor (and you, if you want to progress through the story) tortures the man regardless, and that he does end up spilling more information as a result, sends a very different message. These moments of hypocrisy and inconsistency diminish the otherwise strong characters; it feels like they are leaping into situations not because it's what they would actually want to do, but because the mission design demands that they must.
This isn't a thing about misogyny, but I had to respond to it anyway. I think this is the first time in the review where Ms. Petit reveals that she doesn't understand the point behind the characters or their actions.
Characters constantly spout lines that glorify male sexuality while demeaning women, and the billboards and radio stations of the world reinforce this misogyny, with ads that equate manhood with sleek sports cars while encouraging women to purchase a fragrance that will make them “smell like a bitch.” Yes, these are exaggerations of misogynistic undercurrents in our own society, but not satirical ones. With nothing in the narrative to underscore how insane and wrong this is, all the game does is reinforce and celebrate sexism. The beauty of cruising in the sun-kissed Los Santos hills while listening to “Higher Love” by Steve Winwood turns sour really quick when a voice comes on the radio that talks about using a woman as a urinal.
She clearly doesn't understand what parody is. She's seeing a bunch of stuff that mocks modern-day sexism and misogyny and assuming that, despite its massive ridiculousness that nobody could ever take seriously, that it's meant to intentionally be degrading to women. Apparently if you don't roll your eyes or say "You are a terrible person if you think this is true!" after every joke, you're not
really being satirical.
