is Bayonetta 2 sexist?

There have been some people trying to say that the way bayonetta is portrayed isn’t sexist. With how often the entire screen is blocked out by her ass and tits I really don’t see how that is possible, how can a guy look at that and not realize he is being manipulated by sex? I argued this with a friend recently and they didn’t make a good case, but I have heard this elsewhere, and I am legitimately curious to know how anyone can say that isn’t sexist, someone please explain!!

Wow.. I have never said "Oh for ****'s sake" twice in a row, until now. OH FOR ****'S SAKE! Learn the difference between sexy and sexist.

Easy.... Bayonetta knows exactly what shes doing and is comfortable with who she is.

God forbid we live in a society where women consiously make the decision to become strippers and prostitutes.

I wouldn't say that Bayonetta, as a character, is a sexist portrayal of women.

I mean, she's a strong-willed, extremely competent action-woman who is also portrayed a caring mother (in the first game...eventually...more or less!), and who is definitely a commanding exhibitionist rather than an objectified sex doll. She's supremely comfortable with her sexuality, and utilises it to make herself even more powerful than she already is.

I don't think those traits are necessarily bad things. It's certainly better than a female character being ashamed of their sexuality, and arguably better than a character like Lara Croft, who is sexuality objectified in spite of being a badass action-woman. Bayonetta was also designed by a woman - which may help, but may also mean nothing.

It's possible that the game Bayonetta 2 is sexist in its depiction of this character - the awkward use of camera angles, and so on - but I couldn't say for sure. I haven't gotten around to Bayonetta 2 yet.

Even so...replaying Bayonetta 1, I'm surprised about how unsexualised everything is. There's shock value early on with nun outfits and poledancing and lollipops and whatnot, but after a couple of missions, her sexuality is just there without really being exploited. Most of the game plays like a straight beat-em-up, albeit one with an eccentric protagonist.

No, it's a design choice.

Wrong genre to describe games like this. Character-driven action games or action adventure games are much more accepted.

You do realize you just listed broad genres, right? Beat-em-up is a sub-genre of action. You beat people (well, angels) up in Bayonetta. It's a beat-em-up.

That's a poor explanation. So many games have guns or bows, that doesn't make them all shooters.

Bayonetta is not a beat-em-up. That term is reserved for 2d games like Streets of Rage or 3d games like The Bouncer.

Well, character-driven action game is ridiculous. Every game is character-driven. And it's certainly not an action adventure game. It's a beat-em-up with occasional shooting.

It's tacky, not sexist.

Why should women feel ashamed of their body and sexuality?

Should rhetorical questions be answered?

@JustPlainLucas

I think it is a Beat'em Up game. Infact Hack n Slah annd Beat'em Ups seem to criss Cross alot.

shes a powerful badass. She makes all women look good. I don't see how its sexist just cause she looks good doing it.

Everyone's a little bit sexist sometimes. Doesn't mean we go around committing hate crime.

No. Like others have said, she's sexy not sexist.

What exactly about Bayonetta is discriminatory towards the female sex?

Wasn't this exact thread done like a week or 2 ago?