I don't think these defenders would come out like this if people weren't so damn aggressive with their criticism, to the point of insulting those who don't agree with them. Doesn't help that a lot of people take these sexism debates with games too far and too personal.
Lot's of the threads discussing women in games and feminism almost immediately have someone come post insults towards both rather than discussing their problems in a tame and civil manner. The poster that I quoted who quoted another posters comment about social justice and feminism was on the first page before any real discussion had started.
The last part of your post, why shouldn't we? I'm a girl and so these things ARE personal. I think they're valid issues to discuss so that we can target the problems within the industry and try to change them.
Now I'm not saying I fully agree with Matt, because according to a poster in this thread a lot of what he said is incorrect however the gigolo mode does still have some issues like the X-ray glasses, DLC or not.
How can I disagree? I havent played the game. I do know from this very thread that the guy in question has misrepresented the game to make it sound a lot worse than it actually is in context, something that seems like a recurring them amongst feminists both male and female, at least in regards to videogame.
If you can't find a way to disagree, then why are you generalizing feminists?
This guy doesn't represent all feminists but for a second let's pretend everything in his video is true, do you agree with him or not? Why is it that you would think it's okay to objectify a women that way? Because that post was made before it was proven a lot of his claims are incorrect.
If we're going to point out trends, I notice a lot of men jump into feminism threads and completely dismiss them just based off the name rather than their actual point.