A prom photo that shows a group of guys dressed up as various superheroes with their dates unveiling who the superhero is has gone viral.
However, a prominent video game director, David Jaffe, lashed out that the photo, saying that it was “sexist.”
As a comicGeek,I so want 2 love this prom picture.But it’s so grossly unaware of how sexist it is that I just can’t. pic.twitter.com/n0H4Ni13Mg
— davidscottjaffe (@davidscottjaffe) May 8, 2016
When someone asked what negative stereotype it portrays, he responded.
.@MShaneman The men as heroes, the women as subserviant. Not a single female hero. The men serious/in thought, the women only all smiles.
— davidscottjaffe (@davidscottjaffe) May 8, 2016
“The men as heroes, the women as subserviant. Not a single female hero. The men serious/in thought, the women only all smiles,” he said.
@davidscottjaffe @MShaneman What about the goofy smile on Cap’s face?Maybe the girls were into it, maybe they enjoyed it,how would we know?
— Marcel (@LAME_STREET) May 8, 2016
Then Jaffe, the video game director for “God of War,” compared it to the KKK.
@LAME_STREET @MShaneman I’d imagine the Klan was ‘into it’ when they lynched people. Doesn’t make the act any less racist/horrific.
— davidscottjaffe (@davidscottjaffe) May 8, 2016
@davidscottjaffe @LAME_STREET @MShaneman >prom photos are comparable to lynching
what a story mark
— Skip Choices (@mashxtowin) May 8, 2016
The photo was taken by Johnny Bolinger of BN Focus Photography.
Some users then sounded off, saying that people get too easily offended.
I think it´s safe to say that David Jaffe has lost his mind :S https://t.co/EjcevxXPXw #GamerGate #GamersUnite pic.twitter.com/86xGIa4ho7
— The Gaming Ground (@TheGamingGround) May 8, 2016
Comparing a pic of kids having a good time to the KKK to push an agenda. https://t.co/ILPpSbCtq2
— chris (@grapeade) May 8, 2016
@davidscottjaffe @MShaneman
if you have to overanalyse something to get offended, why not just choose to be happy hahaha— dan (@dhmapplethorpe) May 8, 2016
.@davidscottjaffe @MShaneman It’s a shame those girls didn’t have you there to tell them what’s best for them.
— Joseph F (@josephf5) May 8, 2016
@davidscottjaffe @MShaneman I’m so sorry none of these chicks felt like dressing up as super heroes to their prom. They should be ashamed!
— thøt (@guccitwist) May 8, 2016
@davidscottjaffe @MShaneman I know you’re mad that females still like masculine attributes and display it in feminine ways. Get over it.
— Todd Sweeney (@SomeKindaBoogin) May 8, 2016
The prom photo was taken by students who go to Subiaco Academy in Subiaco, Arkansas, according to NBC.
Bollinger explained to Mashable his reasoning: “They posed, I snapped a photo and, well, you see what happened when I posted it later that night.”
The photo has since been shared more than 300,000 times on Facebook.
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