A few days ago, I came across an article about Sony's new "Fat Princess" game on Yahoo. I shared the link with girls on the GWEB, and it inspired GWEB member Avery Grey to write the following post.

by Avery Grey

Let me start off by saying America would be nothing if it didn't have controversy. I mean, think about it: without our celebrities juicy gossip, what else is there to do? Well, for starters, you could read a book, play outside, and use your imagination! But then again, that's what people do; they use their imagination and come up with things like . . ."Fat Princess." This cheerful, colorful, downloadable game is the cause of controversy.

The object of the game is simple: keep the princess from getting captured in a new-take on capture the flag! Sounds great, no? Well, here's the catch: while the opposing teams are spilling each other's guts (and yes, they actually are), you have to fill your princess with cake. The fatter your princess is, the harder it is to capture her.

OK. Now what kind of dummy would think this game would go over well?!?

Sony said they didn't think about it, that it was just a cute game, for "fun." One of the first bloggers to cover the "Fat Princess" game, Melissa McEwan, wrote about her dislike of the game and finished with a picture of her flipping the bird. My response to this controversy is simple. Yes, it is a game which is meant to be taken with a form of lightness, but I don't feel it's necessary to do it in a way that feels . . . wrong. I mean, what kind of message is it sending? A hatred of curvaceous women, in a time when our countries girth size is fluctuating! Or that girls, of all kinds, need to stay at a size two like the princesses in Disney movies? I say, more power to the curvy princesses of the world, but as for the game, it lacks point to me. (A message to all sensible gamers, don't waste your money on this.)