Art by me, Rosemarie: The Women of GTA V

Terisa Peer (left) and Amy Randall (right)

Hello lovely people.

Time to post an in-progress look at my "Women in GTA V" photography series that I have started. Long story short, I love Grand Theft Auto (GTA) V. I love the story line, the raunchy characters, the beautiful scenery, the graceful game-play, and don't even get me started on the online world where you create and play your own character. There's only one, tiny, small baby-hiccup...none of the main characters are women. They never have been women, and I fear that perhaps they never will be women. The only women featured in the game as side characters are highly sexualized, making them objects of physical attraction. 45% of all gamers today are WOMEN, so why don't we see more women characters? Can't a woman be awesome, too?

The answer to that folks is, why yes, women can be quite awesome indeed. This series takes "Michael," "Trevor," and "Franklin," the game's main characters, and transforms them into "Michelle," "Treva," and "Francine." Posted today are photos of Michelle and Treva: bad to the bone. I also included a video at the very bottom of this post that introduces you to the main characters of GTA V if you're curious to see the personalities that I am recreating.

I hope you enjoy this update on my first feminist piece that I am ecstatic about! As always, thanks for reading and have yourself an awesome day.