Lisa Nakamura's article "Ramadan is Almoast here" examines several examples of virtual reality that provide further evidence for the objectification of female bodies, particularly in computer/video games and internet messaging. Mulvey suggests in her article that "the male figure cannot bear the burden of sexual objectification" (Mulvey 838). However, my own experience of computer gaming with text MUDs as well as graphical MMORPGs showed a trend of males playing female characters specifically for the attention attracted - in these cases "fringe benefits" of free handouts by other males trying to impress the females. One might argue that the gender-switching phenomenon only exists because the cyber world is a fantasy that bears little to no resemblance of reality, and thus males put in a female's position can overlook the physical aggression of the "male gaze" felt in real-life encounters. I find it extremely interesting that males would find female characters attractive to play because of the perceived bonuses that they get from the rest of the playerbase, while females might find the attention overbearing and unwanted; accepting gifts from others makes the character seem in a way "promiscuous," a trait which a male behind the character would be willing to exploit (possibly virtual consumerism?). The female on the other hand often finds herself in an uncomfortable position (perhaps because she is looking to socialize and is commodified instead?). Clearly there is quite a high degree of incomprehension between the genders based on perception/understanding, which influences impressions taken from experiences even if one is to "walk in the shoes" of the other gender (i.e. using a fantasy virtual-reality approach to promote feminism won't work). How does one ameliorate this difference? Sujean's and Claire's posts referred to the increasing objectification of men in modern media - does this really seem to be the answer (objectify everyone so they're all equal), or should we be working to eliminate objectification altogether?