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Batman: Arkham Asylum is out this week, and I was thinking you and I should take a moment to look at the hot hot hot redesigns of Batman villains Poison Ivy and Harley Quinn. I was going to point out Ivy’s bare midsection, heavy bosoms and underwear made out of leaves, and Harley’s corset and skirt.

But dammit, while I was looking for images I came across a posting at Toronto Thumbs called Harley Quinn: Not A Sex Object and another posting at Feministing about the same subject. The Toronto Thumbs article accuses game journalists as misogynistic in their writings about Harley. The Feministing post goes a different way, accusing the game’s creators of not treating the character respectfully.

“Shit,” thought I. “What’s a guy with a sex-in-video games blog supposed to do?” Is oogling sexed-up female characters in a game wrong? Is sexing them up to sell more copies of the game also wrong? What is right? These are the questions of our times!

Well I’ve done my thinking on the subject and here’s my conclusion: These are fictional characters. No one’s being exploited and no one’s getting their feelings hurt by being oogled. And you know what? Even if these were real people, they’d be actors, and actors are no strangers to being made into sex objects.

It’s fine with me if the game’s developers want to throw a little sex appeal into their product. Honestly, who is it hurting? I see nothing wrong with sexuality, whether it’s directed towards women or men.

"I will make love to this clown, discreetly and tender."

And don’t think Arkham Asylum only sexes-up its women. Just take a look at what the game’s developers did to The Batman. Check out those bulging pecs, hard abs and rippling biceps! If any fictional character should feel exploited, it’s the game’s hero. They turned him into a total beefcake. You can’t even see the logo on his chest because his tits are so damn huge.

So fuck it. If I wanna drool over a video game character then, by golly, I’m gonna do so. Video game makers don’t create attractive characters on accident, and it’s certainly no secret why the most famous actors are also the most beautiful. Sex lives in our society constantly, and no one should be looked down upon for embracing it. And with that in mind, check out these hot shots of Harley and Ivy from Batman: Arkham Asylum!

And in case you were wondering what Poison Ivy looks like in action, check out this cinematic trailer: