SOS how has nobody written about the weird turn in "girl gaming" towards body horror? like plastic surgery, oral surgeon, foot doctor etc games replacing makeup or dressup games. in this new paradigm of girl gaming, the meaning of "makeover" is more than skin deep. the turn inwards is very fascinating. it totally aligns with the decline of web based gaming and rise of mobile apps. maybe it ties into the clickbait economy? but the grotesque, abject femininity is something more of the same, in a way. neoliberal femininity maybe? the internalization of beauty standards parallels the internalization of the economy? thinking about self-help entrepreneur mantras like "invest in yourself" but also more recent feminist discourse ("do what makes you confident and happy") emphasizing autonomy/agency in relation to body mods. girlies i need yr help figuring this one out...<3