Important distinction:
Sarkeesian isn’t blaming games for sexism, she’s simply highlighting the ways in which they contribute to pre-existing ideas of women as objects to be coveted, saved and discarded. In her first Damsel in Distress video she traces the trope back to ancient Greek mythology, and throughout the Tropes Vs Women series makes regular references to the wider media as impacting our cultural ideologies and enforcing gender paradigms.