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"Woke" games (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I agree with you, slapping a veneer of diverse identity on a character post-facto is often just performative bullshit. At best it's bad representation, at worst it's cynical pinkwashing and pandering for profit.

But that's not a distinction I have ever seen an "anti-woke gamer" railing against.

What I do see them railing against is any representation in games that does not pander to their own personal preferences.

Did you not encounter any of the backlash to Ellie's sexuality? Honestly I think FNV only escapes a lot of that kind of vitriol because it was released pre-gg.

Shaun hits a lot of my major concerns in his new video.