and yeah okay shit can be annoying but if we're gonna get angry about games, let's make it about racism, sexism, etc
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Replying to @AdmiralHip @thelionmachine
and given that fandoms are overwhelmingly racist and sexist as well...like it's really bad.
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and also i think that the criticisms of game characters are informed by said racism and sexism
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given the dialogue about any black or brown character in any video game ever.
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well any PoC. basically any char that isn't a cishet white man
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it's this inherent racism (&sexism & homophobia) that keeps me firmly in the "casual" end of gaming.
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I do give my money to indie/smaller projects that push what are sadly still boundaries in my favorite gaming genres.
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yeah. and honestly having a diverse and respectful game shouldn't be revolutionary but it is
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and the fact that still so many game devs who pride themselves on being for diversity in games or w/e still pull shit
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dragon age is a major example of this.
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and it's frustrating because i love the series but there are so many damn issues with representation in it
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