You also have to consider that gaming doesn't really have an equivalent of theatrical distribution The beginning of home video greatly weakened the power ratings had over consumers, and games have always been only on "home video"
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Replying to @arthur_affect @markemer and
So like back in the day it was a big deal if your game couldn't be sold on store shelves, and even today Steam is very leery about AO or unrated games But edgy indie devs give a lot less of a shit If you just want people to see your indie project you don't really need Steam
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Replying to @arthur_affect @markemer and
The only reason Steam is leery is outright porn, and they actually more or less permit that now. Afaik steam will now sell anything that isn't illegal under US law
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @arthur_affect and
Yes, it was a policy change a while ago. Their algorithm purged some LGBT content when it shouldn’t have, and instead of fixing the algorithm they decided to just stop gatekeeping at all.
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Replying to @bazzalisk @BootlegGirl and
I am conflicted on whether this was a good move, but it certainly removed the problem of their gatekeeping being biased ...
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Replying to @bazzalisk @arthur_affect and
Of course the remaining "gatekeeping" is if they can be plausibly concerned that there's graphic sexuality involving an underage character. Which led to a weird situation where GG types tried to get Life is Strange 2 taken down and I honestly couldn't see where they were wrong
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @bazzalisk and
LiS2 had a hetero romance between the 17 year old male lead and a 17 year old girl, and she takes off her shirt in the game - or so I'm told, I chose the gay option. Honestly I don't see how that's technically different than various hentai games having a character stated to be 17
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @bazzalisk and
The people who were making a stink about it were doing it to be "anti-SJW" but it did seem like a very questionable thing to include in the game
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Replying to @BootlegGirl @bazzalisk and
You can have a topless underage character (as long as she isn't played by an actual underage actor) in a movie, the number of movies that have such scenes is endless
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl and
American Beauty comes to mind. Thora Birch was 16. I actually don’t think they used a body double there according to my googling to find out her name.
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Oh yeah, and there was Pretty Baby with Brooke Shields Technically underage actors aren't illegal either, it's just controversial and might put you in the firing line of an obscenity trial (where you have to defend the assertion it has artistic value above prurient value)
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Replying to @arthur_affect @markemer and
Honestly I find people kind of freak out a little when I mention Pretty Baby exists and explain what it's about (I haven't actually seen it myself) Brooke Shields was literally 12 years old
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl and
Woah! I just looked it up. WTF!
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