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Well it seems like people here donā€™t agree with me. OK.

Iā€™m locking this post now as the very thing that I said happens has happened. Right here. I was called a bigot for being against DEI.

Calling people racists or bigots and/or claiming harassment when those people call You out and then screaming VICTIM is simply unacceptable

Most of you have also proved my very first point for my far more effectively than I ever could

Being a gamer on the internet in 2024 is not a very pleasant experience.

Which unless you conform to the beliefs of the very loud and vocal minority is unfortunately a fact of life 2024.

The hard leftists have decided they own the internet and gaming industry and everyone else who dares oppose them is not welcome.

Being a gamer on the internet in 2024 is not a very pleasant experience.

You either support DEI in games or youā€™re a racist bigot. Thereā€™s no middle ground.

What happened to the days when we could talk about the games we like without having to worry if we are ALLOWED to like a certain game?

If I was proclaim my support for Suicide Squad kills the Justice League the right wing gamers would yell at me. If I was to say I didnā€™t like Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League the left wing gamers and the journalists would yell at me.

Thereā€™s no way to win.

My person opinion is all politics, racial issues and gender identity should be left out of games and writers should create the stories that they want to create without worrying if they have enough white or black or gay or trans characters. As long as the story is good and the gameplay is good and the characters are well developed most people donā€™t care what colour the main character is or if theyā€™re gay or not.

But in 2024 that just isnā€™t the world we live in anymore.

The developers and journalists seem to have decided that gamers are the enemy and will be told what to like and if they push back they are branded as taking part in harassment campaigns.

So the gaming industry crashing and having to start again probably wouldnā€™t be the worst thing in the world.

Iā€™m tired of being told what to like and what not to like by developers, journalists and other gamers on both sides of the arguments.

Iā€™ve been a gamer for 34 years and I donā€™t have any desire to buy any new games or support any developer for the foreseeable future and that makes me sad.

I love playing games and I loved talking about games but things have changed and itā€™s no longer fun.

  • MaddieTianOP
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    7 months ago

    If you donā€™t support DEI, you are in fact a bigot.

    This is the problem. You used the word FACT instead of ā€œin my view you are a bigot.ā€

    Youā€™ve decided youā€™re RIGHT and Iā€™m WRONG and that simply isnā€™t your call to make.

    Thanks for proving my point for me.

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      I used the word fact because I am indeed correct. If you donā€™t like seeing black people in a fantasy video game, itā€™s because you hate black people. Youā€™re arguing against artistic freedom because you want to only see white people, lmao

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        7 months ago

        Did I say I donā€™t like seeing black people in games?

        Did I say I only want to see white people in games?

        I didnā€™t, you know I didnā€™t but you CHOSE to play those cards and make blatantly false claims.

        You think you effectively call people racist with impunity.

        You canā€™t.

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      7 months ago

      They paraphrased your own post, dude. You are the one setting up this wild wild argument.

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        7 months ago

        Well Iā€™m fairly sure I didnā€™t start the name calling.

        No, I definitely didnā€™t.

        So why defend them after they start throwing words like ā€œbigotā€ around?

        Itā€™s always the same. The ones that preach that DEI is a good thing or who claim ā€œharassmentā€ are always the first to start throwing the insults then scream VICTIM!

        Itā€™s sad really. Very sad.

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            7 months ago

            Did I call anyone a racist bigot? No.

            I said, which has just been proved here, that supporters of DEI will (and just did) call you a racist and a bigot for not believing what they believe.

            Iā€™ve literally just been called a bigot for speaking up for what I believe. You have no case.

            • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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              7 months ago

              The problem is that what you believe is racist and bigoted, so speaking up for it is racist and bigoted. Hope that helps!

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                7 months ago

                Again. Thanks for proving my point.

                You BELIEVE itā€™s racist and bigoted. Doesnā€™t make it fact though does it.