I remember this starting and just being confused. Somebody made an indie game, some people didn’t like the game, and her ex boyfriend says she slept with a guy who blogged about it? Why does anyone who’s not directly involved with the situation care?
I do remember earlier moral panics about violent video games and music lyrics, but the suggestion that people trying to police political correctness in games was the same kind of threat seemed absurd to me.
On the other hand, the first Witcher game from 2007 has cards the player collects as achievements for having sex with female NPCs, and that doesn’t seem like something a major title in 2026 would do unless it was actively trying to be provocative.
I was surprised to learn that many young men were that sexist. If anything, I figured gamer men would be glad to have more women around because it would increase their chances of getting laid.
I remember this starting and just being confused. Somebody made an indie game, some people didn’t like the game, and her ex boyfriend says she slept with a guy who blogged about it? Why does anyone who’s not directly involved with the situation care?
Yes and the larger picture given was how SJWs (what year is it) were trying to police gaming.
I thought that was going to be the equivalent of Tipper Gore going after metal and hip-hop.
I do remember earlier moral panics about violent video games and music lyrics, but the suggestion that people trying to police political correctness in games was the same kind of threat seemed absurd to me.
On the other hand, the first Witcher game from 2007 has cards the player collects as achievements for having sex with female NPCs, and that doesn’t seem like something a major title in 2026 would do unless it was actively trying to be provocative.
Because gaming is a man’s space. The subset of men who believe that statement were looking for a reason to yell about it.
I was surprised to learn that many young men were that sexist. If anything, I figured gamer men would be glad to have more women around because it would increase their chances of getting laid.
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