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A community for progressive issues, social justice and LGBT+ causes in media, gaming, entertainment and tech.

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"History does not repeat itself but it often rhymes."

If you're not aware of what's going on Aftermath have an excellent write-up:
https://aftermath.site/sweet-baby-detected-conspiracy-theory-steam

Currently another right-wing harassment campaign is raging and it keeps escalating, drawing wider circles every day. At the heart is a small consultancy company, called Sweet Baby Inc. They are accused of "destroying games with diversity and inclusivity". It is - of course - conspiratorial nonsense, the company isn't even doing what the chuds accuse them of. The fake outrage is yet again a pretext to spout hate and revel in sexism, racism, homo- and transphobia.

If all of this feels familiar to those who have been around the last time, that's because it is: 2024's Gators have fully the moniker of "GamerGate 2.0"

In the tenth year since GamerGate, we're seeing a repeat of it in the harassment campaign against narrative design studio Sweet Baby Inc. The same forces that set off the initial one have changed their language and targets, but the reactionary current is back, only strengthened in the intervening years, and still enabled by a corporate class that cares more about profit margins than worker well being.

This campaign - like in 2014 - is a part of the larger right-wing attack against anything that their fascist ideology disapproves of. Like the last time, they choose a small group to punish and harass in order to send a wider message. This needs to be stopped. But what we get instead is yet another failure of management class: Valve and Discord who own the platforms where (currently) the majority of the harassment is organized, have yet to take any measure. All we can do at the moment is to support each other and oppose the fascists.

So to SBI and its workers, solidarity, always.

~ The Ghazi mod team

PPS: Free Palestine

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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/20072049

In the show, a storyline involving her character Remy having an interracial relationship was considered so shocking that she said there were “insane death threats constantly coming into the studios” and extra security had to be hired. Remy was also bisexual, something she says was considered groundbreaking at the time, but is commonplace today. “Seeing what’s on television now, if you watch ‘Euphoria,’ the fact that that my character was shocking and groundbreaking then, it’s like, no, it’s nothing.”

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Ex-staff members say they saw one of the couple who runs the site kissing and touching a drunk colleague.

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Players online had already been pointing out the similarities

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Fans say Muppet History sent them unwanted sexual messages.

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A confusing mess.

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Incy wincy spider became a giant red orb.

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1985's Marginal is an interesting example of how BL comics can be used to talk about women’s experiences of gender and the patriarchy.

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On October 27, 2024, two districts in the state of Tennessee called for the removal of various manga titles from school libraries. The series, among which are beloved franchises like Jujutsu Kaisen, My Hero Academia, and Attack on Titan, were deemed inappropriate for children. The government officials who approved the mandate determined that the manga series violated the state's Age-Appropriate Materials Act.

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After playing wheelchair-bound Nessarose in 'Wicked', Marissa Bode called out ableist jokes about the character that made her "deeply uncomfortable."

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When thinking of “disability representation” a dark urban fantasy and a former eroge like Tsukihime may not be the first thing that comes to mind, but its unfiltered depictions of Shiki’s experience with his curse, and its overall themes of otherness, isolation, and perspective speak profoundly to the marginalized experience.

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A Russian disinformation operation has set its sights on Stalker 2, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian perseverance.

Archived version without paywall

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cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/gaming@lemmy.world/t/1484642

Musk says he's going to launch an "AI game studio" at his xAI startup.

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A group of workers at 2K's Motion Capture Studio in Petaluma are now hoping to usher in 'positive change.'

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TOKYO -- Ninety-seven filmmakers in Japan recently released a joint statement opposing discrimination against LGBTQ people and other sexual minorities

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Hitman developer IO Interactive has cut ties with MMA fighter Conor McGregor, following last week's Irish High Court ru…

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The creator of an infamous childrens' experience from earlier this year said all the drama "had taken a toll on his mental health."

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Windstorm: The Legend of Khiimori is a horse aficionado’s dream project

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Joe Rogan – the man and the cultural phenomenon – is not something you can simply grow in a tube. But cries for a liberal Joe Rogan elide a more salient point: There is already a left-leaning content creator ecosystem, headed up by personalities like Hasan Piker, and the Democratic establishment hates it.

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IGN investigates the behind-the-scenes battle for the hearts and minds of Disco Elysium’s army of fans.

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Parents test if school leaders can be prosecuted over failure to report AI nudes.

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A firestorm began brewing on social media late last night when members of the staff from Disney's Moon Girl And Devil Dinosaur alleged that..

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