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No, one company isn’t ‘forcing’ diversity into all your favorite video games

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (3 children)

If the art was already written with diverse characters like they were before companys like this existed then why do you have to hire a firm to make it diverse. A piece of art should not have another company come in and make "suggestions" on things to change to fit inside of a narrative.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (4 children)

I spoke with several employees of Sweet Baby Inc. to learn what the company actually does and how the misunderstanding of its role in the industry highlights a far broader problem.

You don't know what Sweet Baby Inc. does, but you assume the people complaining about SBI must be incorrect? Do journalists in any other sector of the market fall all over themselves rushing to defend companies like they do in game development?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The alternative is believing everything without confirming anything, do you think that's better?

Isn't it weird how your mom keeps having sex with your opponents in call of duty?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 8 months ago (8 children)

Ignoring the controversy for a second, I do think your writing is going to be shit if you outsource it, it just screams "I don't give a fuck, let some intern I can't even supervise do it". So while this company isn't egregious per se, the fact it exists and there's a demand for it spells a bigger issue with the industry.

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 8 months ago (4 children)

Motherfuckers need real struggle in their lives if this is the shit they're wasting their time on. Art will be diverse, always has been. Get the fuck over yourself and move on to something that caters to whatever bullshit narrative you need to wake up everyday and be an ignorant piece of shit. I mean, the Bible is a work of fiction that's been whitewashed with a cracker ass jesus, how about we start there?

Apologies for the rant, I usually have this type of nonsense filtered outta my feed.

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago

Anyone else sometimes get sideways glances from people when they tell others that video games are a big hobby you enjoy? Yeah, dumbass shit like this whole saga is why.

[–] [email protected] 38 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (9 children)

people unironically calling things woke arent exactly the brightest inviduals

rather see some more neutral reporting and investigation on what this company actually does, seems like pointless outrage right now

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (1 children)

It doesn't matter. These angry idiots have a narrative, and no amount of polite talking is going to convince them they were assholes.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've wondered what the term was for someone who acts like an incel, but might have had sex at one point or another. I guess it's "anti-woke", or whatever they're calling themselves now.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

It's "conservative."

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

upper echelon did a good piece on this

Edit: noticing a few down votes, if clicking on the video and seeing "woke" as the video image is off putting then please notice its in quotations.

As for the content, well informed about the industry and how esg rating system has lead to check boxing. The video is not saying to avoid inclusivity in vedeo games it is however saying that company's are riding on inclusivity to make money and they're doing so in a lazy way that doesnt seem to help the cause.

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