• troed@fedia.io
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    It’s that the game, story, or environment is being sacrificed to shove a political message down your throat.

    … said by people who only know of this because today we talk about that message. The same people who loved Starship Troopers without realising it’s a tale about the dangers of fascism. Who cheered Fight Club not realising it criticized male stereotypes. And lauded the Fallout video game series even though it on purpose allows same sex relationships since Fallout 2.

    Sheep. Led by Russian propaganda filtered through their current favorite “I tell it like it is”-influencers.

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      said by people who only know of this because today we talk about that message

      So what you’re saying is that those games didn’t shove their message down people’s throat while modern games do? That while they did have a political message, they didn’t make it core to the experience and presented it in a way that allowed people who only wanted to play to completely ignore it?

      You are validating the above comment’s point.

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        So what you’re saying is that those games didn’t shove their message down people’s throat while modern games do?

        No, learn to read

        They clearly said that it’s just a new message they the people actually see now that it’s in the societal eye, the people whining about woke are the same people who missed the point of other media, too

        That while they did have a political message, they didn’t make it core to the experience

        They mentioned Fight Club. If you think the political message isn’t core to that movie then, well, you’re one of the dipshits being discussed

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          That while they did have a political message, they didn’t make it core to the experience

          If you think the political message isn’t core to that movie then, well, you’re one of the dipshits being discussed

          And fucking starship troopers. Anyone who doesn’t see the politics of that movie is either completely media illiterate or isn’t able to actually see messages that aren’t pointed out to them. I’m not sure they could have been more overt without NPH throwing the Nazi salute.

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          If you think the political message isn’t core to that movie then, well, you’re one of the dipshits being discussed

          No need to be rude.

          I didn’t watch fight club. I have no idea what it’s about. If it is intended to educate people on political issues, great. If it is intended to entertain and only discusses political issues subtly in the background, great. If it is intended to entertain, but fails at doing so because of presenting a political message in a manner that hinders entertainment, not great.