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by Karunamon 4292 days ago
Though there's a huge difference between "knowing about it" and railing against it.

My takeaway is that the Anita Sarkeesians (the person who made the argument against Watch Dogs that I mentioned) of the world want the same thing the Jack Thompsons of the world do - suppression (not recognition, suppression) of that which makes them uncomfortable, using a very weak appeal to the greater good in an attempt to legitimize it.

And on a more meta level, I have yet to see so much as one criticism of any particular video game for $isms that was simultaneously:

* Completely factual

* Well researched

* Not misleading

* Not judgmental as to the game's target audience

If such a thing were to exist, I think it would be a great boon to both the cause of social justice warriors and video gaming as a maturing art form. Unfortunately, everyone that's gone down this path, that I'm aware of, seems to abandon all of the above and instead create shrill, judgmental, self-congratulatory pieces that cause people with any ounce of rationality to sigh and move on.