Heartbreaking: found a potentially promising retro gaming YouTube channel only to check their channel and see that a fair bit of their other videos are complaining about woke DEI agendas in gaming
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A lot of these channels already strike me as a kind of easy onramp to some really messed up thinking. Gamer channels in general, I mean. Can we really take seriously the kind of people who think adding a power saver mode is "woke?" What, you don't have a power bill? Or does your mommy pay it?
A lot of boys are messed up by this kind of thinking long before they get a chance to even enter the real world. And the real world could smack them in the face or let them slide on privilege. That's a crap shoot often as not.
I find something similar happens to me as well with automotive content on YouTube. Get part way through a video, and they say something that seems out of place for what's happening. And that will just end it.
I kinda want to know who this is so I can unsubscribe to them. I follow a lot of retro channels but I don’t often check out their social media or other channels. I don’t want to give them any attention either.
It all went downhill when they made Peach playable in Super Mario Bros 2, destroying traditional family values of a fungus queen and her extradimensional plumber boyfriend.
I am glad that the guy who went viral for his rant against these anti-woke dudebros while playing the new Assassins’ Creed has some really good political views.
Not a gamer but I watch a lotta YouTube (most often tracking down 50s-70s TV rarities) and it’s hilarious (sad) how often I get recommended rage bait ‘anti-woke’ stuff when that’s absolutely not the sorta thing I click on. The algorithm ain’t getting that from me.
If you make a new account and don't type in anything. They'll mostly give you conservative and right-wing YT. I only know this from a few progressive YT that have done this experiment
I feel this in my bones. It's basically the worry of any OSR TTRPG enthusiast finding a new YouTube channel or writer and praying they aren't a horrid racist/sexist/transphobe/etc
watched a video from a guy talking about nu metal bands form his teens and at the end he teases his upcoming transphobic takes like it's the next marvel movie
Joe Rogan discourse. Uh, I got to double check details, but discourse over that lead Joe Rogan to stay onto the service, but other artists to be upset at Spotify's decisions.
Always hate when this happens... really wish more people would name names on this type of shit, I get other YTers not doing it but random viewers getting burned on someone's content should speak up and be clear on who and what instead of being cryptic...
Happened to me with a cartoon review channel and just guy straight up says hes a conservative republican and i just noped out so hard. Sucks too because he was talking about static shock and justice league unlimited.
Yeah, I know what you mean. I had to stop listening to an otherwise pretty good gaming podcast. I couldn't bear the constant "too woke" whining. It's sad.
Dude I’m in to Vtubers and it’s really shocking how many times I found a “vtubing reaction” that was really cool at first spiral into right wing loonacy usually about dei
I wish they wore that stuff on their sleeve a bit more. I hate watching a critical/negative review of something that spends the first 20 min making absolutely valid points and then their final thought is that it's all because of woke or DEI hires or what ever.
I joined a horror movie meetup group, and at my first event, the owner explained how he's going to reboot the Nightmare on Elm St franchise by making Freddie Krueger "anti-woke". He's not even a filmmaker.
When will the anti-woke crowd realize that video games are not just for them...
I'm thankful that Clint (LGR) hasn't complained about diversity. He even took a photo with someone that was wearing a fursuit at a retro gaming convention.
"They don't make games like Doom anymore because of woke"
*Me gesticulating at not only the renaissance of Boomer shooters, but also Doom games and WADs that surpass the design of the original levels regularly coming out*
I've turned off so many standup comedians I used to love because they start their shows with complaints about "cancel culture" and "you can't say ANYTHING anymore".
Bro, if your routine has shit that should be canceled, you ain't my kind of comedian.
Haha, no I mean, for YouTube creators being antiwoke! Lol MH itself has always been woke according to some tho, with the positive rep for both genders etc, and now MH Wilds let's any body type wear any masc or fem armor type I believe (can swap more revealing option, etc)
My immediate need when they said it was nargacuga, I don't think is in Wilds yet, and it'd be 3 games in a row, but mama needs that edgelord/lady mix n match lolz
I was watching a video about Concord, thought it was a solid history lesson about a very funny subject, until it randomly started talking about wokeness and characters prioritizing being queer over personality without ever elaborating.
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Disappointing to find so many chuds in the space.
Gotta be real shitty and weird to get dem clicks 😑
YT: This game is awesome!
Me: Yay! I’ve found my people!
YT: BuT wOkE…
Me: NOPE. Back to the drawing board…
I'm thankful that Clint (LGR) hasn't complained about diversity. He even took a photo with someone that was wearing a fursuit at a retro gaming convention.
Gotta figure how many of these anti woke people imagine games being bad when really it's the fact they commodified their hobby eating away at them.
*Me gesticulating at not only the renaissance of Boomer shooters, but also Doom games and WADs that surpass the design of the original levels regularly coming out*
One of the reasons I started making gaming video content was because I was so tired of this happening.
Bro, if your routine has shit that should be canceled, you ain't my kind of comedian.
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(Idk for sure, potato PC)
I'd kill for a whole ass cooking channel, hosted by returning palico chefs of the series!
These people don't deserve the right to vote.