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hollynielsen.bsky.social • 44 days ago

Who could have possibly seen this coming.

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-gamergator-rhetoric-of-historical-accuracy-has-come-back-to-bite-kingdom-come-on-the-arse

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hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

It’s almost like “accuracy” means nothing because accurate to what histories? By creating a game you have to curate and make decisions that inherently will lead you away from academic analysis.

hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

I mean, it’s *almost* like “accuracy” is a fools errand often used to disguise other intentions, and also generally is an incredibly boring way to think of historical media.

hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

Seriously, how many times do we need to have this discussion.

hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

These people do not care about how global and interconnected and diverse history is. They don’t care about history at all, they just want to live their whitewashed fantasy

hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

(Also renewing my call for journalists when covering games like this not to repeat terms like “historically accurate” without interrogation)

hollynielsen.bsky.social•44 days ago

(Locking this thread because I’m going to sleep and I don’t want the anxiety)