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Producer for the Yorkshire Games Festival and Widescreen Weekend at the National Science and Media Museum. Classic film and games are my professional bag.
Twilight (2008) academic.
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Which is especially weird because witches and witching are definitely a thing in The Witcher
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I think you're right in the way it's used here. It was initially less intentionally derogatory but still a gendered construct to prescribe certain roles were considered feminine i.e. seamstress.
It sounds weird in fantasy though 😂
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I assumed he was being derogatory since the guy seemed like an asshole.
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this is my brand
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Bad Benny
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That'll be me when I can finally play it 😍. I think it's also the joy of non-gritty high fantasy that Skyrim kinda killed - hopefully the new Fable will give similar vibes.
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If I wanted to overanalyse then I'd say it's the ideal nostalgia gap paired with a yearning for a simpler time.
But really Oblivion is a sick game 🤘
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These could be AI people and i wouldn't know