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Nothing was off-limits for retro game ads (startrek.website)
submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/retrogaming
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[–] yesman 78 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This kind of marketing ruined gaming culture.

There is a throughline between gendered marketing; the idea that young hetero men owned gaming; and chud gaming culture like gamergate.

The idea of the young horny gamer dude is sexist toward men too. Never mind the accompanying stereotypes of gamers as loosers and nerds.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

cough big bang theory

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago

Nerd blackface.