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Gamer Gatekeeping (lemmy.world)
submitted 7 months ago by yesman to c/memes
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[–] samus12345 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Even Broforce?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Oof. This gets complicated real quick.

'To gender games' can be broken down into several components:

a) It's bad when people say only one gender can or only one gender cannot play a game, a type or genre of games or games in general.

b) It's bad when people assume only one gender plays or one gender doesn't play a game, a type or genre of games or games in general.

c) It's bad when people question a gender identity because a person plays or does not play according to the norms of a) and b) (unless specifically wanted (see GNC people))

Play the fuq you want.

Zombies don't need to be male-coded, cottagecore doesn't need to be fem-coded.

Personally I'm not huge of fan of supposedly overt satire due to Poe's Law, but yes, anyone should be able to play Broforce and Broforce could've made it's point with less gendering of the subject.

[–] samus12345 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I saw it as poking fun at the hypermasculinity of 80s action movies, not anything about who should or shouldn't play the game. If that's what "gendering" a game means, then no, no game should be gendered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

This.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

There are female "Bros" in that game. Ellen Ripbro, Cherry Broling, The Brode, Tank Bro, Xebro, and Broffy

[–] samus12345 3 points 7 months ago

There are! I was mostly making a joke because of the name. Maybe I should have said Ms. Pac-Man instead.