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PCGamer opened a forum that prohibits users from talking about guns, religion, sexuality, abortion, politics, economics (up: policy taken down)
- Thread starter Chairmanchuck (另一个我)
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What a joke.
How can you even meaningfully discuss video games in 2020 whilst banning discussing politics, economics and sexuality?!?!? Themes which are deeply embedded in many aspects of the cultural medium.
Does no guns mean that there's no discussion of FPS games?
How can you even meaningfully discuss video games in 2020 whilst banning discussing politics, economics and sexuality?!?!? Themes which are deeply embedded in many aspects of the cultural medium.
Does no guns mean that there's no discussion of FPS games?
User banned (1month): Inflammatory generalizations, platform warring + numerous prior infractions for hostility, trolling and inflammatory rhetoric
Between shit like this, thinking master race memes are funny, and the worst most vile segments of gamers' preferred genres (both that Mordhau controversy and the GOG trans stuff omes to mind) being primarily on the platform, PC gamers really need to get their house in order.
bwahaha that's so fucking cringe.
if i was a pc gamer journo my head would be vanishing into my body with embarrassment like a tortoise right now.
thank goodness they've finally created the promised land where games can be entirely stripped of all social, political and economic context.
if i was a pc gamer journo my head would be vanishing into my body with embarrassment like a tortoise right now.
thank goodness they've finally created the promised land where games can be entirely stripped of all social, political and economic context.
It seems like they just wanted to use the word "grapes" and came up with words that would fit with that.
Isn't demanding to be apolitical not also a political statement...
Which means, specifically not talking about politics is political and should be banned there...
Which means, specifically not talking about politics is political and should be banned there...
I took that as don't make topics about these. I didn't take it as don't discuss it if it's not there in the game.
Mainly because of they allow it if the content they post warrants it.
I'm ok with being wrong on this though.
That's economics, so no dice.
Seriously whoever thought of this isn't the galaxy brain they think they are.
I mean, getting politics out of my games is a tired meme but now we have GRAPES.
Did you miss the part where it said "except where these topics are expressly covered in articles posted by the PC Gamer Editorial Staff?"
That's some ole both sides bullshit
"And reality has a well-known liberal bias!" - Stephen Colbert, WHCA dinner 2006
"And reality has a well-known liberal bias!" - Stephen Colbert, WHCA dinner 2006
ok then call it GPRAPES
edit: on second thought perhaps trying to sum up all banned topics down to a simple acronym was not a good idea
But then why list it separately to politics?
Guess they didn't want RAPES as an acronym.