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minus-squareyesman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up98arrow-down20·2 years agoThis 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.
minus-squarekaty ✨@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down3·2 years agocough big bang theory
minus-squareP03 Locke@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19arrow-down5·2 years agoNerd blackface.
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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.
cough big bang theory
Nerd blackface.
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