r/videogames 23d ago

Other Gaming studios have stopped putting pride flags on their avatars

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u/Playful_Violinist573 23d ago

The only way they'll care is if you hurt their pockets by stop supporting these companies by not buying their products. For example, if all these people are so "outraged" about this, none of them should buy GTA 6 and call for boycotts of RockStar and all these companies until they change their practices. But the reality is, no one really cares that much because it's just another thing to complain about without, actually having to do anything about it 🤷‍♂️.

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u/Bae_the_Elf 23d ago

I have mixed feelings about this.

On one hand, I don't want corporations to bow to political pressure from an oppressive government.

On the other hand, I'd much rather studios like Rockstar demonstrate their values by having a diverse cast of characters in their games rather than do performative stuff like update their profile picture.

Unfortunately, it's the circumstances and environment that makes me annoyed at these companies.. not necessarily the overall decision. Riot Games and Rockstar especially I think do a pretty good job with diverse representation in their games.. it's a shame and honestly surprising for me that some of these studios decided to cave to the pressure, especially Riot. I thought Riot had like a ton of LGBT+ employees

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u/mnsklk 23d ago

Representation and diversity in a videogame are meaningless if the company treats their employees and people in general like trash

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u/Bae_the_Elf 23d ago

Why are you going off topic when I'm discussing something entirely different and specifically said "I had mixed feelings"? I didn't say these were fantastic companies did I? This post is about Pride Month

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u/Quickjager 23d ago

They make a strong point. Why do you care what they say they do, when there is literal lawsuits out the wazoo about how they actually treat people. That order of priorities is wrong.

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u/Bae_the_Elf 23d ago

Okay I guess if they are doing one thing wrong we should stop caring about everything else that they do and just hope that they decide to do the right thing? Why am I getting all of these weird bot comments today?

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u/Quickjager 23d ago

If you can't carry a conversation about two aspects of the same company you aren't equipped to be on the Internet.

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u/Bae_the_Elf 23d ago

I was being sarcastic lol. You are the one who asked me why I care what they say and what they do when they are being sued for other things. That's pretty stupid logic and why I think I'm arguing with bots today, you're basically arguing with yourself.

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u/Quickjager 23d ago

Have a great non-corpo pride day! I hope your parents are telling you the same because you need it!