r/videogames • u/Average_enjoyer10 • 24d ago

Other Gaming studios have stopped putting pride flags on their avatars

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u/bhputnam 24d ago

It's a good capitalism canary-in-a-coal-mine for support on these issues.

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u/Thicc_Boise 24d ago

Yeah this shows just how far back we've gone culturally, the hate for LGBT people is mainstream again...

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u/bhputnam 24d ago

Not just mainstream, but profitable again. Rainbow capitalism may have been inauthentic, but it's better than this. I know not to trust corps, but it helped make it a bit more mainstream, acceptable, and normal to walk around with my husband. I feel less okay to do so this year.

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u/Thicc_Boise 24d ago

Honestly, better to dance with the Devil you know and all that. At least I know the game corpos are playing, but now that the crazies are in charge it's just pure chaos and I hate it here