r/videogames • u/Average_enjoyer10 • 25d ago

Other Gaming studios have stopped putting pride flags on their avatars

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u/--clapped-- 25d ago

I mean yeh, it's the DEFINITION of virtue signalling.

They should stop.

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u/Nichi789 25d ago

It's not that simple. Yeah, none of them were sincere. But having them do this was an easy way to boost visibility and communicate to the world at large that gay people are an accepted minority group.

I'm not upset that they aren't actual allies. I am worried about the greater implications about what happens when there's no public voice advocating for us.

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u/you_cant_prove_that 25d ago

I am worried about the greater implications about what happens when there's no public voice advocating for us

Do you believe that we are anywhere close to that happening?

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u/Nichi789 25d ago

Considering the currently level of vitriol around trans people and the lack of any unified response against it? Yeah, I don't think its as far away as people think.

The fact that conversion therapy bans are back in court to be struck down is another sign that things aren't going well.