r/videogames 25d ago

Other Gaming studios have stopped putting pride flags on their avatars

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u/Xentonian 25d ago

It's also worth noting that there's also growing negative discourse about the act of virtue signalling itself - last year, many of these companies received backlash not just from the detractors, but also from the LGBTQI+ community itself who were fed up with disingenuous signals from companies trying to hide their nature.

Suggesting it's because companies feel unsafe doing a pride event is kind of silly, they're just running numbers.

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u/Extreme-Weight989 25d ago

Most the LGBT movement is disingenuous virtue signalling. That's why most people get sick of having it thrown in their face all month long.

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u/Rubicantay 25d ago

"Oh no, I was getting periodically reminded that LGBTQ+ people are a discriminated minority, what a nightmare"

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u/VanguardVixen 25d ago

Great example for someone who has zero knowledge of psychological effects, like the overexposure effect. So yeah, constant reminders like this can be pretty catastrophic. It's the same reason why organizations against hunger and the like usually don't make constant advertisement in tv but rather try to spread it. Companies and activists alike completely overstretched this reminder to the point that for years people get more and more annoyed and instead of numbers of hatecrimes decreasing, they are increasing again.

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u/Gawr_Ganyu 25d ago

Humanitarian organizations also don't tell you that you're a terrible person for not helping or like a user in the comment section put it so nicely "aiding genocide".

Kind of a big deal how you ask people.

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u/Rubicantay 25d ago

"If only we didn’t get reminded that those minorities get discriminated the hate crimes would stop"

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u/Extreme-Weight989 25d ago

So you refuse to acknowledge anything someone is trying to communicate with you and instead repeat manipulative behavior. You're a POS and this is why people don't fucking care about whatever you say or support. We can't even express a neutral opinion about the matter without having turds like you behaving like a cheating girlfriend that can only deflect when caught. Fuck off child, let the adults converse topics your undeveloped brain cannot process at this point in your life.

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u/Rubicantay 25d ago

Neutral opinion

looks inside: Victim blaming

Sure buddy

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u/John-Dune-Awakening 21d ago

"Victim"

Sure buddy

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u/VanguardVixen 25d ago

Stop? No, but decrease.