• chon@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Now, I don’t know what you feel is “woke”

    A combination of: Marxian economics—specifically the framework of oppressor and oppressed—applied to social categories such as gender, race, and sexuality + Critical Theory from the Frankfurt School.

    but just because there are people that don’t fit some preconceived mold, and they are included in a game, doesn’t make it magically political.

    I know you’re not directing this at me but still, I respectully disagree. This sudden overcompensation of swapping the gender, sexuality or race of characters in movies and games, under the guise of “celebrating diversity,” often feels less like a meaningful or thoughtful inclusion and more like a superficial, performative gesture. This trend is widespread and politically charged, driven not by genuine artistic intent but by a desire to align with current cultural trends. Some people call it “tokenism”.

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      13 minutes ago

      Oh look, the Cultural Marxism conspiracy theory.

      I think you’ve been consuming too much Jordan Petersen.

      That whole theory was rooted in anti-semitism and some weird mistrust that Jews were imposing culture on them. It’s the biggest load of baloney.

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      1 hour ago

      A combination of: Marxian economics—specifically the framework of oppressor and oppressed—applied to social categories such as gender, race, and sexuality + Critical Theory from the Frankfurt School.

      bro who is putting that in video games