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[-] Mk23simp 78 points 1 month ago

Fellas, is it woke to like attractive women?

[-] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

True "conservatives" prefer them underage.

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 month ago

Liking women is so gay.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Only if they're not white.

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

Yes, you have to like underage anime girls to not be woke.

[-] Resplendent606@piefed.social 50 points 1 month ago

I have a confession. When these people say something is "woke," it makes me want to check it out as it might be a piece of art that has things I care about, like inclusion and fairness. I keep a list of "woke" games bookmarked so I can learn about new games that normally wouldn't be on my radar to checkout. They think everything is "woke." It hasn't been updated since March, but it still has a lot of content on it.

Here is the list:
https://store.steampowered.com/curator/44927664-Woke-Content-Detector/

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 25 points 1 month ago

My favorite review was the one for Gloomhaven, a fantasy game.

Out-of-place diversity in a 'medieval' setting. The Scoundrel class is a WOC. Multiple other units are POC with no explanation as to how such diversity exists.

...........From my understanding "Game has monsters no need explain. PoC? HOLY SHIT HOW DID THAT HAPPEN!? IMMERSIVE TOTALLY RUINED"

Or Dredge, the fishing game that takes place in a world that is totally fictional and literal sea monsters.

Contains overtly pro-DEI messaging. Out of place diversity in what appears to be a 20th century setting.

Fictional word? Sure, I could see it. Lovecraftian horrors? Sure. that could happen in the 20th century. Diversity? That couldn't happen!

Or Hunt: Showdown, the game with literal fucking zombies and monsters in a fictional Louisiana.

Contains overtly pro-DEI, overly pro-LGBTQ, and subtly pro-immigration messaging. Out of place diversity in a late 19th century setting. Improbable female, Black, and immigrant bounty hunters.

Granted, it has been a long time since I play Hunt. From what I remember there really wasn't an overall story to the game. There is no plot outside of "go hunt this creature". Reminder, this all takes place in a world with fucking zombies.

Or my favourite, the Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, I shit you not:

Contains overtly pro-LGBTQ messaging. This version refers to the player as 'they' rather than 'he or she' like the original did

That's right, switching a pronoun that grammatically is correct is now considered woke.

Honorable mentions:

  • Call of the Wild: the Angler
  • Injustice 2
  • Hellblade
  • Deathloop
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • Surviving Mars
  • Space Marine 2
  • Broforce
  • Atomic Heart
  • Age of Wonders
  • Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria
  • Darkest Dungeon
  • Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
  • the Overcooked series
  • Absinthia
  • Crusader Kings 3
  • Hades 2
  • Encased
  • Cloudpunk
  • Vampyr
  • Prey
  • Doki Doki Literature Club
  • Dragon Age: Inquisition
  • Dragon Age 2
  • Just Cause 2
  • Knights of the Old Republic
  • Disco Elysium
  • Valkyria
  • Bully
  • Jade Empire
  • Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines
  • Fable
  • Guild Wars 2
  • Rimworld
  • the Sims 3
  • Chrono Trigger
  • Rage 2
  • The Divinity Original Sin series
  • Tyranny
  • Night in the Woods

All these games either have LGBT characters, women in combat roles, or people of color.

[-] Hoimo@ani.social 7 points 1 month ago

Just Cause 2 isn't woke, it's explicitly political. That's like saying GTA 4 went woke when they added Gay Tony, while missing the biting satire of a society that fails to support vulnerable immigrants in building a stable life.

[-] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

People really don't understand gta satire

[-] Krimson_Klaww@lemmy.zip 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I've ended up doing the same for most media lately. Be it movies, games or shows.

"Captain America Brave New World is WOKE!" sounds cool, I'm gonna go watch it.

"JAMES GUNN MADE SUPERMAN WOKE!!" sign me TF up.

"Iron Heart is WOKE AND RIRI IS A DEI HIRE" bruh I'm a Marvel fan you had me at Iron.

[-] crank0271@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

How does everyone feel about Ghostbusters (2016)?

[-] AZX3RIC@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

That movie didn't have anyone playing it straight consistently; Egon was always the straight man. He was the base that allowed Peter and Ray to joke and it not be overwhelming.

Ghostbusters 2016 had times when each character played it straight but, at the core, they all were stuttering joke machines with no one to really ground the jokes.

It's a real shame too because the chance to do it was there. Kristen Wiig's character would have been the obvious choice but Melissa McCarthy, who's overacting I can't stand, would have been great to see be the level-headed one. The decision to make every character quippy really buries the great deliveries of Kate McKinnon and Chris Hemsworth.

[-] mohab@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I love the cast collectively and individually, the movie is meh though. Absolutely the writers' fault.

[-] Krimson_Klaww@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago
[-] uid0gid0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

It peaked with the line "The power of Patty compels you!" But mostly mid

[-] adhocfungus@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

I thought it was just as good as the original: not great, but okay.

[-] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Anything I don't like is woke?

Do they know what woke even means?

Why do the anti-woke seem to use the word woke more than the pro-woke crowd does?

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 34 points 1 month ago

Their true colors show when a game like the upcoming one from Wu-Tang Clan has 100% Black origin, but they still call it DEI. The "forced diversity" mask comes off and all that remains is pure racism.

[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

That game looks awesome. Any word on whether it's going to be available on Linux?

[-] Resplendent606@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago

Its just like "DEI." They don't know what it actually means. They're idiots. They just mean women and black people when they say it.

[-] BryceBassitt 11 points 1 month ago

Woke doesn't mean anything, and I consider anyone using it to be a piece of shit. The term has been completely overtaken by assholes.

[-] HappySkullsplitter@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

People who have a woke mentality never seem to use the word

[-] Soup@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

It’s because we just call it “being a good person” and “not being a racist fuckstick”. Generally the only people who need it are the ones complaining about it, everyone else just considers it business as usual.

[-] ech@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Because the greater populace has fallen for their aim to redefine the word. It used to be used to declare awareness of oppression and prejudice. Now it's a word to avoid or denounce, even by those that should be embracing it.

[-] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

…Isn’t that in reverse?

IIRC Gears of War women were heavily (read:sensibly) armored and pretty diverse.

I dunno what this Mortal Kombat context is, but those are some deep V cuts for fighting in.

In other words, I figured GoW would be more “woke” than more exposed Mortal Kombat fighters. Increasingly “defeminizing” women is like a core grievance of gamergate, right?

[-] EmptySlime 11 points 1 month ago

There's not a lot of rhyme or reason to what games these dipshits call "Woke" really. It basically amounts to "I don't like the game," for a lot of them honestly. I've seen several games that you'd think for sure have gotta be woke that they say are fine and others with way less woke elements that they'll say it Woke Trash.

[-] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

A game where your goal is to dismember and disembowel your enemy is considered woke?

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 month ago

Does the dismemberment include genitalia?

[-] abigscaryhobo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cage definitely has one where he does the splits and uppercuts someone in the groin, but pretty sure that's mutual pain across the board.

[-] HenryDorsett@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Eh, the first time I dropped into the splits I was a little sore the next day.

After that, it was easy peasy, past a certain point, gravity takes over. Well, at least with full gear.

I suppose it helps that I was always flexible, and before I found team sports I did some gymnastics as a little little kid.

Source: Former Goaltender (Hockey)

[-] selokichtli@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Smashing nuts is woke. That's my final opinion on the matter.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Maybe not specifically, but I'm sure there's are a few that fit the bill. I'd be surprised if Sub-Zero doesn't have a fatality that shatters a person.

[-] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 month ago
[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Doesn't a lot of the death in GoW involve being blown into chunks?

[-] Glytch@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

MK1 was bad but definitely wasn't "Woke^TM". Or are they just saying that because Mileena wears pants and not a bandage that only covers her nips and cooch? Honestly it's probably just that (not even for the first time) a woman is running Outworld.

[-] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

I'm pretty sure it acknowledging female characters exist at all is considered woke by these people. Maybe they'd be okay with a female character who was barefoot pregnant wearing a dress in a kitchen, but only if she has no speaking lines.

[-] III@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

I can't fathom a single one of those idiots has the attention span to have played the game, much less learned the lore. There is zero chance they know who is running Outworld. The outrage is manufactured and the dumb sheep fall in line. Simple as that.

[-] kadaverin0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

It must be exhausting being constantly mad about petty, insignificant shit like a video game character's ethnicity or that they don't make your penis hard.

[-] Rose@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

I'm not so sure. For the YouTubers, it can be a good source of money. For the audience, it's probably the only way they can get a sense of community. Those types of people are boring and they'd probably have no other way to make friends.

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