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Wasn’t that like 15 years ago. 10 years ago was gamergate
They'll rise up any day now, against...
Something. I was never quite sure. Women bad, I guess.
game critics take payola and thats bad but its especially bad when bad websites i dont pay any attention to publish positive reviews of works by women because women bad
in theory critics being bribed or coerced into positive reviews is a good thing to be against, but in reality the campaign was coopted within about 2 minutes of coming into existence by right wing agenda pushers who think a pride flag cosmetic or a woman who doesn't solely exist to have rule 34 made of her means a game is leftist propanda or some insane nonsense like that.
They did. Ian Danskin (Innuendo Studios) documented them and the rise of the alt right. They’re the same people.