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deanSolecki  ·  3140 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The Game Theorists Take on Television and Media Bashing Gamers

As someone who has been playing video games since childhood and occasionally talks about them in public, I really don't know what you're on about.

It seems like every time white men get criticized in any domain they behave as if criticism was invented purely as a weapon against them.

No. It wasn't. Video games are criticized far less than film and tv. You just don't seem to notice it (which is fucking amazing, because it's everywhere.)

Yes, gamers get made fun of. Like everyone else. People make fun of the kardashians ruthlessly. They make fun of movie stars. They make fun of pop stars. (Do you really think gamers get made fun of more than Bieber? You're insane if you do.) They make fun of politicians. You haven't been singled out, and you aren't a victim.

I wish there were more to say, but there isn't.

XoXo,

Another person that plays video games.