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[โ€“] PunchingWood@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

That's an extremely oversimplified and overexaggerated comparison of someone comitting war crimes versus misogyny.

Supporting the game has nothing to do with it, just because people enjoy the game because it's a good game doesn't mean they support misogyny, same goes for the many developers that worked on the game.

It also doesn't explain the other stuff they requested to not mention in game coverage, all of which seem to have nothing to do with the actual game.

You are judging the entire team of probably 100+ developers by one man's actions and act like everyone that supports the game supports war crimes. That's a batshit insane take.

[โ€“] StoneyDcrew@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Of course it is exaggerated. That is the point of a hyperbolic arguments.

Examining hypothetical edge cases in more detail is a useful tool for defining where the issues lie in a debate.

Would you support/play a game of 100+ devs if key management DID commit war crimes? I'd like to think probably not.

It's though it is clear from your response that misogyny isn't a deal-breaker for you for this case, so the question then becomes; how shitty does a single person need to be before it becomes an issue for you then?

Other people drew a line in the sand at misogyny and there is nothing wrong with that. In fact I'd say it is a respectable opinion.

You probably would prefer to just ignore any controversy and just judge the game on its merits alone, and that is fine in its own way too. It is exhausting keeping up with the news and you would be happier and find it easier to just blindly enjoy a game.

But don't pretend that just because you are ignoring it, doesn't mean that you aren't supporting bad practices like misogyny when you do so.