Re: 1st HL2 game memories from 2004...

On 27/11/2024 15:30, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

From the woke detector Steam Group. Honestly I'm just not sure whether it's an elaborate prank or not.
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At least in the USA its not a prank.  Here all the "Anti-Woke" "Culture War" shit is based on religious beliefs with a dash of wishing for a society based on the imagined version of 1950s America, complete with massive racism.

Fortunately in the UK it's never really gathered much traction with the public regardless of how much our last government, and its client media, pushed it as an issue. What people actual care about is rising energy, food and mortgage costs and also our crumbling public services. Saying that if all the things that people worry about are your fault then it's probably best to push a different agenda.
In terms of games the whole anti-woke thing seems driven by a bunch of self-entitled fools who would seem to be want to be told what they are supposed to be enraged by today. It's not as though there can't be valid commentary on games 'pushing' a certain agenda but there's literally thousands of games out there so if you get upset because a game doesn't have attractive females with their breasts half hanging out then, well play one of other games that you can bash the bishop too.