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as someone in this thread mentioned, being a "gamer" has a very strong group identity despite varying wildly across different genres and platforms however desp
by ausbah 6y ago
as someone in this thread mentioned, being a "gamer" has a very strong group identity despite varying wildly across different genres and platforms
however despite the label being so shallow that literally anyone who touches a game every now and then can adopt the label, there still exist gamer "subgroups" who hold vitriolic ideas on what a "real gamer" is. I believe this exclusionary version of the label normally takes the form of men ages 15-35 lashing out at any game that veers too far from what is "acceptable" on race, gender, sex, etc. deeming them to be the byproduct of "SJWs who want to ruin our games"
- mirimir 6y agoThat's what I was thinking, more or less. And I just found this survey: https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/20/14337282/games-for-women-and-girls https://www.polygon.com/2017/1/20/14337282/games-for-women-a... I'm guessing that "real gamers" play games that are most popular among male players. But maybe "gamer" is simply shorthand for "people who play games". Edit: So am I a "gamer", because I pose online as various fictional personas? Or because, in meatspace, I pose as an unremarkable person?