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> it’s preservation of the genre’s distinctiveness. This is literally gatekeeping. You are deciding which things may pass the gate.

• chongli 4y ago
  Gatekeeping pertains to people, not things. If you have a rock n' roll club you're allowed to say that "Happy Birthday" is not a rock n' roll song. That's different from saying "people who like the Happy Birthday song aren't allowed in the club", which is gatekeeping.
  • socialismisok 4y ago
    Now you are gatekeeping the concept of gatekeeping, incredible.
    • anthk 4y ago
      • Sohcahtoa82 4y ago
        > You woudln't call Sonic a racing game. Funny you should say that, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 had a 2-player mode where you raced the other player to the end of the level. And Sonic Team Racing is a thing, too. But yes, I would not call the original Sonic game a racing game.