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Getting Misogyny, Racism and Homophobia Out of Gaming

Posted by Soulskill on from the can't-we-all-just-get-along dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A central theme for several talks at this week's Game Developers Conference has been how to deal with the abuse generated by a small segment of gamers. BioWare's Manveer Heir says he wants the industry to stop being scared of challenging the most outspoken and vituperative members of the gaming community. His GDC talk focused on 'misogyny, sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia and other types of social injustice.' He said, 'We should use the ability of our medium to show players the issues first-hand, or give them a unique understanding of the issues and complexities by crafting game mechanics along with narrative components that result in dynamics of play that create meaning for the player in ways that other media isn't capable of.' Meanwhile, Adam Orth, who became the center of an internet hatestorm last year after an offhand comment about always-online DRM, said game developers should make an effort to encourage their playerbase to behave in a more civilized manner."

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  1. Disable player chat by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's the quickest way.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
    1. Re:Disable player chat by Simonetta · · Score: 4, Funny

      " His GDC talk focused on 'misogyny, sexism, racism, ethnocentrism, nationalism, ageism, ableism, homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia and other types of social injustice.' "

            Boy, this one is a challenge. Wish I had Will Shortz here to help. But I'll do the best I can:
      Capital Crime: Example in a game comment:
      misogyny You dumb fuck, you fight like a girl
      sexism You dumb chick, you don't fight worth a fuck
      racism You fight like a white boy.
      ethnocentrism You fight like a French white boy.
          nationalism You fight like a French white boy. USA, fuckin' A!
        ageism You fight like an old French white boy. USA, fuckin' A!
      ableism You fight like an old French white boy in a wheelchair. USA, fuckin' A! ,
      homophobia, You fight like an old French faggot white boy in a wheelchair. USA, fuckin' A! ,
        transphobia You fight like an old French faggot white boy in a wheelchair who dropped her dick on the floor. USA, fuckin' A!
        queerphobia You fight like an old French faggot white boy in a wheelchair who dropped her dick in his boyfriend's asshole. USA, fuckin' A!

      Did I miss anything?

    2. Re:Disable player chat by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      You mean parity, but feminism has indeed reached parody.

  2. Getting Misogyny, Racism and Homophobia Out by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    Just delete the humans and you're all set.