alyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 2 years agoWhy play a fascist? Unpacking the hideousness of the Space Marinewww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up170
arrow-up170external-linkWhy play a fascist? Unpacking the hideousness of the Space Marinewww.rockpapershotgun.comalyaza [they/she] ( alyaza@beehaw.org ) MA to GamingEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square11linkfedilink
minus-squareDdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoWhich mirrors exactly how the game’s inspiration, the movie-adapation of Starship Troopers, has been misinterpreted by less observant viewers.
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minus-squareDdCno1 ( DdCno1@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 years agoThe Boys comes to mind, even though this show is hardly subtle. One has to wonder if at least some far-right demagogues are fully aware of this and are actually doing it as a form of cultural appropriation.
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Which mirrors exactly how the game’s inspiration, the movie-adapation of Starship Troopers, has been misinterpreted by less observant viewers.
Touché
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The Boys comes to mind, even though this show is hardly subtle. One has to wonder if at least some far-right demagogues are fully aware of this and are actually doing it as a form of cultural appropriation.
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