"Medieval fantasy games legitimize white supremacy"

[pr00ch]

That's not research, that's an opinion piece. An irrelevant one at that.

[Lowland]

[QUOTE=.Isak.;48280855]Reading this study (which reads more like an opinion piece), Cooper focuses solely on Skyrim.

The Nords of Skyrim are designed to be unlikable racist assholes. That's the point. The game gives you a choice between joining a fantasy version of Imperial Rome or a fantasy version of Scandinavia - and both are pretty racist and unfriendly and horrible.

Cooper outlines almost immediately that only 34% of players side with the Nords. A pretty large minority considering there's only two choices. She immediately says that players pick the Nords "because the Imperial soldiers remind them of Roman Britain." No sources - that's why everyone ever picked the Nords. Everyone being a minority.

Then she dives into GamerGate. This isn't a study, it's a PhD topic for someone studying social studies. A pretty awful one, at that. She says that gamers "fiercely state" that women [I]cannot[/I] and [I]never did[/I] fight in the Middle Ages as warriors. But you can play a female warrior in Skyrim and there are numerous female warriors scattered all over Skyrim?

The idea that a [I]fantasy game[/I] that very clearly portrays the Nords as racists and xenophobes is "masquerading historical facts" is laughable.[/QUOTE]

This is what annoys me the most, to be honest.

Games like Skyrim and the Witcher have such interesting worlds that could spark so many discussions. But all we get are these social justice agenda pushers, where it very rapidly becomes apparent that they've never even played the game they're talking about. Or they're blatantly cherrypicking elements that fit their narrative.

[gast91]

[QUOTE=gufu;48280637]So, do we consider Elves, Orcs, and Dwarfs white, now?

[editline]24th July 2015[/editline]

CK2 is not a fantasy game, tho?[/QUOTE]

Dwarfs can be white, though?
You know dwarfs actually exist right?

[Pardalis]

This is exactly it, the Fat King Harlaus can only feast so much because of his own whiteness, and the whiteness of his army. He has amassed endless privilege

[Gufu]

[QUOTE=gastyne;48282522]You know dwarfs actually exist right?[/QUOTE]

My entire life was a lie? I must go to my own people and toil int he mines, to create the most beautiful artifact. And then go insane and kill everyone after not having enough bones to finish it.

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=gastyne;48282522]Dwarfs can be white, though?
You know dwarfs actually exist right?[/QUOTE]

I think in this context everybody means Thorin Oakenshield, not Tyrion Lannister

[JumpinJackFlash]

[QUOTE=gastyne;48282522]Dwarfs can be white, though?
You know dwarfs actually exist right?[/QUOTE]

Yes. He, along with everyone else, is absolutely aware that dwarfism is a real thing and dwarves do actually exist. Except here's the thing, [i]he was talking about the fantasy dwarves that have their origins in Tolkien's work which takes inspiration from Norse mythology.[/i]

For some reason I knew your flag was going to be Swedish before I even checked, I actually had the thought, "oh wow, I bet this guy is.. yep."

Swebonny this is your fault.

[Funky Mummy]

Never knew I could be a white supremacist, especially since I am of middle-eastern descent. The more you know!