Recent content by Gronk

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    John Oliver Torpedoes Hollywood Whitewashing on Last Week Tonight

    And part of it is about a white dude going to jerusalem and teaching the locals *how to dig a well*. Like how the heck did they survive down there for thousands of years before Legolas got there, if they don't know how to find water? ;)
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    Cosplayers Transform My Little Pony Cast Into "Princess Warriors"

    Sorry, but no. In the interviews I've read, she repeatedly states the target audience for the show were Young girls, and how that was a factor when keeping the humour on a kid-friendly level. I don't know If i'm allowed to post links here, but you can PM me and I can send you links.
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    Cosplayers Transform My Little Pony Cast Into "Princess Warriors"

    While I can appreciate the effort, I think it sucks that they have to make a childrens franchise into sexy costumes. Mlp is not about sexy, it's about giving young girls an intelligent tv-show with girls as positive role models. So for that: thumbs down. sexualizing childrens' franchises is...
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    J.J. Abrams Addresses Lack of Rey in The Force Awakens Merchandise

    The "we didn't want to spoil things" is just utter BS. What really happened is someone at Hasbro figured that the Star wars target audience (mostly males) Would buy less of a product if it contained a girl-figure, than if it contained four males. Simple as that. You can see the same thing with...
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    Activision Buys Candy Crush Saga Dev King For $5.9 Billion

    Maybe they want to call their next game: "Warcraft Saga"? ;)
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    What Disney's Princesses and Princes Might Look Like If They Were Real

    So... Am I being a troll if I point out that Pocachontas WAS real? But probably looked nothing like that :)
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    Escape to the Movies: American Sniper - An Empty War Film

    Movie about guy having problems coping with civilian life, bragging about killing/murdering some 160 people, and who finally gets what he's been dishing out? Sounds like fun, but I still think I'll pass. Oh, and who seriously thought it was a good idea to treat ptsd on a firing range?
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    Sony Cancels The Interview Over Hacking Threat - Update

    Now I don't know if this is true, but i read somewhere that the reason many theaters wasn't going to show the movie was because many movietheatres in the us apparently are located in malls, and several of them were pressured into not showing it by the surrounding shops, who didn't want the...
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    Sony Cancels The Interview Over Hacking Threat - Update

    Who cares? Crappy, tasteless movie not being shown because guy who they want to kill in the movie is angry and makes threats? Big deal. But sure, if you want to hail this crap movie as the idol of democracy and justice, go ahead. Oh, and about cyber terrorism: North Korea hacks Sony and...
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    Can a developer occasionally flaunt his or her political or social beliefs?

    Ofcourse they can and should. I actually find that whatever they created has a chance of being a lot more interesting/engaging/provocative/memorable/influential if they do. A piece of work that lacks any sense of there being a human being behind the wheel often risks feeling empty and...
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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    What I meant was just that I don't think they should go away, because if that many people are saying something about "our hobby", then chances are there is some truth behind it. Now for me personally, I have no problems seeing what the critizism is about, but even if i didn't, I hope I would be...
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    I'm a straight male gamer, convince me diversity in games is a good thing

    @OP: Well no, if you don't see how diversity is a good thing in games already, I doubt you will change your mind from a discussion on the internet. So i won't even try. Cheers!
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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    But I'm a member of this community, and I would call myself a feminist. Are you saying that people "of this website" are not feminists? Look, here's the thing: The state of some parts of the gaming community (the usual portrayal of women) right now is like bad breath. It sucks to have, but...
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    Is it time for feminists to step off our hobby?

    "Our hobby"? Who are this "we" you're talking about? Just curious, because i've been playing games for 30 years and I sure as h**k aint one of them.
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    Early Access Dino Survival Game The Stomping Land Pulled From Steam

    I just wish people would stop feeding the early access scammers. Making a computer game is no easy task, and there is a reason why most games (especially if they look really good) demand a team of artists and programmers and cost millions to make. Of course, there are exceptions, but as long as...