Exposing the Grift: Go Woke Go Broke

[deviake]

It more like go woke and stagnate, but we are accelerating to the broke phase.

No dude. For example, baldurs gate 3 is woke as fuuuuuuuck

GANGBUSTERS on sales, rave reviews

 

[Nizam al-Mulk]

No dude. For example, baldurs gate 3 is woke as fuuuuuuuck

GANGBUSTERS on sales, rave reviews

They hid it pre release.

 

[deviake]

They hid it pre release.

No. No one gives a fuck because it's awesome. If the gameplay/story sucked then it'd do poorly but people could cry woke and say that's the reason then

 

[GearSolidMetal]

The CHUDS!!!!!!!

Being a cultural war grifter is easy money.

It requires both luck and skill to make money on it.

Saying they're 'grifters' means they actually liked The Acolyte & Rings of Power, but portray like they didn't like it on their videos.

And you're attributing to them far far more power than they actually have... to get a $180 million budget series 'The Acolyte' cancelled.

You're complimenting them far far more than you're insulting them

 

[deviake]

Grifting isn't one thing fits all. Aggrieved identity politics and race/sex/gay baiting couched in legit criticism is the grift. There's an audience for identity politics

 

[GreatSaintGuillotine]

The uproar around the new assassin's creed game is particularly fucking brain dead. Whining about historical accuracy in a game where the pop fights a secret organization with super ancient catholic God magic is wild.

 

[Barteh]

No dude. For example, baldurs gate 3 is woke as fuuuuuuuck

GANGBUSTERS on sales, rave reviews

BG3 is woke? I've only heard good things about it and plan on buying it next year.

 

[DoctorTaco]

A gay black Samurai in feudal Japan makes zero sense

It’s fantasy. It’s make believe, and it’s art so Who cares? And why?

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

Disney is certainly doubling down on failure.

 

[DoctorTaco]

all women you would see on screen were in good shape and mostly hot. Especially the ones dating average guys, geeky guys in movies. The 'geeky guy gets the hot girl' narrative is PURE WOKE PANDERING to the ego of average men

As a geeky average guy who’s currently punching above his weight class, this happens more than you’d think.

The woke virus is currently infesting the Game of Thrones universe too sadly. One of the showrunners is a gay woman and they made the two Queens in House of Dragon have some kind of unrequited lesbian love story.

They literally made it lame and gay.

There were lesbian queens in the source material you goof. And lesbian scenes in the show.

 

[deviake]

BG3 is woke? I've only heard good things about it and plan on buying it next year.

Yes but it's an incredible game so no one cares. The character selection screen alone is super woke

 

[Hog-train]

It’s fantasy. It’s make believe, and it’s art so Who cares? And why?

Japan cared so much Ubisoft had to officially apologize to them.

 

[panamaican]

It's never been true that you go woke, you go broke.

The absurdity of it was always obvious when they constantly accuse Hollywood of being liberal and woke but Hollywood continues to profit and thrive.

If they were right, we'd be inundated with Gina Carano and Jim Cavaziel masterpieces instead...

 

[DoctorTaco]

Japan cared so much Ubisoft had to officially apologize to them.

Japan is its own thing. Their pride and nationalism is practically a cult

 

[deviake]

It’s fantasy. It’s make believe, and it’s art so Who cares? And why?

He's also in Japanese games lol, him being a character in a game isn't even new

 

[CantCucktheTuck]

It's never been true that you go woke, you go broke.

The absurdity of it was always obvious when they constantly accuse Hollywood of being liberal and woke but Hollywood continues to profit and thrive.

You might wanna do some googling.

 

[Barteh]

Yes but it's an incredible game so no one cares. The character selection screen alone is super woke

I thought it was just actually diverse and gives you options all over the place, but isn't really forceful with everything.

I've played until level 3-4 or something and you meet this one gay dude, you can add him to your party but you can also just choose to kill him instead. How is that woke?

Maybe there's actual woke stuff in there I don't know about but from I've heard it just give you a broad range of (sometimes crazy sexual) options. Still planning to buy it and play co-op with my buddy next year.

 

[DoctorTaco]

You might wanna do some googling.

It’s crazy- if a show or movie that has been deemed, “woke” by the mouth breathers who use that term has good writing, directing and acting it always does very well. But when those 3 things are crap, the “woke” movie is too.

Strange.

 

[GearSolidMetal]

But he wasn't a samurai.

There's the thing...

In western media we view the title of 'Samurai' as the same as 'US Navy SEAL' or 'Delta Force' or 'British SAS.' A title given to the absolute elite bistowed upon those who received years of training.

However, this is not historically accurate -

"In 16th-century Japan, the title of samurai spoke to rank and was loosely defined as a warrior in the service of a lord or another warrior. By 1581, Nobunaga employed thousands of samurai—yet Yasuke was the first foreign-born warrior to enter their ranks."

Who Was Yasuke, Japan's First Black Samurai?

In the late 16th century, the enigmatic warrior fought alongside a feudal lord dubbed the "Great Unifier"

www.smithsonianmag.com

What is a samurai?​

The word " samurai " derives from the verb "saburau", which means to serve. This term has been used since 1600 and indicates a warrior in the service of a lord, the daimyo. The term "samurai" is not to be confused with "bushi", which designates the ancient warriors who serve a lord in exchange for a reward: land or wages.

Samurai: In the Footsteps of Japanese Warriors

The samurai are an ancient caste of Japanese warriors, known worldwide for their recognizable katanas and armor. Discover the history of the samurai and visit the places they have left their mark on your trip to Japan.

www.japan-experience.com

Hope this clears things up.

 

[DoctorTaco]

Still planning to buy it and play co-op with my buddy next year.

Who’s gonna be the gay guy?

Spoiler

I kid, I kid. The game is fucking fantastic and a ton of fun