ylai to GamingEnglish · 17 days agoCasper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but still finds it mind-boggling some take it at face valuewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square86fedilinkarrow-up1363arrow-down13
arrow-up1360arrow-down1external-linkCasper Van Dien is loving the Starship Troopers renaissance but still finds it mind-boggling some take it at face valuewww.pcgamer.comylai to GamingEnglish · 17 days agomessage-square86fedilink
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·17 days agoI’ve seen this a few times, ca you explain this to me? Is it a way of talking about people that consider themselves capital G gamers without having them come in and ruin the conversation with whining or gamergate bs?
minus-squareTrousersMcPants@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down1·17 days agoIt’s a joke about writing slurs and censoring them with an asterisk, implying Gamer is a slur
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·17 days agoAh gotcha, thanks. I will say, I don’t like being called a gamer because I don’t want to get lumped in with the whiny chuds so I get it
minus-squareCowbeelinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·17 days agoIt’s just pretending Gamer is a slur, that’s it.
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down2·17 days agoIt’s not a slur, but I’m doing everything in my power to turn it into one
Gam*rs
I’ve seen this a few times, ca you explain this to me? Is it a way of talking about people that consider themselves capital G gamers without having them come in and ruin the conversation with whining or gamergate bs?
It’s a joke about writing slurs and censoring them with an asterisk, implying Gamer is a slur
Ah gotcha, thanks. I will say, I don’t like being called a gamer because I don’t want to get lumped in with the whiny chuds so I get it
It’s just pretending Gamer is a slur, that’s it.
It’s not a slur, but I’m doing everything in my power to turn it into one
Godspeed o7
I support this movement
Gotcha, thanks!