GameSpot gave Grand Theft Auto V an Editor’s Choice and 9/10 review. The comment stream is a firehose of misogynist hate for not giving it 10/10 and for talking about the deep, vicious misogyny in the game.
But what’s interesting about the flood, really, isn’t the hate stream itself, and the obviously and intentionally misogynist comments. The more interesting part is the group who are saying that none of this belongs in the review, because it isn’t about the game; it’s “political activism” and “PC oppression” and such.
Now, of course, major thematic components of an immersive free-choice world-style game are relevant. And the other comments the reviewer made about the environment aren’t getting the h8, which, I think, verifies that they are, in fact, relevant.
No, the only way a player can really think the deep, systemic misogyny isn’t relevant in a review of a game is if you think it’s normal. It’s “not part of the game” and comments on it “aren’t relevant” and are “political activism” if and only if it matches and part of the world as you see it.
Which, frankly, the comment stream shows.
Unlike a lot of my posts, I don’t have an action call here. Well, I mean, I still have my post on Things Introverted Guys Can Do About This In General, of course, but in this specific case, I don’t even think it applies. I think it’s just an interesting look into how deep this runs, cause it runs deep, and mean.
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