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007 spy shit, along with stuff like Mission Impossible and MacGyver being used to romanticize US imperialism and anti-communism.
There's also Tomb Raider's Lara Croft engaging in plunder of other nation's indigenous artifacts and outright killing delicate, endangered wildlife.
There's also the trend of rock, metal, and various other similar type bands showcasing nazi and white supremacist symbolism and rhetoric (Pantera's lead singer comes to mind) (from nazi salutes to iron crosses (Lemmy's guitar from Motorhead had these on them), to brown shirts and nazbol flags (Combichrist), to more subtle dogwhistles), stuff like confederate flags (Combichrist), and a few instances of members turning out to be perpetrators of SA (Tool's lead singer), and even things like vulgar misogyny and anti-LGBTQ+ themes (also Combichrist).
There's a lot of insidious far-right influences in a lot of shit, and it's quite sad.
She also murders native people in Tomb Raider III.
Damn. I never finished the game, so I didn't know this.
British legacy of colonialism. What a shame.
It's in the pacific stages of levels and the game implies the natives are cannibals, so
Oh yeah she also shoots homeless people in the London Underground stages too, so double
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I still love TR and Lara tho ;-;Damn, it just gets worse the deeper you dig. Double
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Yeah, there's some games I like that hold themes and acts I despise and condemn, but still find enjoyment in.The important thing is to recognize the harmful reality and openly call it out.
Contrary to what some treat defenders imply when they blow up and chant "touch grass" at critics of their treats, it really is possible to observe, recognize, and accept problematic parts of the things we consume while still enjoying them afterward.