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After Valve says no, Dwarf Fortress and Deep Rock Galactic devs unite to get "very serious" about their very silly demand for a dwarf tag on Steam, and they want your help (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I think the people with the condition are the ones who said the term can be offensive, which is why valve was not gung ho on using it.

I dont think its really up to you on if their opinion on their own insults is a bad take or not. Do you step in like this about other insults and slurs for other people?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I think if you bother to look for some of the conversations on the topic you'll find the community is quite divided on the term, in point of fact. There's nothing to stop any given individual being offended by literally anything; personally, I choose to respect someone if they ask me to refer to them in a particular way (or not), but that doesn't mean that person speaks for their entire community and it doesn't give them alone the sole right to blanket ban a word or concept.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 9 months ago

So, to clarify.

You have a word that is hotly contested as pretty offensive to a group of people who deal with a lot of regular mockery and ridicule. A word so regularly debated on if it counts as reclaimed or insulting that it sounds like a conversation Ive had many many many times about such slurs as dyke, trannie, and faggot with other queer folk.

And youre shocked that a respectful company isnt chomping at the bit to use it to sell video games?

Just to make sure. Thats the stance you want to take right now?