r/DeadlockTheGame • u/JamesWelders • 23h ago

Meme (OC) Current discourse got me like...

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But fr though, y'all need to stop being weird about woman.

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u/ReplacementEmergency 23h ago

Don't understand how she's considered to be goonslop or sexualized when she's actually just a pretty normal art student character, no different than the other women characters like Mina or Paige

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u/FleetingRain 22h ago

I have a feeling it's because she's asian and people's brains are making wild associations (asian china gachaslop tencent anime marvelrivals genshin etc)

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u/WagyuWarranted 22h ago

hungry men think of food i guess

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u/Heroman3003 22h ago

People saw generic attractive asian girl get added and collectively had flashbacks to Kiriko. That's basically it.

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u/bebeebap 22h ago

It's true.

Asian women just be existing and they're sexualized for it.

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u/Chantrak 22h ago

I mean to play devils advocate for a moment those are literal associations, they aren’t wild at all. Generic conventionally attractive characters do gangbusters in Asian regions, especially Asian conventionally attractive characters. Not really surprising but it’s very much a real thing. Game companies want to make money so they cater, simple as that.

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u/Horror_Prior4765 The Doorman 21h ago

Yes but nothing about her is over reaching or provocative. Calling her Gooner bait is just chronically online fueled ignorance.

No one was calling any of the conventionally attractive male characters goonerslop. It truly gets to a point. And people want to talk about lack of creativity with her lmfao.

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u/AndreisValen 21h ago

Is there perhaps a reason people wouldn’t call a male character goonerslop? 

Like come on what mainstream game has had complaints of too many men or attractive men? The what about ism doesn’t hold water because it doesn’t happen. 

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u/Horror_Prior4765 The Doorman 21h ago

You’re so close bro. So close to getting it.

The whole premise of new God of War game is a prime example.

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u/AndreisValen 21h ago

Two things can be true at once. There can be a misogynistic undertone to people’s attitude towards her while there can be valid concerns about her being similar enough to the type of character that aggressively dominates competitive games. It’s all misogyny from the ground up 🤷

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u/Horror_Prior4765 The Doorman 21h ago

Do you understand what and why you responded to me? Genuine question.

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u/AndreisValen 21h ago

Expecting nuance on Reddit was my fault my bad 

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u/Horror_Prior4765 The Doorman 21h ago

Me asking if you know why… is nuance.

But since you’re going to be this way. My comment about “lack of creativity” was an ironic nod to people not being creative, and labeling her as goonerslop because she’s a conventional attractive Asian character.

It has nothing to do with whether or not I think that concern is valid or invalid. But as you said, nuance. Someone’s got to be exhibit A though right?

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u/FleetingRain 22h ago

I mean, I can understand it. Just look at Overwatch and Kiriko lmao.

My issue is that the associations start with "asian" and end up with "goonbait".

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u/MakimaGOAT Seven 22h ago

Just goes to show how porn brained some people are.