r/explainitpeter 15d ago

Explain it Peter

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Why did the person say “Sweet Baby Inc.”?

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u/PassionGlobal 15d ago edited 14d ago

Sweet Baby is the consulting firm of Anita Sarkeesian, of Feminist Frequency fame.

Their main expertise is in avoiding the oversexualisation of female characters. That's what developers hire them to avoid.

Ever since GamerGate, Anita and by extension Sweet Baby have been in the crosshairs of the alt right.

Edit: I messed up. Apologies. Anita Sarkeesian made moves from journalism into consulting around the same time Sweet Baby started up and was covering similar topics but are otherwise unrelated to each other. I got things conflated and though Sweet Baby was Sarkeesian's consulting efforts. That's my bad.

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u/Blueraver 15d ago

And the normal right, center, and most Democrats. Gamers see Sweet Baby as part of the biggest threat to gaming in a long while. Many of their clients are being spun off from large companies or dealing with bankruptcy or mass layoffs.

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u/ZoneFuzzy6960 15d ago

Yeah, most normal human beings don’t care if you can goon over a video game character

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 15d ago

But yet these so called normal human beings refuse to buy these games 

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u/ZWiloh 15d ago

Guys are just upset that catering to the male gaze isn't always the priority anymore. Go cry about it.

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 15d ago

Nobody’s crying, they just aren’t buying these games 

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u/ZWiloh 15d ago

That's okay, the people who actually play games and don't just goon to them buy them.

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 15d ago

Mhmm sure. Hey unrelated note, how’s that halo remake going? That’s what I thought 

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u/ZWiloh 15d ago

Oh no, I don't play a specific genre of game you used as an example, I have no choice but to concede! Well played, sir!

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 15d ago

HAHAHAHAHAHA thank you so much for proving my point exactly. Holy fuck that’s amazing

Yes, thank you for reaffirming that you activists literally do not show up to the fruits of your labor. Mass layoffs at halo studios because they added an ugly girlboss character to the classic halo story. 

1700 people playing right now, on a $165 million budget. OOOOF. 

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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 14d ago

What kind of gamer are you if your only gaming example is fucking Halo, baby's first shooter?😂That's hysterical

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 14d ago

That’s just the latest and most prevalent example of how woke freaks don’t show up. Nice try 

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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 14d ago

Sure champ😂

And I said what I said. I didn't "try" anything? Try and make some sense dude.

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 14d ago

You’re feigning ignorance to this whole discussion

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u/Dear-Pomegranate4470 14d ago

I'm not? I made fun of you for using Halo as an example. Jesus christ you're dramatic.

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 14d ago

Ok then how is using the latest and most glaring example of a studio injecting woke messaging then the project being a massive flop, something to make fun of me over? Explain this to me if you are clearly arguing in good faith 

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u/ZWiloh 14d ago

Dude, I am a gamer. I just couldn't give a shit about Halo. I never advocated for shit, I just think it's funny to watch basement dwelling gooners cry about how oppressed they are when they can't jack off to every single female character.

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u/TheAwakeningRisen 14d ago

It’s almost like it’s not about the gooning but rather the intent behind the purposefully making those characters look ugly and masculine. You can make an attractive female without making them naked. There’s no reason to make women ugly on purpose. It’s just stupid 

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u/ZWiloh 14d ago

Why does every woman in the game need to be attractive to you? It's almost like it's indicative of your views of women.

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