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[-] RION@hexbear.net 41 points 9 months ago

"The author wrote the text so the victims are happy with their lot, so criticism of their treatment is invalid" is also an immature media interpretation, and worth about as much as "All characters depicted in this work are 18 or older even if stated otherwise".

As I've mentioned elsewhere in this thread, the house elves in Harry Potter are explicitly written as content with enslavement, but everybody sees that as transparently problematic. What's the difference?

It's fine to like pokemon (I liked/still kinda like it) but that doesn't mean I'm blind to the iffy nature of the premise

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 15 points 9 months ago

Criticizing the game for eight year olds where your giant bee monster fights someone's rock-dragon-snake like it has any bearing on actual animal abuse is silly to the point of absurdity. We"re straying in denouncing chess as classist because you're expected to sacrifice the pawns territory.

[-] yoink@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

We"re straying in denouncing chess as classist because you're expected to sacrifice the pawns territory.

dont speak that evil into this forum

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

I'm keeping it in my back pocket.

[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

I like Mass Effect even though I have moral objections to fucking aliens.

[-] autismdragon@hexbear.net 19 points 9 months ago

What is your moral objection to fucking a sapient being capable of consenting to sex?

[-] AFineWayToDie@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

No real objection. It was meant to be sarcasm but upon re-reading the post I've realized it actually sounds pretty bad and not so different from a reactionary take. I am sorry about that.

[-] autismdragon@hexbear.net 5 points 9 months ago

Youre good. Thanks for clarifying!

[-] WithoutFurtherBelay@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

Yeah, maybe if there was a communication barrier I could get it but Mass Effect (presumably) has bullshit scifi communication tech

[-] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago

Maybe they just have a moral objection to aliens, and the word "fucking" was an emphatic marker thonk

[-] Frank@hexbear.net 7 points 9 months ago

Ashley brained take (joking. But fuck Ashley)

[-] Sinistar@hexbear.net 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The house elves are born into it, in the Pokemon canon some Pokemon explicitly choose to fight while many others choose to remain in nature, or choose to do any one of the countless other things Pokemon have been shown to do besides battling. That's a pretty significant difference.

[-] zed_proclaimer@hexbear.net 11 points 9 months ago

You can breed Pokémon into captivity, in fact it’s the best way to breed fighting stock

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