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Brianna Wu ‏@Spacekatgal · 3h3 hours ago
If any term in gaming needs to go, it's "PC Master Race." It's deliberately evocative of Nazism, and is used to belittle everyone else.
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  1. @Spacekatgal I used to use it until I realized how fucked up it is
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  2. @Spacekatgal Every time someone says this, that's exactly what I think.
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  3. @Spacekatgal It was started by Yahtzee as a term to poke fun at how PC gamers see themselves as above console players. They ran with it.
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  4. @Spacekatgal the weird thing is, it was originally used as a criticism of PC elitism. Then PC gamers adopted it, no understanding of context
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  5. @Spacekatgal Thing is, Yahtzee originally used it to mock some PC gamers' superiority complex. Sad that they didn't notice the mocking tone.
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  6. @Spacekatgal You mean as an insult or as a self-identity?
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  7. @Spacekatgal So much this. Every time I read it, I wince.
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  8. @uneek35 either. I think there are ways to address toxic gamers without bringing up Nazis.
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  9. @Spacekatgal We DO forgive @joemmac for using it jokingly/ironically in his iTunes review for our show. Otherwise, absolutely right on!
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  11. @Spacekatgal When a term bugs me, as a white male, I assume that it’s bajillion times worse for marginalized groups. Thanks for confirming.
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  12. @Spacekatgal @Patrick_ORourke I'm amazed that some people ended using it as a term of self-endearment. Talk about lack of self-awareness.
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  13. @Spacekatgal That I disagree with. It isn't actual billeting, and most PC players are also console gamers. They're poking fun at themselves.
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  14. To characterize the small population of gamers to take pride in offending and having a lack of empathy, I suggest "Toxic gamers."
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  15. @Spacekatgal Seriously, the elitism, arrogance and bigotry inherent in that turns my stomach. At best, it's pathetically tone deaf. At best.
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  16. @Spacekatgal after all respect is earn. They haven't.
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  17. @spacekatgal Toxic humans make for toxic gamers, so sure.
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  18. @Jon_Ore @Spacekatgal @Patrick_ORourke People do NOT have a sense of history.
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  19. @Spacekatgal I've been thinking about that awful term lately, too. So little awareness about what that actually means...
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