• Hal-5700X@lemmy.world
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    I don’t see the big deal about the pronoun mods. You have to download and install it. Just don’t download the mods.

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      It has no reason to exist besides being a middle finger to a queer minority.

      This is a website deciding not to become a Nazi bar.

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      1 year ago

      By the same token, I don’t see a big deal about the pronoun choice. Just choose She/Her or He/Him. You don’t have to choose They/Their.

      • WolfdadCigarette@threads.net@sh.itjust.works
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        Huh, just considering practicality, how many new characters would one have to create in order to save rather than waste downloading this? Given the time required to download, read, and set up, I’d guess somewhere in the range of 20-30 characters.

        Speedrunners might download a mod to skip setup entirely, not a single option. Of the millions who purchased starfield, perhaps a few dozen might use this ergonomically. Neat.

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          Speedrunners might download a mod to skip setup entirely, not a single option.

          I’m pretty sure that this would disqualify the run, unless it’s specifically allowed in a particular category.

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            Practice mods are occasionally used if, say, there’s a tricky section 1.5 hours in. With route highlighting or landscape deemphasizing, if necessary. Speedrunning has slowed to a crawl in the last decade so that seems unlikely.

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        It is not a big deal. It doesnt have to be. Its just a small mod with a small change that some people apparently wanted for their experience. They didnt demand to change the game. I dont see problem with choosing pronouns, but I also dont see a problem with changing pointless stuff in your game.

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      Just pick your pronouns when you create your character. These are people getting their panties in a twist because they are being reminded that other people can choose different pronouns.

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        These are people getting their panties in a twist because they are being reminded that other people can choose different pronouns.

        That’s nothing new. The vast majority of far-right reactionaries know exactly zero trans people. They’re getting upset because a stranger, who exists entirely in their imagination, may have an opinion about their own body that the far-right have not approved as “okay to have”.

        Of course, there’s probably deeper reasons that they won’t say out loud. What if they accidentally find a “man” attractive? What if they have to treat a casual acquaintance with basic human decency?

        The horror.

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        I’d imagine for some, the problem is being reminded they too can choose. And they’ve had the option to choose for a long time.

        Honestly, that was my biggest issue the idea of asking other people their pronoun was sort of a trend (at least according to the rightwing media? idk; I’ve never once seen a person ask another person their pronouns in IRL). For some reason I never wondered why I, as a “cis man”, I’d be afraid of such a question (especially since I was the type to like when people mistook me for being gay, so it wasn’t like I was afraid of having my “masculinity questioned” or was anti-LGBT).

        • MomoTimeToDie@sh.itjust.works
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          I’ve never once seen a person ask another person their pronouns in IRL

          I have, various times in college when I was in a new class/group, they’ have everyone introduce themselves, and pronouns were expected as a part of it. I mostly just found it annoying because a lot of people really didn’t like taking “don’t care” as an answer.