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omg they made lemmy political

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[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

I have complicated feelings on this. (Note: I've yet to play BG3, I will eventually)

I'm bisexual, so I'd never ever install this mod. But I feel as though that I can't say someone is explicitly wrong for doing so. Maybe they're not the kind of person I'd want to interact with, and maybe I might not be able to help but judge them a little, but its their prerogative.

Like, should a person be expected to expose themselves to something they see as sexual if it makes them uncomfortable? Even if that discomfort stems from homophobia or fear of discovering that they are bi/gay? Like, this arguably is an issue of whatever the player consents to seeing.

It being included in the anti-woke modlist is funny though.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

IMO you’ve consented to seeing sexual content when you continue purchasing and/or playing the game after seeing the content warning and age rating that includes “Nudity” and “Strong Sexual Content”.

[–] HalfSalesman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

That's a good point, but IDK if that'd mean they consent to all sexual content in the sense that they might have some ignorant expectations of what they'll find in the game with that rating.

This is obviously extremely tame compared to some of the stuff they probably just stumble over on the internet. Though obviously, they don't consent to it if they decide to specifically install this mod.

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