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EPISODE · Sep 4, 2020

Episode 8: Reactions to Tell Me Why and The Last of Us Part II Prove Games Journalists Don't Want Trans Characters

from Splash Damage · host Scrivonaut

Tell Me Why has been criticized for handling its trans character with kid gloves, but The Last of Us Part II got blasted for having its trans character suffer, proving there’s no way to please games journalists. We talk about their hypocrisy along with Polygon’s claim video games need to promote “social change,” how Spiritfarer isn’t ableist, why Caustic’s voice line in Apex Legends should not have been removed, Tom Clancy’s Elite Squad’s intro cutscene being censored, and more.

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