• Korne127@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Did the creator of this meme really feel the need to swap the genders just because of the “all gamers are male” stereotype…

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      4 months ago

      Have you even seen the original? I’ve only seen edits that were jpged to hell and all of them have a budge on the sweater wearer.

      Also, it’s Fifa. I know women play video games, but I’ve only ever seen Dudebros play Fifa.

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        4 months ago

        lmao. I didn’t cry, I literally forgot about this meme already. If there’s something I find irritating / weird, I’ll call it out, but that doesn’t mean it affects me personally xD

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      I think you’ve generalized a bit too much. The gender-swapped format was not created for this exact meme, it’s just a jovial commentary on male stereotypes women find unappealing. In this case, the joke isn’t that she saw a stack of random games, they’re all FIFA – did you maybe not notice that? The annoying male FIFA player is a pretty well-established meme at this point.

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        4 months ago

        Why are you okay with that? It reinforces the stereotype and well… makes it harder for women to start gaming and be treated as normal.