Why you shouldnât support the upcoming game Black Myth: Wukong
Simply put, the creators behind Black Myth: Wukong are raging misogynists.
Founders and creatives of the studio have:
Joked about former female employees hypothetically doing prostitution
Used suggestive/objectifying/derogatory imagery & phrasing in their hiring flyers (under the cut), e.g. âIn addition to hookup buddies, we promise to provide more thoughtful servicesâ , âfatties fuck offâ, etc.
Written entire think pieces on how video games donât need female players or developers, how women are biologically inclined towards âsofterâ modes of gaming than men (thereâs also a bit of homophobia mixed in through language such as âfuck sissiesâ), how some things should just be made for men, etc.
âFuck sissies, fuck tragic love stories, fuck moon-lit peach blossoms and flute-playing scholars! You don't need the reverse motivation of female players, you don't need to take care of those worms who just want to date chicks. Some things are just for men, their depression, their anger, their pain...â
Made numerous sexually explicit (& honestly incel-like) comments including ones about a female character in Black Myth: Wukong, e.g. âonce you get used to this [character design] you can jerk off to itâ, etc.
Boasted about how theyâre losing followers, who must be women
To no oneâs surprise, when people criticise the studio online, theyâre met with vitriol about how theyâre hypersensitive feminists, too politically correct, etc.
Chinese women have been YELLING non-stop on social media about how bad it is so itâs pretty depressing to see that a lot of non-Chinese gamers, even after reading an IGN article covering the situation, are apathetic. I get that a lot of people are excited about the novelty of a soulslike game based on Chinese mythology, but do you really want to support a studio that actively contributes towards and benefits from misogynistic gaming culture?
Talking about separating the artist from their art is bullshit if you're financially supporting them. Boycott! Pirate!
Here are some sources if you want to see detailed translations, learn more about the situation as well as the misogynistic gaming culture at large China:
A string of sexually charged online comments from the founder of a Chinese game developer caused a furor on the Chinese internet last week,
For an indie studio that has only released mobile titles within China, this widespread acclaim over Black Myth: Wukong is a largely unpreced
I know itâs not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say
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