It was just a joke: demagoguery, humor, and video game streaming

Video game communities and fandoms have been a breeding ground for hate speech and neo-fascist ideology. In 2017, the most popular YouTuber at the time, PewDiePie, used a racial slur during a stream, apologized, and obfuscated the racism of the moment by calling it a joke. Other personalities like s...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: "Democracy Dies Playfully: (Anti-)Democratic Ideas in and Around Video Games"
Authors: Euteneuer, Jacob (Author) ; Meints, Josiah (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2020
In: Gamevironments
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Pages: 358-381
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Video game / Streaming (Communication technology) / Fascism / Racism / Demagogy / Hate crime
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B gamevironments
B streaming
B demagoguery
B Video Games
B Rhetoric
B Humor
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