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...
Subtitles: | Special Issue: "Democracy Dies Playfully: (Anti-)Democratic Ideas in and Around Video Games" |
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Authors: | ; |
Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2020
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Gamevironments
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Pages: 358-381 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Video game
/ Streaming (Communication technology)
/ Fascism
/ Racism
/ Demagogy
/ Hate crime
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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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