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The Controversial Backlash Surrounding Call of Duty and Streamer Nickmercs.

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Source: Rolling Stone
The Controversial Backlash Surrounding Call of Duty and Streamer Nickmercs.
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Outrage over Activision Blizzard's removal of a Call of Duty influencer's products due to his anti-LGBTQ comments has sparked a boycott campaign by the anti-woke right. The incident is reminiscent of the Gamergate movement, which targeted progressive and feminist values in video games. The reactionaries' outrage over a video game endorsing Pride is a throwback to the troll movement that opened the floodgates to such crusades almost a decade ago. The incident reveals the projection that underlies the past decade of right-wing resentment and their fear of losing cultural territory to newcomers.

Topics:entertainmentgaming#activision-blizzard#anti-woke-movement#call-of-duty#gamergate#gaming#lgbtq
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  1. Outrage Over ‘Call of Duty’ LGBTQ Pride Brings Us Full Circle to Gamergate  Rolling Stone
  2. Call of Duty Boycotts Explained: Why Streamers Are Protesting Warzone  Den of Geek
  3. 'Call of Duty' faces backlash over Nickmercs controversy  Los Angeles Times
  4. Streamer Nickmercs Stands His GROUND  The Daily Wire
  5. Call of Duty joins the LGBT mob's cancel crusade  Washington Examiner

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