Elevensies [Second Breakfast Minisode]

(Heated) Discussion of Khee Hoon Chan’s Polygon article, “Games Need to Return to Black and White Morality”

Join Cam and Maggie as they break down a troubling, provocative article related to our last episode and Tolkien’s views on allegory and the motivations / ramifications of storytelling. We respond to claims such as “stories are inherently moral” and the idea that “allowing a sense of moral dilemma over both sides … reinforces the kinds of false equivalencies that might slow down social change”. There is a lot to discuss in this article – we cover polarization, the relationship between activism and art, our current cultural and political hostilities, the human attraction to categories and teams, free speech and censorship, and at one point, skunks.

Article Link: https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/3/21352437/games-morality-last-of-of-us-bioshock-good-bad

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