Meta: A "no bigotry" rule should be added to the subreddit
Balatro is a game with an incredibly diverse playerbase and this subreddit is proof of that. Because of this fact, the sub needs a rule prohibiting bigotry like sexism, racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc.
You would think that a subreddit dedicated to a silly poker game wouldn't need such a rule--and it *shouldn't* it--but you'd unfortunately be wrong. Certain people aren't satisfied letting people have fun and exist in peace and feel compelled to leave hateful comments on innocuous posts.
What inspired this post?
I posted fan art earlier today of a custom joker. This was the "Estradiol" joker. While the *vast* majority of people who chose to engage with the post were respectful and kind, a small minority of people saw this as an affront to... something and chose leave hate, both on the post and under other redditors' comments. Some of these comments include joking that the card should go extinct (a reference to the high murder and suicide rates of trans people), that the face cards referenced by the Joker's ability would never be "real queens" (an allusion to a common transphobic talking point), and acuse me of pandering, virtue signaling, and otherwise ruining the whole of video games and culture. I think this is unacceptable.
Why does it matter?
First and foremost, because bigotry is wrong. Secondarily, however, is because toxic behavior in the subreddit discourages engagement from people who would enjoy contributing to the community. I would like to make more original content, especially because of the positive feedback I got on my first post, but I'm not certain I will continue contributing to the subreddit if hateful people are allowed to spew their abuse. I'm sure other people feel the same, and that a lot of would-be contributors have already decided against posting their own art. It's a cycle that hurts people and throttles user engagement. Something should be done about it.
Tl;dr- ppl shouldn't be allowed to post/comment hate on posts that break no rules. A rule should be explicitly established to this end.
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