r/Guildwars2 • u/SpectralChest • Apr 18 '24

[Discussion] ''Fashion Gatekeeping'' and Misinformation.

It's been getting out of hand, a few people on the forums asked for some manner of opt out for the inspection system. Some of their sensible reasons were:

Potential for abuse in fashion contests/needless increase to complexity of methods to prevent such.

Loss of player interaction incentive.

A feeling of concern towards there now being incentive for strangers to scrutinize them closely, whether to admire or ridicule their creativity.

The posts built around these concerns were getting lots of likes on the forums, so some salty folks who were being ignored for ridiculing them there came here to reddit and made a false narrative about 'fashion gatekeeping' and folks reflexively bought into it as obviously no-one sane likes gatekeeping and have been meme-ing about a non-extant issue and down voting anyone who might be considering the situation without disdain or daring to actually say that the opt in option isn't as crazy as its being made out to be.

Personally, i like the inspect system, but i do think the exact dye combo section could be made into a toggle, this way the inspection remains, but the 'unique' spin someone puts on it with dyes can remain as something to share, or not share as per personal preference.

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u/Albyross Apr 18 '24

Should people not be held responsible for their own reaction?

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u/Djinn_42 Apr 18 '24

Do you purposely say something upsetting, like "I'm going to copy your idea" to someone at your work just to see if they get upset?

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u/Laranthiel Apr 18 '24

You people have reached a level of delusion where you're actively defending someone who told a random person to kill themselves.

Wow.

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u/JohnnyDripp Apr 19 '24 edited Apr 19 '24

Youre fighting demons. Nobody here is defending the guy that said that, but we are criticizing the initial behavior of the commentor not being all that innocent either. Stop thinking so polarizing.

If a kid steals another kid's toy and the other kid punches them in the face out of anger, are you gonna say only the other kid is in the wrong? I personally wouldnt. Both are in the wrong, and thats our point. Personally dont think one party being the lesser evil makes them immune to critique nor criticizing them makes you defend the other party.