It’s Pride Month, so all major corporations have decided to “go gay” for June, changing their corporate logos to the pride flag in a bid to say, “We support you, consumer, now buy our products.”
Pride Month is especially rough for gamers, who often feel oppressed and subjected to LGBTyranny as game companies worldwide virtue signal by incorporating LGBT-themed cosmetic options in their games.
One such game is Activision’s Call of Duty franchise, a perennial bestseller that continues to bastardize its franchise with egregious commercial tie-ins and microtransactions.
Despite its popularity with players of all ages and demographics, especially children, thanks to its low barrier of entry and the free-to-play Warzone battle royale mode, Call of Duty has increasingly embraced these controversial elements.
A recent email from Activision Blizzard revealed how deeply DE&I and ESG agendas are integrated into their workplace, with a DEI Officer posted on every development team to ensure compliance. This has led to a significant shift in the company’s approach, prioritizing these agendas over the franchise’s historical appeal.
Call of Duty has been “woke” for years, with modern installments becoming a far cry from the war-torn, masculine releases of the past. Now catering primarily to children and casual players, the series has devolved into watered-down designs and rampant microtransactions alongside rampant virtue signaling during Pride Month.
A notable controversy erupted in 2023 when Activision collaborated with Nickmercs, a streamer.
Activision partnered with Nickmercs to release yet another cosmetic pack in Call of Duty. Given that Nickmercs’ audience mainly consists of children or those with a similar mental capacity, it was a natural move for Activision to capitalize on this opportunity and secure easy microtransaction sales.
However, a week after the bundle’s inclusion in Call of Duty, Nickmercs made the mistake of speaking out against one of society’s most protected classes, the LGBT community.
Nickmercs tweeted in defense of an “anti-LGBTQ+ protest” in Glendale, California, which took place outside a school board meeting about recognizing Pride Month. Responding to Esports broadcaster Chris Puckett, who shared a video of the chaotic brawl and tweeted, “Let people love who they love and live your own life,”
Nickmercs wrote: “They should leave little children alone. That’s the real issue.”
This comment was all it took for Nickmercs’ partnership with Activision to crumble entirely. How dare he oppose the honorable and respectful LGBT community’s efforts to educate and inspire children? The day after his tweet, Activision swiftly removed the Nickmercs bundle from Call of Duty’s in-game store.
Activision is determined to expose children to Pride, aiming to indoctrinate them with their boldest commitment to Pride Month yet.
Activision Blizzard have added a free Pride camo skin pack to players of Warzone and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, allowing its players to celebrate various forms of pride in-game with unique glitter effect weapon camos representative of various flags celebrating pride, bisexuals, lesbian, nonbinary, pansexual, asexual and obviously Transgender.
In a game supposedly focused on modern warfare and intense gunfights, it’s quite ironic for Call of Duty to celebrate Pride by giving away themed weapon camos for free. Considering that the most popular age demographic for the game is 25 and below, with many players likely under 18, this move raises some eyebrows.
Given Call of Duty’s status as a global icon, in regions where such material is explicitly prohibited, players instead receive black glitter camouflages.
Discerning players quickly noticed that applying these camos to certain weapons would inadvertently cover the bullets inside the magazine as well, likely due to poor development oversight.
This unintentional flaw means players can end up dispensing bullets adorned with Pride flags.
Equipping your weapons with these camos is sure to spark reactions from players when killed by them. Beyond the subliminal pandering and indoctrination of youths in Call of Duty, it’s rather ironic for Activision to introduce trans-themed bullets into the game, especially considering that a notable portion of America’s recent mass shooters have identified as transgender or non-binary.
Excluding the statistic that a significant portion of transgender youths eventually go on to commit suicide, often due to being misled or coerced into believing they are the opposite gender, it’s clear that children lack the mental capacity to consent to such life-altering and potentially harmful practices.
Especially considering there is no way to reverse the effects of affirming surgeries, many transgender individuals suffer from chronic depression
A 2020 US study revealed that 82% of people who identified as transgender reported having considered suicide, with the attempt rate exceeding 40%. These percentages are similar to those found in Australia.
Transgender and non-binary individuals are statistically more likely to take their own lives compared to heterosexual men and women. It’s curious how society seems to have seen an increase in individuals suffering from gender dysphoria following the closure of mental health facilities. Yet, corporations spare no effort in producing products tailored to this niche demographic.
These individuals often seek to reinterpret and rewrite games to align with their preferences, even going so far as to retcon established characters as part of their identity.
The Trevor Project’s 2023 US National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ Young People found that over half of trans or nonbinary youth had seriously considered attempting suicide the previous year. About 20% had attempted suicide the previous year.
Activision’s bold efforts to pander to the LGBT community may not face much resistance from consumers. Those who continue to purchase and play Call of Duty are unlikely to change their minds simply because of these indoctrination camouflages.
This sentiment is reinforced by Activision’s recent partnership with Bandai Namco to introduce Gundam-themed cosmetic microtransactions into Call of Duty, which has received widespread praise on social media.
By giving away various pride camos to children for free, Activision will need to go above and beyond in terms of pandering next year to surpass this. However, it’s hoped that this controversial addition will result in fewer sales for the next installment, Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
This is particularly likely as Microsoft has a ventured interest in cannibalizing their own studios with the XBOX Game Pass, rendering Call of Duty’s $70 price tag worthless, given that this year’s Call of Duty release will be available day one on Microsoft’s subscription service.
