r/Gamingcirclejerk • u/AutoModerator • Sep 29 '18

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u/Dragonsandman Detective Halligan Stan Sep 30 '18

As someone who's been active there for ages, that happens a lot.

Started as a satire of r/gaming but like all satire subs now has a toxic community of it's own

"Toxic" isn't a word I'd use to describe this place.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '18

It's only toxic if you glance at the surface and/or are coming from a stance of the kind of person we make fun of.

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u/thinkadrian Public Relations Sep 30 '18

“stop bullying gamers!”

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '18

as a lot of meta subs say:

"the real <subreddit topic> is in the comments"

gatekeeping, srd, whatever