Posted on 04/16/2024 7:45:20 PM PDT by Ciaphas Cain
A 'woke' gender row has broken out among Games Workshop fantasy fans after women were added to an army squadron for the first time.
Bosses behind the Warhammer game have introduced a female character to one of its most popular table-top battalions whose devotees include film star Henry Cavill.
But some men are furious at the move, insisting that the 'Adeptus Custodes' brigade has always been all-male and any changes should have been done differently.
A new edition of Warhammer 40,000 fantasy fiction introduces a character named 'Custodian Calladyce Taurovalia Kesh' - and using female pronouns for her.
Long-time fans say it is the first time a woman has been part of the gold-clad Adeptus Custodes squad - with an online backlash breaking out in response.
Fan site Wargamer discussed the controversy in a post which described how there had been 'nearly three decades of Warhammer 40k books and short stories only featuring male-presenting Custodian Guards'.
It went on to say: 'The introduction of a canonically female member of the Custodes is being seen by fans as a conscious narrative shift on GW’s part.'
Another Twitter user asked Games Workshop whether more female members would be added, to be told: 'We'll just have to wait and see.'
There was a backlash online from some fans unhappy with the development.
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There are already all-female factions to play with, namely the Sisters of Battle.
This situation is becoming an object lesson in corporations going "woke" and then bungling to safe face with its customers.
The last video games I ever played were Asteroids and Pac-Man. Then they went and came out with a feminist version of Pac-Man (Ms. Pac-Man) and the industry has gone downhill ever since.
Lots of fun but it can get horribly expensive.
Games Workshop stock has been pretty strong for awhile now. COVID gave the game a huge boost. It'll be interesting to see if their stepping into DEI impacts that.
Okay, lets divert the attention of DEI to online games and get them out of politics. Let’s get some popcorn and watch the fun.
if all else fails, lie...
Ha my son plays the fish commie Tau and I play faggy elder and drunk Squats v2.
Robin Williams was a 40K player. He mostly collected and played Eldar. Supposedly there is footage somewhere of a game he was in and he treated his Eldar as if they were gay.
I’d pay to watch that. I’m sure it was hilarious.
A friend of mine wanted me to do a Battle Sister cosplay with him and get me into the game. Sadly, I don’t have a lot of money to throw around.
Still thinking about the costume, though... I’d really like to make it, but my Fallout (76) and Gears of War plans come first.
I suddenly lost interest...
Maybe it’s like Life of Brian. The entire squadron is women, pretending to be men.
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