{"id":1910945,"date":"2023-04-06T21:42:22","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-modding-bans-reveal-leftist-obsession-with-control\/"},"modified":"2023-04-06T21:49:03","modified_gmt":"2023-04-07T01:49:03","slug":"woke-modding-bans-reveal-leftist-obsession-with-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woke-modding-bans-reveal-leftist-obsession-with-control\/","title":{"rendered":"Woke Modding Bans Reveal Leftist Obsession With Control"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoke-modding-bans-reveal-leftist-obsession-with-control%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1910945&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"pq1LxYrZl8hH2jus6Wd4KQm5b9akcPwSteFRAyTIoCin3O\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ratio ratio-16x9\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Woke Modding Bans Mean It's Not Really Your Game\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-q-dTXFZnv0?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Since the inception of gaming, players have been modifying games for better experiences or to tailor them to their own preferences. Some games like \u201cSkyrim\u201d and \u201cGrand Theft Auto&#8221; were popular due to their modularity. For instance, if you want high-definition graphics that make every blade of grass a work of art or to replace all the dragons with characters from \u201cThomas the Tank Engine,\u201d there&#8217;s a mod for that.<\/p>\n<p>While there&#8217;s a strong element of community-based sharing of mods, at the end of the day, mods are a personal thing that allows gamers to create their own custom stories. However, radical leftists have decided that mods need to be regulated.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, a popular Twitch streamer, John Wolfe, complained on Twitter that some gamers were modifying their \u201cResident Evil 4&#8221; games to better match the physical appearance of the female characters to their voice actresses. \u201cLooking through the Nexus Mods list for RE4 remake mods makes me want to gouge my eyes out,\u201d he tweeted. These same individuals endlessly advocate respecting others&#8217; choices but expose intolerance when others make choices with which they disagree.<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe was also outraged by players&#8217; ability to mute a female character&#8217;s heavy breathing noises, contending that this implied \u201cwomen are to be seen and not heard!\u201d Hey, John, here&#8217;s a wild idea: Don&#8217;t like the mods, don&#8217;t use them! Isn&#8217;t that what leftists are always telling people?<\/p>\n<p>Wolfe&#8217;s latest tantrum is an attempt to persuade Nexus Mods to ban these mods, as they did with a flag mod last year. Leftists believe that if they may introduce their politics into video games, they may force people to accept their ideas. However, Wolfe&#8217;s politics will just be another bit of woke crap if gamers may mod their games to remove them.<\/p>\n<p>If players have the option to change their games as they see fit, there&#8217;s a risk that they&#8217;ll pick options that differ from what the radical left desires. This desire to govern modding is dangerous since it restricts gamers to playing only games approved by the radical left. If Wolfe is an example, then it won&#8217;t be very enjoyable.<\/p>\n<p>Gamers should stick to what they have always done instead of embracing this unfortunate reality: Keep modding games the way they want, irrespective of what the woke puritans say. We should not yield any more territory to individuals whose sole goal is to push a political agenda at the expense of one of the last few cultural hobbies still not completely infected by wokeness.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, no mod exists yet to remove annoying leftists from gaming. Somebody should probably get to work on that.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">\nDouglas Blair is a producer and special correspondent with &#8220;O&#8217;Connor Tonight&#8221; on the Salem News Channel.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gaming\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">gaming<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/grand-theft-auto\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Grand Theft Auto<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/gta\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">GTA<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/playing-politics-with-doug-blair\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Playing Politics with Doug Blair<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/political-correctness\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">political correctness<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/pop-culture\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">pop culture<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/resident-evil\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Resident Evil<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/skyrim\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Skyrim<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/video-games\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">video games<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/woke\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">woke<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/wokeness\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">wokeness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since gaming\u2019s inception, players have been modifying their games to improve the experience or tailor it to their own needs. For some games like \u201cSkyrim\u201d and \u201cGrand Theft Auto,\u201d their modularity became part of their charm. Want ultra HD graphics that make every blade of grass look like a work of art? 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