cross-posted from: https://hilariouschaos.com/post/10401125

**Gamers’ Actual Reaction **:

• Overwhelmingly wholesome based on Steam artwork and player feedback.

• Many players show protective/paternal instincts (compared to Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite).

• Edgy content exists (internet reality), but it’s not representative.

• **Journalist Smear Campaign **:

  • Terminally online leftists can’t accept positive reactions.
  • Example: Article by Stacy Henley (The Gamer) titled “Gaming Cannot Allow Pragmata’s Diana Fan Club to Flourish”.
  • Accuses all gamers who like Diana of being secret predators.

• Flawed Evidence in the Article:

  • A minor Reddit page getting shut down (Reddit = unreliable; could be bad actors planting content, a tactic journalists have used before).
  • Capcom’s pre-order bonus: crying anime-style emoji of Diana.
    • Claimed to be a “dog whistle” for the “Loli” (Loi) meme.
    • Author calls it “very well-known,” but this likely reveals the author’s own algorithm bubble and content consumption habits.

• Critique of “Dog Whistle” Claim (2:30–3:51):

  • Crying emoji is extremely common in anime, YouTube, X/Twitter, etc.
  • Linking it exclusively to loli content is absurd (analogy: claiming everyone wearing a yarmulke is in a gang because of the Star of David).
  • Evidence is weak, cherry-picked, and ignores context.