Video games are a portal to a world of fantasy and escapism. They give players the potential to be whomever they want, from a swaggering swordsman to an arcane sorcerer. Thus, when activists insist on playing transgender characters, complete with body modification scars, rather than male or female characters, it calls into question just how sincere the radical gender ideology movement is. 

“Dragon Age: The Veilguard” cranks the identity politics obsession in gaming up to 11 with a series of utterly bizarre character customization decisions. In addition to the pronoun and gender options that seem to come standard with all woke games these days, players can add chest surgery scars to their characters to indicate they’ve had their breasts removed. 

Some might argue this is merely another example of inclusivity. Why not add an option where people can reflect themselves more accurately? Why are you such a bigot?!

But this desire to be “inclusive” ignores the obvious question. In a fantasy where players can be whatever they want to be and craft a character that truly matches how they feel, why would they willingly choose specifically transgender avatars and not just the sex they think they are? 

“Veilguard” allows players to select their sex and pronouns, meaning the game would treat them for all intents and purposes as a man or a woman during actual gameplay. If the end goal of all the social transitioning and physical surgeries is to make one truly the opposite sex, why not

Investigation Discovery’s five-part docuseries “Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV” uncovered the abuse and toxicity that took place behind the scenes of some of the most beloved childhood shows for millennials. It also indirectly showcased the role pornography played in the sexual abuse and harassment of those on the set.

In the fifth episode of the docuseries, “All That” cast member Shane Lyons says he hopes this documentary “isn’t just a flash-in-the-pan moment of interest” because something must change. We have to take a serious look at some underlying issues we have as a society that contribute to this horrific epidemic.

Nickelodeon Nightmare

In the docuseries, staff and child actors alleged that they were routinely verbally and emotionally abused and retaliated against by Nickelodeon writer and producer Dan Schneider. Female staff said they were made to split their salaries and perform massages on Schneider.

Writers claimed they were forced to write pornographic “humor” for children to act out, pornography was played on the set, and pedophiles were grooming, sexually abusing, and soliciting sex from child actors.

Testimony from writers and child actors expounded on the fact that they were forced to do scenes that depicted crotch shots to the face, foot fetishism, using objects or food to depict sexual acts with a penis, using teen girls as the focus of sexual foreplay, and participating in degrading and humiliating acts. 

Where did Schneider and others get these types of ideas from? And why were they written for children? 

Many Jews have recognized their exclusion from the “diversity, equity, and inclusion” agenda, but they still don’t seem to recognize its inherent dangers.

That was made painfully obvious by the letter signed by 260 Jews in the entertainment industry that was published last week. They protested the new DEI-influenced rules for the Best Picture Oscar that will go into effect for films made this year.

The Oscars have always been as much about commerce and Hollywood politics as excellence. The new rules shoehorn divisive quotas into every film production, demanding that each one includes certain types of people or themes. This reflects how the art world is in thrall to toxic left-wing ideas that are transforming movies from a form of popular entertainment into an exercise in politically correct virtue signaling.

Racial or ethnic quotas have no place in movies or any other form of artistic expression. For the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences — the body responsible for the annual Oscars — to mandate them in this way turns the entire concept of artistic merit on its head.

Joining DEI, Not Opposing It

Noteworthy actors like Mayim Bialik, Ginnifer Goodwin, Debra Messing, Juliana Margulies, Brett Gelman, Michael Rapaport, and David Schwimmer signed the letter. But they had no issue with DEI itself. They just want Jews to be included in it.

Perhaps it’s too much to ask anyone working in Hollywood to push back against DEI. Even the mildest hint of conservatism is not just unfashionable but