How can we have fun at a time like this? Is it even ok to have fun?
Urgent action must be taken to fight fascism and dismantle white supremacy.
We also must have fun, because the liberation of joy and peace is what we are fighting to protect. This is not escapist. This is not separate. This is not a break. It is all connected.
It is especially not escapist because often systemic oppression exists everywhere — including… Chuck E. Cheese’s! As we turn to childhood nostalgia for reprieve, what we find there is imperfect. I celebrate being able to see these imperfections with the wisdom of time. I celebrate the courage of those who point out the wrongs. I will continue to use my voice to dance us towards joy: Yes fun: without the misogyny and racism 😇.
So this video is a mix, just as life is a mix. I gush over a current obsession. I consider the paradox of receiving joy in devastating times. I reflect on the problems of this entertainment company, and what we can learn from them.
Most of all — I love what people love. Please stay giddy and excited about whatever random interest is calling to your heart! We need to stay silly.
Love, X
Sources:
this book is so good! —> Everything to Play For: How Videogames are Changing the World by Marijam Did
“Everything To Play For asks if videogames can achieve egalitarian goals instead of fuelling hyper-materialist, reactionary agendas.” 🌟
Brainna Wu in Rolling Stone: Atari Founder Award Reexamined After Outcry Over History
Defuctland sparked my interest in Chuck E. Cheese after this video on the helicopter thing, and a longer Patreon video ranking the animatronics
I’m also enjoying TNT Muffin’s series including this one tracking down animatronics in weird places; this warms my heart and if anyone has animatronics at your local supermarket omg, take that in. enjoy.
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