the game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle

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The game "Horses" now barred on Steam, Epic and Humble Bundle - Lemmy.zip

Currently, only GOG and Itch are still selling this game.

Wait, I thought this game was a depiction of what we subject horses to, using a horror lens to drive home the point? I’ve never heard of something less sexy?
My understanding is that there was a scene where a young girl rides a naked man/woman around. Apparently it has since been changed to make the child older, but… I can perfectly understand why anyone would be hesitant to accept such a game based on that description alone. Even if it’s not intended to be sexual, the developers were certainly pushing the line

That’s not how this works, you don’t get to decide what is acceptable for other people. It’s people like you who galvanize Mastercard and Visa in trying to control what kind of content we’re “allowed” to purchase.

To be clear this all sounds repugnant to me, but i realize Im not the sole arbiter of taste and have no interest in telling other adults what (legal) things they are and aren’t allowed to do.

If the game is so bad it’ll tank, it doesn’t need outside forces influencing it.

That’s not how that works. You don’t get to decide what a store does and does not sell. Steam refuses hundreds of games a year, this one doesn’t get special treatment.

Saying “I understand why (store) would not want to carry this product” is not the same as saying “no store should carry this product.”

I’m not admonishing the store, as you said it’s up to them to carry what they like. I’m admonishing you and people like you for trying to exert pressure on the store to not carry something you personally don’t like, because again, you’re not intended to be in charge of what others sell.
You’ve fabricated a straw man, and appear to be furious at it
Visa and Mastercard literally used their influence to get a game pulled from steam this year. So much for your strawman argument.
I’m aware. Where did anyone in this discussion do anything remotely similar to that?