I don’t know Liz Wheeler, but my friend and colleague Jeff Charles did a post defending grown men who are gamers, as a result of this post on X:
This is 💯 true. Men playing video games is peak unattractive. Beyond red flag. Like dealbreaker zone. It’s weird that so many dudes don’t get this. pic.twitter.com/nJcNiVPr8T
— Liz Wheeler (@Liz_Wheeler) August 20, 2024
This is likely a joke; not many studies return results in five-point intervals. [Editor’s Note: Community Notes found that the survey is satire.] Even so, I take issue with the post. I’ve been known to play a game or two, now and then, but that’s not what turned my head about this, and besides, Jeff has already covered that.
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Jeff writes:
Author and media figure Liz Wheeler on Monday wrote a post with a screenshot of the aforementioned…