On todays episode our hero journeys into the depths of professional esports while trying to answer one of life's most difficult questions, just why are there SO many gay people in the fighting game community? Through extensive research, personal experience, and one too many white monsters, our hero finally completes this exhausting task, bringing only the most important information back with them. From CSGO, to Guilty Gear, the Overwatch League, to Super Smash Bros. Melee, they left no stone unturned, and no person left behind in this quest benefitting all of mankind.

Breaking character for a moment, I've been working on this video since roughly late February. Initially starting as a project for my FMS 303 course, it then turned into a passion project spanning multiple months. The original, 7-minute, version of this video (viewable in my previous video) managed to get nominated for "best documentary" at the University of Kansas' award ceremony, and I knew I was onto something. Between school, work, and of course grinding ranked, this sure took a long time to get to a state in which I was proud to publish it, but alas here we are. Thanks.

Primary articles referenced -
https://www.adl.org/resources/report/...
https://teamliquid.com/news/2023/06/3...
https://www.wired.com/story/fighting-...
https://gametyrant.com/news/smashin-t...
https://www.eventhubs.com/news/2019/j...

Timestamps -
Intro 0:00-1:32
Vol.1 Watering the Grassroots 1:33-6:18
Vol. 2 Recourse and Representation 6:19-12:35
Vol. 3 Putting the “G” in FGC 12:36-18:57
Vol. 4 Genderational Talent 18:58-24:00
Vol. 5 Why this Matters 24:01-25:40
Epilogue 25:41-26:39

All my links -
https://linktr.ee/goIdy

All music used -
   • fGAYc ost  

Outro-
   • Rav - YOU FUCKERS WERE ASKING FOR THI...  

How I made this episode -
   • how i made "why are fighting games so...  

thanks for watching :)

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