They tried hiding like RATS

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Hey everyone – it’s Leaflit online! Today I’m reacting to Asmongold’s clip “YOU CANNOT HIDE FROM ME.” where he calls out the Indie Games Awards organisers for creating an “African games” section that looks wildly clueless — nominating games with titles like Finding Father, IKEELYA, Get Da Milk and then apparently panicking and pulling their own announcement off public view, telling members not to leak it. According to Reddit threads, this category and the chosen games came off as tone-deaf at best and racist at worst.

I stand with Asmongold on this:

If you’re going to celebrate “games from Africa,” you cannot use titles that immediately evoke lazy stereotypes (father-absent jokes, milk-themed jokes, “I kill you” tropes). That shows a total lack of cultural awareness and respect.

Then, when confronted, to pull the announcement off public view and ask the community not to leak it? That’s cowardly. Transparency matters when you claim you’re doing the right thing.

The organisation made their bed by making a special category tried to virtue signal—and they failed. So yes, calling them out is valid.

I’ll also explore why this matters: representation isn’t just checking boxes. It’s done with care. And when you half-do it or do it sloppily, you end up worse than not doing it at all.

In this reaction I’ll walk you through:

What Asmongold points out and why it resonates.

Why the organisers’ attempt to hide from scrutiny makes the situation worse.

What good representation should look like (and where indie game awards often miss the mark).

My take: If you want to spotlight African indie devs, do so genuinely—don’t rely on cheap jokes or tropes.

If you’re into reaction videos that don’t just repeat what others say but dig deeper into culture, fairness and accountability—please like, subscribe, and hit the bell. And tell me in the comments: What do you think of the Indie Games Awards’ Africa category? Was it well-intentioned and just mis-executed? Or was it careless from the start?

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