Enter Amelia: Characters as Conservative Symbols or Reaction Images

Meet Amelia. A new conservative symbol and reaction image, she started out as the antagonist from Shout Out UK’s government-funded Pathways visual novel/web game. For many people, Amelia does not belong as a villain in a computer game.

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Interestingly, Pathways was taken off its proprietary site for some time on January 14– it was just a loading screen and didn’t return anything. This was because the British government temporarily removed it some time ago, as the internet had a field day and anything she did became a meme. The Amelia meme artists were doing a little trolling and pointing out the absurdity of the government, regardless of the game being shut down momentarily. 

Note: As of January 27, 2026, Pathways is fully restored and