CannonFodder52
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It's better that white supremacist supporting gamers won't be playing Yooka-Laylee
Did you get in direct contact with any of them. I know you were attempting to get a hold of a few guys on their team.
It's better that white supremacist supporting gamers won't be playing Yooka-Laylee
People need to relax. The more you put a stinkeye on something, the more it will stink. That doesnt mean to ignore the problem, but you cant make everything into a problem. I feel like people are making things worst lately rather than better.
You know who allied with the Nazi? The Japanese. I have a friend who seriously debates with me that anime character are actually white.
I'm willing to make the gamble that the amount of people who would actually revoke a purchase because of JonTron is negligible at worst. People consume all forms of media regardless of who is involved on a daily basis. I don't see why video games are so special.
Is anything he contributed to the game racist? Probably not. Most people probably either won't know or won't care about a random VA's opinion outside of the game.
Do you honestly think that sales would've been noticeably impacted by them having JonTron in the game?
Something has been taken away from this game because people are screaming racist Nazi about a guy and the company wants to save face despite it not actually being something they realistically need to worry about. Of course it's their game. That doesn't mean I support the decision to cave to nonsense.
Not really. It was a problem and they solved it. This thread is just the aftermath that won't mean much in a week.
Like, no one's forcing you to smell that shit, manYeah man a turd doesn't smell like shit, it's US who make it smell like shit!
Stop making shit smell bad, people!
maybe they also don't want him in their game anymore
Is anything he contributed to the game racist?
It's better that white supremacist supporting gamers won't be playing Yooka-Laylee
You'd think after all the times Jon "rich blacks commit more crime than poor whites, it's a fact look it up" Tron has been snubbed by creators he admires that he'd do more self-reflection.
I'm willing to make the gamble that the amount of people who would actually revoke a purchase because of JonTron is negligible at worst. People consume all forms of media regardless of who is involved on a daily basis. I don't see why video games are so special.
Is anything he contributed to the game racist? Probably not. Most people probably either won't know or won't care about a random VA's opinion outside of the game.
Do you honestly think that sales would've been noticeably impacted by them having JonTron in the game?
Something has been taken away from this game because people are screaming racist Nazi about a guy and the company wants to save face despite it not actually being something they realistically need to worry about. Of course it's their game. That doesn't mean I support the decision to cave to nonsense.
Is anything he contributed to the game racist? Probably not. Most people probably either won't know or won't care about a random VA's opinion outside of the game.
It's stuff like this I really don't get:
The only person who politicized this entire situation was JonTron. He was the one who went on Twitter and wrote those things. Nobody was asking for his hot take on the issues at hand, the grand majority of people weren't even thinking about it. But he put himself out there, he made those statements, and now he has to deal with the consequences of having voiced those opinions.
You can still just play video games, also. Nobody is forcing you to have these discussions, just like nobody forced Jon.
I'm so confused by this response
Playtonic themselves care, and apparently doesn't want to associate with racists. That's enough, and is their right and choice. Doesn't matter if anything he contributed to the game itself is racist or not--it's their choice to not associate with a racist.Is anything he contributed to the game racist? Probably not. Most people probably either won't know or won't care about a random VA's opinion outside of the game.
Who says they're "caving" to anything? Why can't it just be their choice, and that they themselves, as in the staff at Playtonic, doesn't want anything to do with racists? 'Cause that's all this seems like to me: a choice, that they made of their own free will.Something has been taken away from this game because people are screaming racist Nazi about a guy and the company wants to save face despite it not actually being something they realistically need to worry about. Of course it's their game. That doesn't mean I support the decision to cave to nonsense.
Something has been taken away from this game because people are screaming racist Nazi about a guy and the company wants to save face despite it not actually being something they realistically need to worry about. Of course it's their game. That doesn't mean I support the decision to cave to nonsense.
Haha it would be pretty sad but hilarious at the same time if this was their thought process. Somehow I doubt it though... I think they just like their Naruto and shit.
Maybe it's just coincidence but why are a lot of people who support stupid shit like Jontron on twitter sporting anime avatars? Support white supremacy but I love Japanese animation wtf?!
Yo lets not put up dumbasses from Twitter even if it is easy to knock them down.
Playtonic is British lol
Pretty sure it's not called the 1st Amendment there
Yeah man a turd doesn't smell like shit, it's US who make it smell like shit!
Stop making shit smell bad, people!
Lol are you serious?You know who allied with the Nazi? The Japanese. I have a friend who seriously debates with me that anime characters are actually white.
Sorry, wasn't meaning to call anyone out, I've just seen these comments appearing. I'll edit out the names
Thank you, Playtonic.
It was going to be uncomfortable knowing he's in the game after his views became quite widely known and before the game released.
That was the issue for me. Especially considering the style of the game.
Learning from the other thread that Jontron was a big fan of their games and made popular videos about them and Playtonic still coming through like this is really awesome of them.
I'm looking forward to the game even more now because of this tbh and am extra proud to have kickstarted.
Kudos.
I'm willing to make the gamble that the amount of people who would actually revoke a purchase because of JonTron is negligible at worst. People consume all forms of media regardless of who is involved on a daily basis. I don't see why video games are so special.
Is anything he contributed to the game racist? Probably not. Most people probably either won't know or won't care about a random VA's opinion outside of the game..
I believe youre taking what I said out of context. I believe people are dividing themselves too much, and it makes things worst.
Good to hear, racists needs to understand that their shitty views aren't without consequences.
It's just that it encourages others to post tweets and the thread devolves into us laughing at idiots on Twitter, which is fun for sure, but lets keep that to Twitter.
"Screaming racist nazi about a guy"
"Cave to nonsense"
Pretty obvious what your real stance is. Don't be a coward and pussyfooy around man. Just say what you want to say.
Isn't it just a little ironic that these Republicans are against government regulations but now all of a sudden don't want a company to act in what way they feel best? When was the last time a republican tabled a resolution to add to employment standards and worker protections?
Some of the responses are hilarious. This is how the free market works .
" Hi there Jon , we've decided to fire you "
" But why "
" We feel like it "
" Can I get a reference?"
" Get out "
I apply a similar principle to Oculus. It's what's keeping me from the Rift (that and the whole cameras + facebook thing).
The only person who politicized this entire situation was JonTron. He was the one who went on Twitter and wrote those things. Nobody was asking for his hot take on the issues at hand, the grand majority of people weren't even thinking about it. But he put himself out there, he made those statements, and now he has to deal with the consequences of having voiced those opinions.
You can still just play video games, also. Nobody is forcing you to have these discussions, just like nobody forced Jon.
It's stuff like this I really don't get:
The only person who politicized this entire situation was JonTron. He was the one who went on Twitter and wrote those things. Nobody was asking for his hot take on the issues at hand, the grand majority of people weren't even thinking about it. But he put himself out there, he made those statements, and now he has to deal with the consequences of having voiced those opinions.
You can still just play video games, also. Nobody is forcing you to have these discussions, just like nobody forced Jon.
I'm so confused by this response
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1260450Haha it would be pretty sad but hilarious at the same time if this was their thought process. Somehow I doubt it though... I think they just like their Naruto and shit.
His twitter consistently gives out hateful shit. I don't even know who he is and I've seen enough images of his shitty tweets to know the guy's a fucking idiot.