OniBarubary
Banned
So Jonathan Holmes of Destructoid wrote an article asking their community if they should make Destructoid a "safe space" and in writing the article completely misunderstands what a safe space is and what they shelter people from. Some of the shit in this article is just...ow. And I'm super disappointed as someone who generally visits there a ton.
Have a read for yourself here: https://www.destructoid.com/do-you-want-gaming-and-related-media-to-be-your-safe-space--390607.phtml
Here's where I kinda started bleeding out my eyes from the sheer irony of his statement:
Just...ugh. Holy shit. He is directly attributing the toxicity and garbage in the gaming community at large to people who call out bullshit and get offended by racism or sexism and not the people who send death threats to women or tell you to "KEEP YOUR POLITICS OUT OF GAMING" and start whining about SJWs and PC culture when someone says maybe Titty McRapefest 2016 is kinda misogynistic.
Writing an article on Haydee and how the character has a fat ass isn't challenging. Writing an article about problematic interpretations of black stereotypes are in a white medium is fucking challenging. Writing articles about the poor portrayal and depiction of body types in video games is criticism. Writing an article about how R. Mika's butt intro getting censored is sad ISN'T FUCKING CHALLENGING OR CRITICAL.
No one, NO ONE, is asking to not be challenged, criticized or...ugh "potentially made to feel less than perfect" (Jesus Christ that statement is horrifying); people are asking that you be a decent human being and not a total shitbag and that if you really can't restrain yourself from saying something that is neither criticism nor challenging but is just a fucking shitty thing to say then a safe space makes sure you have to actually put thought into what you're saying and NOT do those dumb fuckboy things.
This is incredibly disappointing from a person whose articles (and site) I enjoy.
Have a read for yourself here: https://www.destructoid.com/do-you-want-gaming-and-related-media-to-be-your-safe-space--390607.phtml
Here's where I kinda started bleeding out my eyes from the sheer irony of his statement:
Jonathan Holmes said:The ever-increasing demand for trigger warnings, spoilers warnings, and various other forms of content warnings. The attempt to publicly humiliate and stifle people based on their tastes or opinions. Using various labels, and the counter-labels used to try to humiliate and stifle those who are suspected of trying to humiliate and stifle others. The organized "raids" on online personalities and pundits who have "wrong opinions" in order to try to intimidate and exhaust them to the point where they stop talking. The list goes on
Sadly, gamer culture has been prey to all of these wholly undemocratic and unfriendly practices. Seeing as how AAA game marketing has worked to shape gamer culture into a petty, excluding, turf-war obsessed, "Bad Boy's Club" for more than 20 years, I don't blame a lot of younger gamers for falling prey to this nonsense. Still, I have faith in you, dear reader, and your capacity to self reflect. So tell me, do you want Destructoid to become a "safe space", where you do not have to run the risk of feeling challenged, criticized, or potentially made to feel less than perfect?
Just...ugh. Holy shit. He is directly attributing the toxicity and garbage in the gaming community at large to people who call out bullshit and get offended by racism or sexism and not the people who send death threats to women or tell you to "KEEP YOUR POLITICS OUT OF GAMING" and start whining about SJWs and PC culture when someone says maybe Titty McRapefest 2016 is kinda misogynistic.
Writing an article on Haydee and how the character has a fat ass isn't challenging. Writing an article about problematic interpretations of black stereotypes are in a white medium is fucking challenging. Writing articles about the poor portrayal and depiction of body types in video games is criticism. Writing an article about how R. Mika's butt intro getting censored is sad ISN'T FUCKING CHALLENGING OR CRITICAL.
No one, NO ONE, is asking to not be challenged, criticized or...ugh "potentially made to feel less than perfect" (Jesus Christ that statement is horrifying); people are asking that you be a decent human being and not a total shitbag and that if you really can't restrain yourself from saying something that is neither criticism nor challenging but is just a fucking shitty thing to say then a safe space makes sure you have to actually put thought into what you're saying and NOT do those dumb fuckboy things.
This is incredibly disappointing from a person whose articles (and site) I enjoy.