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Colin Moriarty is leaving Kinda Funny Games.
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Lilseb93
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The problem for me wasn't his politics. It's how he does it. He encourages civil discussion about politics between both sides but then he spends a lot of time on Twitter taking shots at liberals and Democrats. And he says nothing about the crazy right wing people saying absurd things on his pages. He clearly enjoys being a controversial figure, but then he plays victim of PC culture or he puts on I don't give a shit attitude when he gets called out for some of the things he said. He wasn't very tolerant of the left either as much as he and his fans consider the left intolerant.
He embraced being the voice of the right wing in gaming a bit much and started to appeal more exclusivity to only one side.
He can do what he wants, but KF is a gaming channel. Not a political one. Politics once in a while is fine, but Colin clearly wants to be a political pundit.
He embraced being the voice of the right wing in gaming a bit much and started to appeal more exclusivity to only one side.
He can do what he wants, but KF is a gaming channel. Not a political one. Politics once in a while is fine, but Colin clearly wants to be a political pundit.
Could you please explain this in more detail?
Games that are free of politics, a comprehensive list:
-Tetris
-That's it that's the entire list.
Ninja Scooter
Member
and keep in mind, he did not come out and denounce that kind of rhetoric and bullshit. He's quick to call out "the left" when they are being SJWs or snowflakes but heaven forbid someone start up a twitter group, IN HIS NAME, saying "Fuck Islam" and he says nothing. Even his mom and gf stayed quiet on that one.
Frozenprince
Banned
This attitude is why political discourse is so poisonous and has been destroyed.
People don't give a shit about politics, so all it takes is one movement full of reprehensible human sludge to do irreversible damage to a country.
People need to understand that politics are part of your life, they will always impact you and everything around you. You need to be invested in them and discuss them and how they impact things whether you like it or not.
You've never been able to escape politics. This isn't some new creation from the advent of the internet.
Lord of Ostia
Member
That's not true, and there is plenty to criticize Colin about without resorting to lies.
AntraxSuicide
Banned
"There are two novels that can change a bookish fourteen-year old's life: The Lord of the Rings and Atlas Shrugged. One is a childish fantasy that often engenders a lifelong obsession with its unbelievable heroes, leading to an emotionally stunted, socially crippled adulthood, unable to deal with the real world. The other, of course, involves orcs."
Colin can screw off.
Yep. It's actually better if Colin learns he's a shit instead of people giving him a safe space to pretend like he actually is a decent person who cares about underprivileged people.
Tom Nook Sawyer
Member
Nick and Greg both worked with Colin for 10 years--a lot longer than Tim did
Its Quite Toasty
Banned
The psp sold really well reguardless of what the ds did and the 3ds had to take drastic measures to right the ship.
nick was the first one to cry
Nick's taking it hard on the stream
Very emotional stream, they tried to fight it off but its all too much for them. Loved Colin's Cameo lol.
Yep, it's clear they didn't want this but crying babies in the community made them make this call.
Spirit of Jazz
Banned
Colin says this but he actively and vocally supports politics and people that seek to discriminate against these minorities and says that white men shouldn't speak up for them. His only defence for this shit is "I have black/female/gay friends and voted for Obama in 2008" whilst talking about how smart a neo-nazi is.
They probably agree.
Read this. It makes it pretty clear with multiple instances of evidance that Colin is a hateful sexist bigot.
https://powercoupleproductions.word...iarty-is-why-i-stopped-supporting-kindafunny/
Look at his twitter handle and avatar for crying out loud. He isn't trying to hide his absurd insane conservative politics which have no place in this fandom.
How many Revolutionary War flags will he attempt to tie to his leaving?
It's unfortunate it came to this, but for me, it was impossible to enjoy Kinda Funny content when he sucked the air out of the room. He would not let opinions opposite his own any time, and spoke during the vast majority of the videos I watched. I haven't watched for four or five months now since it grew incredibly tiresome.
What he did was wrong, trolling or not, and to egg it on with flags and family members fighting his problem while he sat back was a little bit embarrassing. Using it to get a position at a potential conservative publication is a little scummy, since he's essentially profiting from his own controversy, but I guess that's the world we live in now.
It's unfortunate it came to this, but for me, it was impossible to enjoy Kinda Funny content when he sucked the air out of the room. He would not let opinions opposite his own any time, and spoke during the vast majority of the videos I watched. I haven't watched for four or five months now since it grew incredibly tiresome.
What he did was wrong, trolling or not, and to egg it on with flags and family members fighting his problem while he sat back was a little bit embarrassing. Using it to get a position at a potential conservative publication is a little scummy, since he's essentially profiting from his own controversy, but I guess that's the world we live in now.
That's hilariously ironic considering you are referring to Greg Miller.
Colin made this happen. Which he has every right to do if he's not that interested in games.
SomedayTheFire
Member
Hopefully this is the last time I ever hear about him. Shitty person.
To be real, I was done with Colin Moriarty five years ago when he released that condescending video about the fan reaction to Mass Effect 3's ending (this is also when I first discovered who he was).
I came across Kinda Funny separately a while back and "gave him another chance" so to speak - while I find his view on politics pretty detestable I genuinely don't care what a person's political views are if they're talking about games/ gaming in general and stick to that.
I unsubbed from KF a while back because he was just a bit of a mood hoover in all of the content. It's one thing to provide an alternate view on things and another to sit there looking totally miserable in every video. Pretty much everything he had to say was negative, and I started to find him irritating again.
I really hope Tim gets featured in more content now, he's my favourite of the bunch. No ill will toward Colin either but I'm glad he's gone, it at least seemed to me that he was never happy there anyway.
I came across Kinda Funny separately a while back and "gave him another chance" so to speak - while I find his view on politics pretty detestable I genuinely don't care what a person's political views are if they're talking about games/ gaming in general and stick to that.
I unsubbed from KF a while back because he was just a bit of a mood hoover in all of the content. It's one thing to provide an alternate view on things and another to sit there looking totally miserable in every video. Pretty much everything he had to say was negative, and I started to find him irritating again.
I really hope Tim gets featured in more content now, he's my favourite of the bunch. No ill will toward Colin either but I'm glad he's gone, it at least seemed to me that he was never happy there anyway.
KZXcellent
Member
Horrible news. Hope they find a good replacement with time.
ReginaldXIV
Member
I'm not sure what's so horrible about Colin outside of not enjoying his troll tweets, or not liking his attitude. He was a moderate republican until he left the party because of them getting behind Trump, he hates Trump as much as any liberal. He has the same stance on science and social issues as liberals, so why the hate?
Frozenprince
Banned
Or, hear me out.
He's their friend and he was destroying and poisoning their company and they had to make a choice.
Nah obviously it's "libruhls" who are wrong.
hemo memo
Gold Member
Not just him. Everything now is a big headline and it's getting tiring.
Moon Presence
Member
That wasn't my point but whatever, enjoy the moment.
Seriously.
Kinda Funny and Giantbomb should just hold a huge recruitment day.
Those darn SJW!
Stealthcobra
Member
I just watched some of his interview on rubin report and colin is an enigma... He's likeable but then i think the problem is he's not as smart as he think he is... Which i think he seems unintelligent because he doesn't dig deeper into issues he feel he thinks he knows. Like voter id laws, he just chalks it up to why would it be a problem to get an ID.. Doesn't dig deeper into the issue at all.. Just it must be crazy talk to think people cant get an id.... Then there was the talk about white privilege being some crusade against hard working white Americans.. Which showed they were both clueless or they just dont care that when someone says anything about white privilege, nobody is talking about they worked hard to be successful... Smh...
Colin is that you??!!
Ninja Scooter
Member
Hot takes from a 14 year old
Goose_Se7en
Banned
You are a perfect example of many Gaffers on here. Don't know shit, don't read shit but decides to make a post that comes out his/her ass. Doo Doo butter for everyone and for free.
That image that has been floating around of the Twitter account "I Stand with Colin M" and the Gadsden flag isn't Colin's official account but some fan. We know Colin's account is notaxation. You are a prime example of not just Gaffers but of the internet as a whole. Read a snippet, decides to have an opinion based on very little info and decided to open their mouth and spew Doo Doo butter.
I get that Colin is abrasive, arrogant, smug and I disliked him towards the end for all those reasons. But I've been listening to this guy since I was 18. 9 fucking year now. It's an end of an era and for us fans of Colin (and I know you're out there) don't be afraid to come out and state it for fear of reprisal from other Gaffers, fuck that.
I won't let his legacy on the gaming industry (games press and games personality) side be soiled by a stupid, tasteless joke he made. That I could have made myself on any day of the week. That my dad could have made, anyone could have done it. Some will say it wasn't the joke and that it was Colin overall and his attitude but people, especially on this forum have wanted his head for months now. Now you have it.
the soviet union had the rights to the game. that seems pretty political.
yeah, thats not cool
MikeyKlump
Member
That's too bad even though he did bother me quite a bit I thought he was very informed and brought a lot of knowledge to PS I Love You XOXO. I wonder what that show will become now.
Holundrian
Unconfirmed Member
This is actually what sucks I would have loved to know that Colin more that these dude are so emotional about but that just wasn't how he behaved in public.
Frozenprince
Banned
Here's the wonderous thing about the internet.
You can not click on those threads if you don't want too! Because god forbid we take a break from "GAF IS THIS ASPECT OF TWENTY OF WHATEVER TRIPLE A GAME CAME OUT THIS WEEK GOOD OR NOT" threads inundating the front page.
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