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From Polygon

Archive Link so you don't have to give clicks to that shit hole. http://archive.fo/ONbxH But there is a link to Polygon if you want to.

So I asked her: Why was a trans model used in this particular advertisement?

“Personally, for me, this person is sexy,” Redesiuk said. “I like how this person looks. However, this model is used — their beautiful body is used — for corporate reasons. They are displayed there just as a thing, and that’s the terrible part of it.”

Redesiuk said that the world of Cyberpunk 2077 includes many people who are gender-nonconforming, some of whom enjoy showing off their bodies in public. They are a demographic group with significant purchasing power, and so, megacorporations use their likenesses to sell soft drinks. It’s supposed to be a play on the same sort of hypersexualized advertising that modern companies use to sell products today, just brought in line with the kind of future CD Projekt wants to portray.

“In [the year] 2077, especially with how much body modifications are available, I think people just mix and match however they want, however they feel,” Redesiuk said. “And even society is more open to different kinds of relationships.”

This is not to say that the player should see this kind of advertising as good. Redesiuk said that it was designed to feel jarring and overly aggressive, like all the other ads in the game, but not because of the femme-presenting trans model.

“Cyberpunk 2077 is a dystopian future where megacorporations dictate everything,” Redesiuk said. “They try to, and successfully, influence people’s lives. They shove products down their throats. They create those very aggressive advertisements that use, and abuse, a lot of people’s needs and instincts. So, hypersexualization is apparent everywhere, and in our ads there are many examples of hypersexualized women, hypersexualized men, and hypersexualized people in between.

“This is all to show that [much like in our modern world], hypersexualization in advertisements is just terrible,” Redesiuk continued. “It was a conscious choice on our end to show that in this world — a world where you are a cyberpunk, a person fighting against corporations. That [advertisement] is what you’re fighting against.”

I asked Redesiuk what she would say to those in the trans community who might be offended to see themselves portrayed this way in the game.

“I would say it was never the intention to offend anyone,” Redesiuk said. “However, with this image of an oversexualized person, we did want to show how oversexualization of people is bad. And that’s it.

“I think that sexy bodies are sexy. Full disclosure: I love female bodies. I love male bodies. I love bodies in between. This is who I am. However, I hate it when it’s used commercially. And that’s exactly what we want to show by doing this exactly, by showing how big corporations use people’s bodies against them.”

For Redesiuk, the fictional advertisement is also an effort to increase empathy for the LGBTQ community among video game consumers.

“We need it,” Redesiuk said. “I honestly think we need it because we need more acceptance in the world, and we need to also show how the goodness of people is sometimes used against them. And I would really love for the world to change and be a better place for everyone.”

Seems incredibly reasonable and well thought out to me. I am kind of surprised this was a concern or an offense to people.

CD Projekt Red explains controversial Cyberpunk in-game ad featuring trans model

What a hypersexualized in-fiction ad reveals about the highly anticipated RPG

www.polygon.com

Outrage me if it already has a thread

 

[Threeshotgamer]

How anyone familiar with the source material or just cyberpunk settings in general could be surprised by this is beyond me. This is exactly the kind of thing I expected to see.

 

[tkscz]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

 

[JohnnyFootball]

No big deal to me. Im still gonna play and not be offended or triggered by it.

 

[Javthusiast]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

Cause robot dicks can do what they want. xD

 

[Musky_Cheese]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

Song does tho

 

[Fuz]

There was no need for an explanation in the first place.

Excusatio non petita.

 

[CyberPanda]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

It looks like the erection is pointing upwards? I dunno.

 

[llien]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

Sisaxis verision that can rotate along, well, 6 axis.

 

[Mattyp]

There was no need for an explanation in the first place.

Excusatio non petita.

Oh you know a certain group demanded one.

Brb lads checking the firestorm shitfight that I'm sure is taking place right now elsewhere.

 

[Teletraan1]

That doesn't explain why the dick is backwards

They are mixing it up. Robotic penile prosthetics know no bounds.

 

[tkscz]

It looks like the erection is pointing upwards? I dunno.

The Bell-head is facing the wrong way. I can't be the only one to notice that.

 

[MiyazakiHatesKojima]

Lets see what REEera will say about this

 

[CyberPanda]

The Bell-head is facing the wrong way. I can't be the only one to notice that.

It’s the future robotic dick standard I guess.

 

[Helios]

A reasonable, if obvious, response. Not that it would stop "those" people from complaining.

 

[Trojita]

Look at the picture again and tell me it doesn't look like she is hiding a Kakuna.

 

[Ellery]

I didn't care before. Explanation sounds perfectly fine. I see absolutely no reason to be outraged/offended about this either way.

People have too much time on their hands looking for something to be outraged about.

 

[meanspartan]

ThatsAPenis.gif

 

[Birdo]

The fact that they even had to explain this is quite depressing :/

 

[Fuz]

Also, this Redesiuk made my sjw alert go off.

 

[Lux R7]

Look at the picture again and tell me it doesn't look like she is hiding a Kakuna.

i absolutely agree

 

[Mista]

Outrage me if it already has a thread

It doesn't. Thank you for making the thread

 

[Raven117]

And if you were interested in some comedy (they are all working on rebuilding their anthill of ignorance), check out the other site's thread on the explanation. They are truly morons. I mean weaponized stupid who truly don't understand a damn thing about how any of this works, art, games, humans, anything.

 

[Javthusiast]

Also, this Redesiuk made my sjw alert go off.

As long as art like this stays ingame, I don't care what explanation they use for the existence of them. But yeah she probably woke.

 

[Kadayi]

A reasonable, if obvious, response. Not that it would stop "those" people from complaining.

What else are they going to do for the rest of the day?

 

[Fuz]

As long as art like this stays ingame, I don't care what explanation they use for the existence of them. But yeah she probably woke.

I think the in-game ad is great and totally belongs to CP2077. It's just what she said and her wording that feels a little SJWish.

Which is the one and only fear I have about this game.

 

[Nymphae]

Can anyone explain to me what the person in the ad is doing? Like it's a soda ad, right? I can see the can in hand, but I have no idea what is happening between the can and this person's mouth. At first glance I though they were lighting a cigarette with a mini flamethrower or something, I still don't get it.

 

[Saber]

While I give them my congratulations for the answer, I don't think they needed to do that in the first place.

We all know who those answers were target for(a certain forum). And people there are never satisfied with whatever the reasons they can provide. The only thing they gonna to achieve with this is making those people more angry, which in result will demand more from them.

 

[PSlayer]

Seems like a reasonable explanation.

 

[CyberPanda]

Can anyone explain to me what the person in the ad is doing? Like it's a soda ad, right? I can see the can in hand, but I have no idea what is happening between the can and this person's mouth. At first glance I though they were lighting a cigarette with a mini flamethrower or something, I still don't get it.

It is a straw, and the ad is using ‘sex’ to sell the product. It’s not any different from advertising now.

 

[zeorhymer]

While I give them my congratulations for the answer, I don't think they needed to do that in the first place.

I was disappointed they caved in. Best course should have been to ignore them and wave money at their faces when it rolls in.

 

[bronk]

Getting flashbacks of the the dildo shop in Omikron:The Nomad Soul.

 

[#Phonepunk#]

Duh how does nuance work???

Maybe game devs should write a hand holding cheat sheet for dumb as brick motherfuckers unable to grasp the concept of satire

 

[SonGoku]

The fact that they have to explain it triggers me
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[InterMusketeer]

I don't even understand how "SJWs" could be mad about an image like that. Aren't they the ones pushing for acceptance of things like "feminine penises" and gender non-conforming folks? Some mtf transgenders don't even want to remove their penis. How is this transphobic? Isn't the future depicted in Cyberpunk, and this particular image exactly what they want?

 

[Arkage]

If you get offended over shit like this than you are living one of the most privileged lives imaginable.

 

[llien]

Look at the picture again and tell me it doesn't look like she is hiding a Kakuna.

What is Kakuna?

 

[haxan7]

That's some good/honest spin. I'm just glad they aren't going to cave in to the crazies and remove it.

 

[CrankyJay™]

Lets see what REEera will say about this

1. Who cares, really?
2. Some there won't think ANY explanation is good enough for them, because they just want to be mad about something.
3. They may claim they're boycotting the game for woke points, but there's no way of knowing they're being honest.

 

[J-Roderton]

Well, there it is. Move the hell on, you crazies.

 

[CyberPanda]

The fact that they have to explain it triggers me

Reeeeeeeeee🌶🌶🌶🌶

 

[Nymphae]

It is a straw, and the ad is using ‘sex’ to sell the product. It’s not any different from advertising now.

Wow I don't know why I didn't even think a straw It still looks weird to me because of the yellow square to the left of the straw.

 

[Ivory Blood]

I'm gonna use my prophetic powers and say that while this reasonable and thought out answer is calming the reee crowd down already, soon they are going to ask questions about previous CDPR remarks - i.e. not being able to play V as trans or non-binary. And the circlejerk will continue.

 

[Trojita]

What is Kakuna?

Kakuna Matata.

 

[SonGoku]

I regret my words and deeds

 

[CyberPanda]

Wow I don't know why I didn't even think a straw It still looks weird to me because of the yellow square to the left of the straw.

It’s just following the whole ‘cyberpunk 80s ad’ vibe. Advertising is weird that way.

 

[DonF]

they were playing 5D chess, nice!

but just in case... reeeee

 

[Terenty]

Some of them special snowflakes over there say that they will only believe the wokenes of Cdpr if they allow non gender locked character customization. Can someone explain to me how it can be done?

Female with a beard? Or a man with a wig and make up?

And considering there are preset options, how can they make non binary preset options? How will it look like?

 

[IYAOYAS2019]

Damned if you do, damned if you don't. CD Projekt is obviously just attempting to be more "diverse and inclusive". lol

Still going to buy it.

 

[CyberPanda]

I seems to be working proper.

Edit: my bad