Raven117
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Haven't seen a discussion on this here on Gaf, but here we go. Please keep in mind this is a sensitive subject with real people involved. Im sure the moderation team will keep an eye out for lazy drive by posts no matter the position.
They later posted an apology
Link to the story
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...sh-again-after-insensitive-wontbeerased-tweet
https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/448273-gog-apology-transgender-tweet
https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gog-transphobic-joke/
Keep in mind they also tweeted the below, back in August.
So, what do you all think? Again, please be respectful and thoughtful in any posts.
Edit: To Moderation, while of course you are free to edit the title of thread as you see fit (and I agree with your assessment), I deliberately left it vague for the thread to mull over whether this was indeed the intention or not. The title now presupposes the conclusion and is taking a position. That was not my intent.
GOG, yesterday, tweeted: "Classic PC games #WontBeErased on our watch. Yeah, how's that for some use of hashtags?"
They later posted an apology
Yesterday, we posted a tweet containing a trending hashtag as a pun. The tweet was neither intended as a malicious attack, nor as a comment to the ongoing social debate.
GOG should focus only on games. We acknowledge that and we commit to it.
Amid President Donald Trump’s latest attack on transgender rights, digital distribution platform GOG.com is under fire for an insensitive remark from the company’s social media team. In its latest misstep, GOG used a trans rights hashtag to make an “edgy” joke about PC gaming, and the team’s apology leaves much to be desired from transgender users.
Controversy sparked on Monday after GOG used the hashtag #WontBeErased in a pun, claiming “Classic PC Games #WontBeErased on our watch.” The hashtag references the transgender community’s response to a new memo circulating in the Trump administration that would define trans peoples’ gender identities in relation to their sex assigned at birth, not their gender. It would also erase federal anti-discrimination protections for transgender men, women, and nonbinary people nationwide.
GOG wasn’t just aware of all of this, it seemed to pride itself on using an incredibly sensitive hashtag for a quick joke.
“Yeah, how’s that for some use of hashtags,” GOG quipped in a since-deleted tweet.
It didn’t take long for the gaming community to criticize GOG’s “joke” and deride it a
Link to the story
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/...sh-again-after-insensitive-wontbeerased-tweet
https://www.gamerevolution.com/news/448273-gog-apology-transgender-tweet
https://www.dailydot.com/parsec/gog-transphobic-joke/
Keep in mind they also tweeted the below, back in August.
https://kotaku.com/cyberpunk-2077-tweets-transphobic-joke-studio-apologiz-1828502562Did you just assume their gender?
So, what do you all think? Again, please be respectful and thoughtful in any posts.
Edit: To Moderation, while of course you are free to edit the title of thread as you see fit (and I agree with your assessment), I deliberately left it vague for the thread to mull over whether this was indeed the intention or not. The title now presupposes the conclusion and is taking a position. That was not my intent.
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