Unfortunately there are parts of the country where racism is acceptable and encouraged. Some of these people probably live in areas with this is fine.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Playtonic removes JonTron from Yooka-Laylee.
- Thread starter BY2K
- Start date
- Status
SolidSnakex
Member
jacob armitage
Banned
Its nice to read that.
Riposte
Member
I'm at a loss that Titanoboa just randomly admitted to purposefully hurting patients in a playful sadistic tone and no one seems to care. The most optimistic reading of this is that Titanoboa is an embarrassing edge-lord who is all too willing to reveal imaginary sadistic fantasies to strangers.
This reply hurts my head.
This reply hurts my head.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Mechanized
Member
This gotta sting considering how much he loves Banjo/Rare. I would hope it would make him reflect on his recent comments and not triple down. Can't say I have much faith in him coming around after all this shit though.
A Link to the Past
Banned
But yeah, it's really satisfying to know that Jon's consequence is to be dissociated with something that hearkens back to a childhood favorite of his.
chronic_archaic
Member
I'm just glad the whole of the dev team agreed it was good move.
I think people mostly ignored it because it was off-topic and had nothing to do with the discussion, not to mention it's difficult to tell who's being an edgelord and who isn't.
That said, I couldn't help but notice that trying to stir up shit about the issue on Twitter wasn't enough for you, but you thought you'd come to stir some up in the thread itself. That was probably not your best idea.
Riposte
Member
I cared
Sorry, I mean to say too few people cared. QisTopTier reacted immediately and managed to draw out some gloating sadism.
jacob armitage
Banned
I just mean lets stay on topic instead of turning on each other with statements of hyperbole, i wasn't defending Titanoboa, and lots of people cared.
After the Destiny interview I think he's scared as shit to start ranting about pretty much anything.
He's probably going to be on his best behavior for awhile.
Riposte has been banned already. No need to feed into his shit anymore.
A Link to the Past
Banned
This just reminds me of Trump's Twitter handlers lol
MadJackChurchill
Banned
Was iffy on this title. Now I'm getting it for the Switch. Appreciate the stance taken, especially seeing as Grant and Jon were on good terms.
Conor_Fool
Banned
Would love to show my support somehow but I just freakin hate the idea of preordering games... And I still don't know if I'll go PC or Switch
My question is... do you all think that this scumbag opposition is a majority of peeps that are old enough to have grown up playing Banjo Kazooie on their N64? When people say horrible shit online I tend to find solace in the thought that the majority are just little punk ass teenage bitches that couldn't pay a $5 prostitute to get in their bed. It's just such a strange thought of an outspoken racist enjoying such a happy game like Banjo Kazooie, especially since childhood.
My question is... do you all think that this scumbag opposition is a majority of peeps that are old enough to have grown up playing Banjo Kazooie on their N64? When people say horrible shit online I tend to find solace in the thought that the majority are just little punk ass teenage bitches that couldn't pay a $5 prostitute to get in their bed. It's just such a strange thought of an outspoken racist enjoying such a happy game like Banjo Kazooie, especially since childhood.
Jeeze the Playtonic forum thread has become infuriatingly toxic. 90% of the posts are from people who conveniently "Just made" accounts to comment and the rest are from long time forum members who believe Playtonic was pressured by "spineless SJWs" to remove Jons voice.
Sad to see the community for the game also have it's roaches nestled in.
Sad to see the community for the game also have it's roaches nestled in.
I want to scream every time I see someone says its "just a difference of opinion" to defend him or how his free speech is being violated.
Did we smash into an alternate dimension where white supremacy is a fresh new concept that we should just hear out and not the sort of inhuman vile shit that lead to horrors to dehumanize others like nazism, slavery and countless other nightmares?
But no, they're right. Nothing should be done, we should just be content to let history repeat itself as all these sorry pieces of shit continue to spread and increase their influence over the years and this continues to become normalized.
We don't have any responsibility to do better.
Did we smash into an alternate dimension where white supremacy is a fresh new concept that we should just hear out and not the sort of inhuman vile shit that lead to horrors to dehumanize others like nazism, slavery and countless other nightmares?
But no, they're right. Nothing should be done, we should just be content to let history repeat itself as all these sorry pieces of shit continue to spread and increase their influence over the years and this continues to become normalized.
We don't have any responsibility to do better.
Strider_Blaze
Member
Was wondering about this incident, but yeah it's pretty good to see Playtonic step up against that nonsense.
KrM DeLorean
Member
Messofanego
Banned
I suspect some of Jontron's fans who come to his defender on twitter/steam/YouTube are young and don't know much about history of how white supremacy works or have heard about it before so they think it's some differing political view instead of straight up hate speech. Or could just be 4chan-like edgelord racists getting their jollies off brigading these places because they're banned from everywhere else.
WarioFan63
Member
I feel the same way every time I see that garbage phrase or that one earlier about "so much for allowing diversity of thought".
Its odd isnt it? Those bozos are the ones yelling at people for condemning other people that have a different "opinion" (bigotry) but arent they're also frequently yelling at "SJWs" because they think differently from them?
They cant even follow their own nonsense "gotcha" logic.
A little from column A, and a whole lot from column B.
Equivocation is pretty much what the entire modern conservative platform has devolved into. Easy to mock, but then you have to remember powerful folks like Zuckerberg defend their support for Thiel and Luckey in the name of "diversity" too, so it's not just a message-board thing and should be called out at every turn.
Great idea. I sent some kind words their way.
Hope they understand how much this means to people who have to deal with people like Jon on a daily basis.
I decided to look at a number of the twitter people sad about JonTron and condemning Playtonic. I see some trump supporters and lots of them. I see GGers, I see pepes, anger about "SJWs," I see keks and white nationalists. Some saying things like "extremist left," they mostly have a picture of themselves as their avatar and are grown up white guys.
I shouldn't be surprised by this.
I shouldn't be surprised by this.
D
Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
He's the perfect example of asshole putting on a no-asshole mask solely to make himself look good. Sadly, a lot of people are easily being fooled by the mask, since it fits him so well and he had years to mold it.
I'm sure one of his tweets or videos will go over the edge and finally expose who he really is, but it might take a while. Jontron shows (again) that this tends to happen, though.
The only gaming Youtuber worthy of voice acting in more games (Jazzpunk, LISA the painful RPG, 2064 ROM).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SokNv5fHWU
In the case of 2064, I have to disagree because one has to act. He was clearly reading from the card from the video and that really put me off having VA On in that game.
That and Turing not haveing a filter on his voice.
My thoughts exactly. But you said it way better than I ever could.
There is something to be said about being the better person in a given situation.
They'd have to try really hard to not be the better person, I'd say.
The community manager has got a bunch of hate mail as well, I'd imagine their PR inbox is probably chock full as well
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
I would have expected anime avatars :lol.
The community manager has got a bunch of hate mail as well, I'd imagine their PR inbox is probably chock full as well
To be fair, they probably find it hilarious
Depends how personal it is - the community managers are well known to the community.
Worth tweeting/emailing them to show support as well guys - little things go a long way.
These are the types of filth that will send death treats or dox people.
wow
In topic, still not sold of the game but what they did seems in line with the type of game they are making
CortexVortex
Banned
I would be surprised if they find it hilarious, especially if it gets really personal (which some mails are for sure).
Maybe these guys should just read Jon's statement and stop insulting Playtonic.
Fixed that for you.
Shotgun Kiss
Member
I wonder if Jon will still buy Yooka-Laylee. It's almost certain he won't cover it on his channel after this.
My guess is he'll buy it, and not download the update, so he can sill "be in" the game.
My guess is he'll buy it, and not download the update, so he can sill "be in" the game.
RawkHawk2010
Member
I don't think almost every notable employee would have locked their account if that were the case.
If only people got equally as upset about systematic injustice and hate in Western society as they did about people criticising their favourite YouTubers.
This is what I keep coming back to in my head. It's completely and utterly ridiculous to try and make Jafari out to be some kind of cultural or political martyr.
This is what I keep coming back to in my head. It's completely and utterly ridiculous to try and make Jafari out to be some kind of cultural or political martyr.
It's easy to play tough on internet, I expect most of them can't even go outside their home on their own.
The "funny" part is that most of these people probably didn't even know about the game before the news.
- Status