Can someone explain to me why wanting to change your gender is different from wanting to change your race?
They're not changing their gender, they're changing their body to match their gender
Can someone explain to me why wanting to change your gender is different from wanting to change your race?
But iirc there was controversy about it because some of the people lied about their identity or gender.They did two pieces, if I recall correctly.
Female Developers speak about Gamergate, which was, as you might guess, all women.
and Developers speak about Gamergate, which was, as you might guess, all men.
They're not changing their gender, they're changing their body to match their gender
Can someone explain to me why wanting to change your gender is different from wanting to change your race?
Exactly how I feel as well. I could care less about the guy's personal views. So long as he delivers good video game-related content, who gives a damn?
Dear Mr. Morse, you're missing the key point that no one should have to tell you not to refer to people as the wrong pronouns or racial slurs. That kind of human decency and respect should have been ingrained in you by however-old-you-are. Sadly, it seems in our society trans and black people are not guaranteed that respect like you and I are.You're missing an image.
As a minor defense of the escapist: is it possible they weren't aware of this guy's twitter posts?
And even if they are now aware of it (giving them the presumption of ignorance) can they actually fire him for that?
It could impact the way he works with colleagues, could make trans* co-workers or members of the forums uncomfortable, and many might not want to go to the site anymore as they're paying him. Like, if he was racist, would it be okay? Because a lot of people get fired for that.Exactly how I feel as well. I could care less about the guy's personal views. So long as he delivers good video game-related content, who gives a damn?
Literally almost every psychologist on the planet can.
But seriously, it's pretty simple. Being black is not a state of mind. We're not taught that our skin is or needs to be a certain colour. Gender, however, has fucktons of shit tied to your brain and psychology.
The thing is why would a website hire someone like this guy though. Why want to associate yourself with someone like him? It becomes this whole issue of association. People (Like the OP's friends) will not want to go near The Escapist solely because of hiring this guy. And word is/will be getting around; someone just posted the fact on GAF, for example.
As a minor defense of the escapist: is it possible they weren't aware of this guy's twitter posts?
Lot of people are saying that The Escapist's been shady for a while or something like that. I don't keep up; what exactly did they do? I only vaguely recall those Gamergate articles.
Lot of people are saying that The Escapist's been shady for a while or something like that. I don't keep up; what exactly did they do? I only vaguely recall those Gamergate articles.
Oh, you can be sure he'll bring them into his content.I've never visited the site but it doesn't bother me at all. It's a video game site, the only thing that matters is his content in that area. Unless he's bringing this type of shit into his Escapist content his personal beliefs are unimportant.
Extra Credits and Jimquisition and Escape to the Movies... Which are all gone.Not that I watch Yahtzee's video's anymore (not even gardenglobule related, I stopped years ago because...there's other things in life to do) but did anyone ever read anything else on that website? I was never clear what the rest of it was for or about.
You're missing an image.
I think he did bruh...Morse is an asshole.did he just defend his ability to call black people, "niggers"?
There was a thing with Extra Credit where the animator got sick and the other two people involved held a fundraiser to pay for her medical bills. Since they used the Extra Credit name in the fundraiser, Escapist demanded a significant percentage of the money, placing her in dire straits again.
As a minor defense of the escapist: is it possible they weren't aware of this guy's twitter posts?
And even if they are now aware of it (giving them the presumption of ignorance) can they actually fire him for that?
Lot of people are saying that The Escapist's been shady for a while or something like that. I don't keep up; what exactly did they do? I only vaguely recall those Gamergate articles.
I've never visited the site but it doesn't bother me at all. It's a video game site, the only thing that matters is his content in that area. Unless he's bringing this type of shit into his Escapist content his personal beliefs are unimportant.
Can someone explain to me why wanting to change your gender is different from wanting to change your race?
As a minor defense of the escapist: is it possible they weren't aware of this guy's twitter posts?
And even if they are now aware of it (giving them the presumption of ignorance) can they actually fire him for that?
looooooooooooooooooooooooool, we most certainly are.
doll experiment, skin bleaching, cosmetic contacts, hair straightening, etc...
There was a thing with Extra Credit where the animator got sick and the other two people involved held a fundraiser to pay for her medical bills. Since they used the Extra Credit name in the fundraiser, Escapist demanded a significant percentage of the money, placing her in dire straits again.
The Escapist is actively courting a right-wing audience (Gamergate). These kinds of sentiments are basically cat nip for them. Defending the right to drop n-bombs is not an embarrassment, it's an advertisement.
did he just defend his ability to call black people, "niggers"?
There was a thing with Extra Credit where the animator got sick and the other two people involved held a fundraiser to pay for her medical bills. Since they used the Extra Credit name in the fundraiser, Escapist demanded a significant percentage of the money, placing her in dire straits again.
A bunch of stuff, but the first big thing I remember was refusing to pay the Extra Credits team, and then claiming they were owed a chunk of the crowdfunding money the team collected for their artist's medical expenses.
There was a thing with Extra Credit where the animator got sick and the other two people involved held a fundraiser to pay for her medical bills. Since they used the Extra Credit name in the fundraiser, Escapist demanded a significant percentage of the money, placing her in dire straits again.
"I have no problem with trans people, I just hate it when they have some impact on my ability to say something without it having repercussions."You're missing an image.
Kinda makes me want to punch himYou're missing an image.
I'm saying that our skin isn't determinate by what we're taught. Men are taught to be masculine, women are taught to be feminine. Yes, white skin is idealized in our society, but it's a different thing than what I'm talking about. A lot more people would be trans if it was acceptable in society.
There was a thing with Extra Credit where the animator got sick and the other two people involved held a fundraiser to pay for her medical bills. Since they used the Extra Credit name in the fundraiser, Escapist demanded a significant percentage of the money, placing her in dire straits again.
The site and its community its slowly transitioning into a gamergate HQ so just like when Polygon was created, I am glad there is a site in which the worse of the worse can be properly contained.