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Richard Lewis calls out Polygon, Waypoint and Kotaku live on stage during speech (eSports Awards 2019)
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wow, so this guy really doesn't actually care about racism then.
His history at breitbart needs to be in the OP, Chaz
They're also well known for producing straight up trash content.
This. His views should be in the OP of any thread that references him. He's a garbage human.
When though? Recently? Or are you reading content that isn't from Cecelia or Jason? The rest is really just filler
A violent, racist, sexist former breitbart contributor, get's a reward, rants about a journalistic conspiracy and gets a standing ovation form dr disrespect huh....
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As long as you're good at your job you can get away with being an antagonistic asshole. I hate this. Stuff like this sets a bad precedent.
examples means plural, and we already covered how one fuck up that was apologized for doesn't discredit the entire site.
Do you think people just say "fuck Kotaku except for Jason" for no reason at all? Really?
What a true hero, clearly we can't deny his accomplishments...
Seriously tho, fuck this dude.
When did I say this? I asked for examples of how Kotaku produces trash and you provided one. Focus.
Oh. All I need to know. I look forward to waypoint addressing this, especially.
That Jason is the only good journalist at Kotaku is a myth at best, and malicious at worst.
Here's a second. Trash.
Persona 5's Joker, A Stage Builder And More Are Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate Tomorrow
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update will be out on Wednesday and will add a lot to the game, even if you aren’t buying the game’s paid DLC.
www.kotaku.co.uk
Oh look, one of Steve Bannon's Boys.
Anyone waving this off or false equivalizing wanna walk back in to this thread to walk their posts back?
you're really going this route? "I've heard this a lot, it must be true, and thinking otherwise makes you an unserious person"? c'mon now
list of great writers and content creators at Kotaku besides Jason (off the top of my head): Maddy, Cecilia, Heather, Stephen, Tim, and Gita
seems like the "fuck Kotaku except Jason" thing is dumb, regardless of how often it has been said
Richard Lewis is such a pos. Always has been. I apologize that us in the CS scene gave you him and Thorin. Two of the shittiest "esports journalists" in the biz.
Isn't his contribution to Breitbart 6 months of gaming stuff? I know it isn't the best site to be picking up a cheque from each month but these "lol Breitbart" posts strike me as odd given they likely hired him to do what he's good at.
The way I see it, decent "eSports journalist", garbage human given his past offences.
The way I see it, decent "eSports journalist", garbage human given his past offences.
It is not only one bad article. There is also the ongoing crusade by one of their writter against Valve which already spawned multiple article.
Here's a second. Trash.
Persona 5's Joker, A Stage Builder And More Are Coming To Smash Bros. Ultimate Tomorrow
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate’s 3.0 update will be out on Wednesday and will add a lot to the game, even if you aren’t buying the game’s paid DLC.
i like how you linked this when the top of the article is a retraction and a link to a post about how they fucked up and own that.
man, making mistakes and taking responsibility for them? Trash. Can't believe they aren't pure.
like. Is this the threshold people have that makes them go "kotaku is trash cept Jason"? Seems miscalibrated.
I have zero interest in esports, but you have to be pretty out of the loop to not understand just how rapidly it's growing.
What they hired him to do is not the point though is it. He happily worked for a racist hate brigade
Yeah, he wasn't just naming names, he was also going on a conspiratorial rant about how they're trying to set up cronies to replace them.
Not having alt-right conspiracy theories on-stage is worth not having his eSports journalism. It's a net loss for him to be given prominence.
I must admit, I'm not well versed enough in what it is Breitbart do. So I apologise if it came off a bit obtuse. All I really know is they're some sort of conspiratorial Conservative blog?
Nathan Grayson has some kind of personal vendetta against Valve and has been called out numerous times on ERA for it.
From all the stories I've heard the dude seems like a psycho path. Who are the judges who voted for him to receive this award anyway? Peers? Heads of the award show? I'm just wondering if those who granted him the award even knew who he is exactly.
Writing about games also means writing about GamerGate.
Having read his work, I can hint you into the fact that it was neither critical nor neutral to the subject.
Wait, should you not apologize when you accuse someone with no proof whatsoever of making slurs toward the disabled?
Sucks that he's a garbage person because he's a pretty good journalist. He's usually the first one to report on a lot of eSports stories
Back when StarCraft 2 eSports were a major force, Richard Lewis did a ton to expose organizations that were trying to exploit South Korean "Code B" talent with knowingly awful contracts and a lot of other murky shit in the scene. So I can see how his investigative journalism could be awarded by some organization.
That said, he seems like a big piece of shit.
That said, he seems like a big piece of shit.
also worth mentioning that Kotaku UK != Kotaku US
as far as I know, the author of that piece does not work for the Kotaku that most of us are discussing here
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I've added it and understand why it should be there, but if this thread is just going to consist of "Breitbart? Fuck this guy" without any nuanced conversation on what he is talking about, I'm probably gonna request the thread closed because it doesn't amount to any productive discussion.
for example, I'd argue he does care about racism if he breaks this story:
And Polygon, Waypoint and Kotaku are getting attacked constantly by #GamerGate supporters.
Why didn't he criticize IGN and Gamespot?
Honestly when people start railing too enthusiastically at kotaku I'm sorry but my first thought is that you're GG or GG adjacent.
It's without a doubt that that shitty article that was published recently was awful, but it doesn't detract from an otherwise great progressive gaming site. I happen to think that Totillo is kind of irritating, and his response to that article was poor (but I believe the piece was from a contributor not a site employee, correct me if wrong).
Irrespective, Gita, Kirk, Maddy, Jason, all come to mind when talking about kotaku. I think they're great. Don't forget that kotaku is so hated by the right because of its unflinching reporting on them. If you're gonna be a sucker and cancel kotaku then don't be surprised if some ex breitbart chud gets up on stage and does the same.
It's without a doubt that that shitty article that was published recently was awful, but it doesn't detract from an otherwise great progressive gaming site. I happen to think that Totillo is kind of irritating, and his response to that article was poor (but I believe the piece was from a contributor not a site employee, correct me if wrong).
Irrespective, Gita, Kirk, Maddy, Jason, all come to mind when talking about kotaku. I think they're great. Don't forget that kotaku is so hated by the right because of its unflinching reporting on them. If you're gonna be a sucker and cancel kotaku then don't be surprised if some ex breitbart chud gets up on stage and does the same.
That line is quite literally sarcasm because you called them trash for an article they apologized for and retracted.
would you like to address any of the other points or no?
I see one article from him about steam / valve, would you mind providing further context or the name of a piece you remember?
As someone else beat me to it, they literally proclaimed themselves the home of alr right journalism.
in this case, you wouldn't be wrong, as Richard Lewis also wrote things like this for his audience at Breitbart:
the person who won an eSports Award and proceeded to launch into an anti-Polygon, Kotaku, and Waypoint screed is also pro-GG, who would have thought
User Banned (1 week): conspiracy theories over a series of posts in a sensitive thread
You should probably look up the ERA threads for it since they add some extra context and iirc he also did the article that critized valve for their hawaii vacation.