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romhacking.net rejects Pokémon Crystal mod for being "too political" (Update: Accepted, staff member suspended indefinitely) [See Threadmarks]
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I mean, what did you expect ? Most gaming websites are runned by people like this guy.
You'd think they could at least have the tiny, almost impossible to measure bit of self-awareness to realize that a few years ago they wouldn't have considered this type of mod worth throwing off their site, so therefore their own personal reaction might be just a little political
This is the tell that these people are simply lazy thinkers. They assume there is a separate and equal equivalent of all things, as if that makes any logical sense. Therefore if someone makes a Pokemon mod that lets you play as Hitler, that's the equivalent of one that lets you use an ability with male or female PCs. Very intelligent people!
Link to Pokémon Crystal mod
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Honestly I can't blame them, the alt-right often comes off as violent, vitriolic, and loud. The alternative is vitriolic and loud, but not known for violence.
What kind of horseshit is this? If they accepted the submission, barely anybody would've noticed the hack was hosted there.
Imagine being so tilted from a website that you include it in your About Me. Fucking traaaaashCan't say i'm surprised...
This is like textbook Streisand Effect.
Also the unironic use of "SJW" continues to be an amazing litmus test for finding shitbags.
Also the unironic use of "SJW" continues to be an amazing litmus test for finding shitbags.
the fun thing is, if he's ever hired as a professional game translator he, and the company, are gonna be dragged. Basically professional suicide at that point.
Hey! Good to know they're always thinking about us :)Can't say i'm surprised...
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Christ almighty, Romhacking made this into a political issue by preventing this mod from being submitted, they made a political statement. The mod itself isn't even showing same sex attraction as a positive or a negative, it's not commentary on same sex relations, it's just making a move work on pokemon of the same sex or sexless. Like, same sex attraction exists in the animal kingdom, we've observed it, we've recorded it, it's a basic fact of life.
That's actually a pretty neat way to complicate the fight against Whitney's Miltank.
Are there any alternatives to that site out there? I usually just defaulted to looking there for romhacks.
Are there any alternatives to that site out there? I usually just defaulted to looking there for romhacks.
Lol this is a bunch of BS. What does not being from the US have to do with any of this.
Ah! Good to know it's an American problem only! Guess that settles it, I mean how could the mod in charge know? It's not their fault for not living in the US, right? Pfft! Seems like a perfectly reasonable explanation if we just forget the unironical use of SJW. All good, all good.
"American politics" lmao
Also, really doubt that the staff member has been enlightened and now sees this as an error.
Woof. Non-hetero sexual acts are distinctly "American politics."
Apology for the "apology" when?
"nuances of American politics". Cause LGBT issues totally only exist in the US.
Do they seriously think this is a good apology? The modder literally made no commentary on same sex attraction, they just added a feature that allows Pokemon to use attract on the same sex and non-sexed pokemon, things that have been shown to exist in real life nature. The only one bringing politics here in Romhacking.net
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I hear more people use it everyday. I hear a lot of liberals using it honestly, complaining about people who complain about things they view to not be important. It's almost an analogue to millenial for some people and yes, I've heard an alarming number of older liberals using that term lately also. Scary stuff tbh.
I will say I can see some truth to the staffer being outside the US, with the wording of the first message being kinda odd, like it wasn't a native English speaker.
Re-reading it, you could see it as saying "this hack could bring harassment to its creator and LGBT people, so we won't publish it". Of course, the usage of "SJW" is still extremely problematic, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if someone from a country that isn't native English speaking could find and use that word without knowing its actual implications.
It doesn't excuse anything ultimately, though. If anything, it means they need to take a long hard look at their moderation practices and, y'know, not try to speak for and "protect" minority groups. And this is all a charitable defense considering that dumb response.
Re-reading it, you could see it as saying "this hack could bring harassment to its creator and LGBT people, so we won't publish it". Of course, the usage of "SJW" is still extremely problematic, but at this point I wouldn't be surprised if someone from a country that isn't native English speaking could find and use that word without knowing its actual implications.
It doesn't excuse anything ultimately, though. If anything, it means they need to take a long hard look at their moderation practices and, y'know, not try to speak for and "protect" minority groups. And this is all a charitable defense considering that dumb response.
You see this semi-regularly where European bigots will claim that "only America has problems with race/sex/gender" and nowhere else in the world cares or worries about any of those issues. They'll then go on to decry SJWs or whatever as being "shit stirrers" or "the real problem." It's just a slight variation on the straight cis white American man acting confused as to why anyone even thinks anything is wrong in America.
