I'm having a hard time understanding how so many of you feel that you have the authority to regulate what is deemed offensive by a marginalized group of people.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account makes transphobic joke
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You don't have to be mean-spirited to act with disregard though. Even the latter is bad enough.
The fuck is going on in this thread, so many people in here who apparently are totally cool with transphobia? This is not people being sensitive over nothing here! That tweet is a blatant transphobic meme. Its gross. Y'all are being gross too. Ugh...
User banned (permanent): Calling for developers to include bigoted content in games
That's probably just a "dumb" tweet, and should not represent the game... But that's exactly what I want from the game. I want to see the CDPR being offensive and talking shit about all possible social groups. If they really want to make a political-themed game, the last thing I expect from them is to see that they're afraid to mess with any subject, controversial or not.
If this is the path they want to take, I hope they stay on to the end, and I really hope they do not change only because of those who did not like it.
If this is the path they want to take, I hope they stay on to the end, and I really hope they do not change only because of those who did not like it.
It's interesting to see where Resetera differs the most. Other sites battle over sadly much more offensive things.
I'm not saying this isn't important. I learned a little more about what it's like to be a trans person on Twitter from this thread already.
I'm not saying this isn't important. I learned a little more about what it's like to be a trans person on Twitter from this thread already.
At the beginning it was easy to make alt accounts, hence my assumptions.
One person I engaged with had 6 post, creation date december 2017.
But yes, assumption, not fact.
I dunno if it's planned or concerted on their side but you are absolutely right : it's a particular form of corporate populism, that we have seen in action with Eion Musk recently. People will defend a brand like if it was a stand-up actor or a personal opinion.
It's one PR person on Twitter. (I assume its just one)
I don't think he intended to be "shitty".
So he made a dumb bad joke, that doesn't mean he speaks for all of CDPR.
I'm so confused. It wouldn't let me view the thread and said there was an error, then it looked like it was locked and now it's open like one second later.
Edit: Ignore. Didn't realize two threads were made for this and one was locked temporarily.
Edit: Ignore. Didn't realize two threads were made for this and one was locked temporarily.
People have heard of the joke. They're "just asking questions" because CDPR makes cool games. Standard operating procedure in all of these threads.
I think the reason of why they are so anti union is because socialism destroyed that country so they don't anything that resembles that
ok, you want CDPR to tweet out transphobia, racism, sexism, etc. because dehumanizing already marginalized groups via their social media account will... make the game better?
So we're still at the point where cisgendered are trying to tell trans people what they should and shouldn't be offended by.
CDPR better explain and arrange an apology and a firing, real fast, my interest in supporting them is currently at zero.
This is honestly the dumbest thing I've read in a while. Do you understand what you're saying here?
CDPR better explain and arrange an apology and a firing, real fast, my interest in supporting them is currently at zero.
This is honestly the dumbest thing I've read in a while. Do you understand what you're saying here?
If they're gonna punch down like this, they ain't takin' a single fuckin' dollar of mine.
There's a difference between lampooning excess and just making light of the struggles of people who get shit on IRL on a daily basis. Not cool, man.
Via GoG last month they put out a poorly framed tweet that supported gamergate
https://www.vg247.com/2018/07/19/vg...ge-gog-com-following-pro-gamergate-tweet/amp/
Sorry but that's just how I feel. Normally I don't comment on things like this.
User banned (permanent): Aggressive defense of transphobia
Eh, it's a lazy joke, but the only people that are going to care are the parts of the alt right or regressive left that want to get offended over anything they possibly can.
People really need to develop thicker fucking skin and stop getting enraged over nothing like this. Yeah, it's juvenile humour, but it's poking fun at both that fan and an 'SJW' stereotype, not actual hate speech against trans people.
Honestly, people genuinely trying to police language and paint obvious humour as a sort of crime these days are so bloody stupid and just pass people off, ultimately undermining their own point. It's so stupid.
People really need to develop thicker fucking skin and stop getting enraged over nothing like this. Yeah, it's juvenile humour, but it's poking fun at both that fan and an 'SJW' stereotype, not actual hate speech against trans people.
Honestly, people genuinely trying to police language and paint obvious humour as a sort of crime these days are so bloody stupid and just pass people off, ultimately undermining their own point. It's so stupid.
User banned (permanent): Downplaying transphobia, asserting that trans people are at fault for being upset about getting misgendered
I've always thought this meme was commentary on over the top faux outrage. I can't imagine many transgender people would snipe someone in such an aggressive tone who made who made an honest mistake misidentifying them, and they would absolutely be in the wrong to do so.
Sorry. That was too much if real. Thank the gods for family and the Q1 2019 fiesta.
I barely touch social media or online gaming but still know the meme. They already fired the last guy right?
I seriously doubt just about anyone in this thread hasn't heard it before. It's become increasingly common over the years, especially in "casual" settings. Most are probably playing ignorance.
I'm genuinely sorry you two, and many others here, are being treated so badly by not only many members who can't grow up, but also many of the mods who just slap a 1-day ban on these people and let them return constantly.
The only reason anybody calls Era a leftist forum is because game forums are mostly alt-right nesting grounds for scum. Anything more progressive than that is considered leftist to people.
Man, there is just so much to unpack here:
1. Explain how the LGBT citizens of countries where they're not persecuted (but are likely still oppressed) are able to influence the policies of a completely separate country, outside of what is already being done in that regard (charities, support groups, etc.).
2. Explain how addressing something on Twitter would at all take away from the work to improve the rights of LGBT people across the globe.
3. Explain how a major developer quoting verbatim a transphobic joke constitutes as nothing, especially when said developer has a seedy history posting on social media about jokes of a similar nature. It's literally the equivalent of the "joke" of telling a woman to go to the kitchen and make you a sandwich, which is just as empty and unfunny.
See how silly your post is now?
While I agree to some extent, a PR person is literally supposed to be the person who speaks for the company. So, for me, at this point, it really depends on how CDPR deals with this issue.
Bullshit.
I haven't heard about it, but now, thanks to posters keen on enlighting people, I know better.
Pretty much. It's like 100% not funny and people are willing to die on this hill saying that it is?
And lol at the usual outrage culture outcrying people that are actually the most outraged as usual.
I was treated like a decent human being when I parroted bigotry from other children in the playground. I wish I had learned then and there how truly terrible it was to repeat jokes when I don't understand, and people's lives are the punchline.
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Man i wish i had so much time caring about such stuff...
Dont get the issue here.
Dont get the issue here.
Why is it so hard to listen to trans people? We're literally all over the thread (and in the OP) explaining why this is shitty but people still come in to dismiss us. Where's the empathy?
If you experienced a near-constant stream of misunderstandings and hatred just for being the person you are, you might not appreciate a lazy joke that makes light of your struggle to be treated like a regular person with real thoughts and feelings.
To be more specific, the joke in the OP is tasteless because trans people deal with assholes misgendering them to their faces, and there's nothing funny about being treated like some freak in a costume day after day when you're just trying to buy your groceries or update your ID card.
"Did you just assume their gender?" parodies people who genuinely care about trans people getting the basic respect they deserve.
I dont like to post on these sorts of threads but cmon really? It is clear what it is and is not what you think.
Damn, you really don't like trans people huh. Calling them "regressive" just for standing up for themselves. That's cold.
It's poking fun at trans people actually and I'll police that language all I want
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