Maybe I shouldn't have said only and been more specific but I do think a certain level of privilege is needed for gaming, and I do think that this privilege is reflected in how large parts of the "gaming community" operate.
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SONY: "Being silent about the violence and racism black people experience is being complicit" #BlackLivesMatter [Also Matching Donations]
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So you want to delay the event because the whole world has problems with racism?
No disagreement from me on this. Not just in response to this, but the way police behave in general.
Open a history book. Violence has pretty much always been the answer.
I really do appreciate what Sony is doing on Twitter, but I feel, as a major corporation, they can do much more. They can wield some of that capitalist influence to help change laws and help making police become accountable. I like what I'm seeing, but I don't feel it's fundamentally enough.
Why do people here think delaying a digital presentation is a sign of being ally? Makes no sense.
Because this is a pivotal moment for that problem or do you think protests are only happening in the U.S.?
fyi you quoted me with a text i think someone else posted
C'mon. This is big. This isn't some singular event that led to this. You know this. If things continue how they have, police brutality is going to keep happening. Americans, especially Black folks, are going to keep getting killed. They've tried peaceful protests, they've tried other methods, at this point what's left?
How can you say its terrorism? :/ People are just fighting to get equality. They are tired of seeing other Americans getting killed or shot at just because of their skin color. They are tired of being oppressed. They are tired of being killed openly and nothing happening.
I do believe it's mostly PR fluff, but this right here is more of what we need. It's appreciated.
but people do pay attention to those who stay silent.
Okay, I love this. They're not holding back. It's refreshing to see after some other companies putting out token statements.
In a gaming community rife with racism at the fringes and everyday for a lot of people playing online games this a bold and welcomed response.
Well done Sony.
Well done Sony.
I think Sony should delay the event of things haven't cooled down in the next couple of days.
I agree. It probably should be delayed. This could drag out and Sony has time on their side. Even if for a week, it'll show they're with the protesters
So, so happy to see Sony and Microsoft take a stand. Whoever's running Sony's account in particular is doing a really great job addressing the ignorance in the replies.
Great statements but it annoys me that they only speak up when it doesn't affect them financially in any way
I wish they'd spoken up against China when HK was getting into a huge fuckin mess but speaking up against China affects them much worse than speaking up against police
not just Sony or ms but companies in general. Or people. Everyone. Frustrating
I wish they'd spoken up against China when HK was getting into a huge fuckin mess but speaking up against China affects them much worse than speaking up against police
not just Sony or ms but companies in general. Or people. Everyone. Frustrating
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Esto es BS corporativo y sin el contexto, el texto podría aplicarse básicamente a cualquier cosa. "Impulsar el cambio" es algo que presento a los líderes empresariales en mis presentaciones de PowerPoint. Simplemente diga "las vidas negras importan" y sea el dueño.
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Without context? I don't think so, look, if you don't like that message I can put other messages of true solidarity shared by other managers. Just because it's not a sony message doesn't mean you can discredit it. This is a problem in which many companies are showing their support, stop fanaticism.
Esto es BS corporativo y sin el contexto, el texto podría aplicarse básicamente a cualquier cosa. "Impulsar el cambio" es algo que presento a los líderes empresariales en mis presentaciones de PowerPoint. Simplemente diga "las vidas negras importan" y sea el dueño.
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Without context? I don't think so, look, if you don't like that message I can put other messages of true solidarity shared by other managers. Just because it's not a sony message doesn't mean you can discredit it. This is a problem in which many companies are showing their support, stop fanaticism.
Excellent post. Pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter
I would be shocked, they are usually super silent. They kept shush about donating to the earthquake relief in 2011, only way we knew was because an investor asked them.
Bill Trinen is as usual the only higher ranking Nintendo guy with a clear political stance and as one would expect from him, he is supportive of the protests.
It's company PR, but it's nice to see the social manager actually not holding back in the replies and retweeting support.
What are you doing?
People's lives don't stop when tragedies like these happen. Millions still have to go to work tomorrow. I don't see what delaying would accomplish.
You've misunderstood me. If Sony (or anyone) delay press conferences as an attempt to add more voice to this I'd be overjoyed, I think this issue cannot get enough attention.
My point is that there shouldn't be an automatic assumption that that would be the case, for the reasons I have outlined.
your quotes keep getting translated to spanish for some reason, btw
Yup give them a raise. Not just dropping a statement then leaving, actually following up with idiots in the replies is awesome.
It is not like the World Trade Center was in Romania and police brutality and racism are exclusively a American thing.
I admitted I was a bit dismissive of the necessity and possible outcome of these acts. Hopefully I was completely wrong and this ends up being a landmark movement.
It would show that Sony is with the protesters. Similar to when Nintendo delayed their direct due to the tsunami. If Sony goes forward it could come off as insensitive, especially if things are as bad or get worse for protesters in the next few days.
It'd be nice if Nintendo would make a statement on this too, but I'm not expecting them too tbh due to the conservative Japanese culture in its current leadership (Sony is also Japanese technically, but it's current leadership is much more international than Nintendo. I doubt NOA will speak out without consent from the Japanese branch, and I given Japanese cultures emphasis on not making waves and stirring up conflict (even when the conflict is justified) as well as the frankly poor understanding of race related issues there I'd be shocked if they were willing to comment on this in any way
They absolutely should speak up against other injustices, you're right. But do you really think coming out in support for BLM won't have any sort of implication at all? (Financial or otherwise?) Trump could go after them, Fox News could slam them, etc. They're not taking anywhere near as big a risk as the protestors themselves, but their actions could have negative connotations for them while being positive to people demanding change.
I think they would not need to postpone if they made a stronger statement at the event itself, if it is live, which I find difficult, it is even more "easy" to do something like that. Let's see what happens, if they postpone I think they will let us know by Tuesday at the latest. But if they postpone for that reason I don't care, the situation is much bigger than that.
