Why is casual racism/sexism more accepted in video games than other forms of media (these days)?

No more of a case in British law than anywhere else.

there's always that

I was trying to remember, is this dude actually in the UK? I think so, but if not, lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPEECH_Act

lol the US specifically doesn't pay attention to international speech claims if they are more restrictive than our first amendment

SPEECH act was basically written for english law

which I guess was reformed in 2013 anyway

OH FOR SURE MAN

https://twitter.com/chrisvcsefalvay/status/577929052620722179

brb burning all comic books

this guy

https://twitter.com/chrisvcsefalvay/status/577932473625083904

actually there were people who were trying to force US action against the Taliban in the late 90s, and everyone I knew who was working toward that cause was... a SJW

"It's actually something I'm working on quantifying at this time." looool perfect

EACH ONE TEACH ONE

Reply to @chrisvcsefalvay @VastScenario
ヾ(｡ꏿ﹏ꏿ)ﾉﾞ ‏@VastScenario 54m54 minutes ago
@chrisvcsefalvay That's great. I'm looking forward to seeing your analysis.

gxff ‏@virgil0211_gxff 20s20 seconds ago
@chrisvcsefalvay @VastScenario Sir, you're part of what's motivating me to get into data science. I look forward to reading your work.

up there with "that's how I break it down to an extent"

Chris von Csefalvay @chrisvcsefalvay · Mar 16
What upsets me is people making a living out of branding us monsters for the games that gave many of us rare moments of respite amidst pain.

Wait, whats he trying to say there, that gg complaints are simply about people *being gamers*? WTF.

hey come on, be nice, he's very *upset*

Maybe if you are concerned about being branded a monster don't compare someone complaining about a comic book to a terrorist group who literally kills people.

if u play games u r a monster imho 100%

You must make a great living perpetuating that lie, good sir

/s

the sjw industrial complex remunerates me well sure but i wld do it for free such is my fiery hatred for all gamors

literally every video game is a hate crime and should be prosecuted as such

video games instead of having "cool computer graphics" should instead euthanize their players

I played a video game once, as a child, and now choose to wear a mask in public

not dark souls though

"cool computer graphics"

source plz

It's actually something I'm working on quantifying at this time.

the current state of sjws vs. comics, btw

http://comicsalliance.com/the-vocal-minority-and-artistic-integrity-in-comics/

Comics are just a glorified R&D/loss leader for movies now anyway

xp that story makes a little more sense if you see the actual Killing Joke-inspired cover:
http://www.comicbookresources.com/article/dc-comics-cancels-batgirl-joker-variant-at-artists-request

oh ok the cover was linked halfway through the article (really should've been at the top) but i get why it was pulled

that cover is pretty fucked up, bad call. Is batgirl worth reading now?

I dunno, its no worse than anything Moore would do, whats the big deal?

At least one part of it completely highlights the bullshit direction DC went with Nu52 which contrasts so severely with that of the revamped book, and the reaching out they're trying to do with some of the newer titles

if any of you are interested in following this mess still, i recommend damion schubert's blog.

http://www.zenofdesign.com/mark-kern-really-wants-gamergators-to-be-able-to-yell-at-harassment-victims/

jesus christ these nutballs have gone down the rabbit hole

https://8ch.net/gg/res/636815.html

what is the jist? no way am I clicking on that url

Have you ever wondered how the mainstream gaming media became so hostile to gamers? You can point the finger at the London-based conglomerate United Business Media (UBM), the umbrella corporation to GamerGate’s Jill Valentine. For the past several years, UBM has been clandestinely operating or funding SJW gaming organizations such as Gamasutra, the IGDA and the Games Developer Conference, giving them enormous influence in the industry. Reaxxion is the first publication to expose UBM and the ways they’ve been manipulating the video game industry.

...and gets way more insane conspiracy theory from there

oh, of course

ums do you take that sweet UBM money? how did you find this link? we need answers

jesus, clicking around in there is unpleasant

Think about it in terms of strategic planning:

a) You know that the US/west EU games industry is going to undergo a full blown 1983 style collapse
b) You tried your best to remove Japan from the picture through Project Manhattan but failed after the Xbox 360 didn't beat the PS3 and the Xbone got raped by the Xbone
c) You had a backup plan: Reshape games to be hostile to the consumer and to be taken seriously by congress.
d) Have some sleeper "educational game companies" ready to be purchased by bigger game bodies ready
e) Force the collapse to happen, ask for a bail out to save educational games
f) Enjoy infinite profits for very little work, game crash averted.

....think about it guys

the Xbone got raped by the Xbone

This seems like it might be insane

d) Have some sleeper "educational game companies" ready to be purchased by bigger game bodies ready

i mean at a certain point any corporation is going to look at the possibility running a secret network sleeper cell of educational video game developers, but i don't get the sense that it happens as often as people think

It's funny how the stories these people tell themselves so much resemble video game stories.

gamergate commentary goes down easier if you read it in your head in the voice of duke nukem and add "oh yeeaaaaaaaah" to the end of every sentence

e) Force the collapse to happen, ask for a bail out to save educational games

they think that video games are as much of a linchpin to the american economy as major banks and the auto industry, and would surely be bailed out by a sympathetic congress

Well I mean look at how much of the U.S. economy is tied up in educational games, just think it through