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Blizzard has removed Hong Kong Hearthstone player blitzchung from Hearthstone Grand Masters and rescinded all his prize money
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This isn't either of those. This is a corporation fellating a dictatorship for cash.
The example you bring up makes little sense because speaking against trans rights would be speaking against the freedom of certain individuals, whereas speaking up for Hong Kong is the literal opposite. It would make more sense if you brought up, for example, somebody who stans for incels or something. Then we can have a discussion about that.
I wish I could cancel/boycot something, but Blizzard has been shit so long that I don't play any of their current games.
This is disgusting.
This is disgusting.
I was already pondering about uninstalling battle.net and forgetting about it. Now I actually have a valid reason to do so. Thanks Blizzard
Actually no, fuck you Blizzard
If trans people were in charge of a state they claimed was the true Trans homeland and actively oppressing several neighboring territories of trans people who did not want to be under their control while destroying the livelihoods of any who questioned them, while "trans rights" became a dogwhistle for imperialism, yeah probably.
Shameful behaviour from Blizzard.
At least start by giving out a warning before going this far.
At least start by giving out a warning before going this far.
I think handfuls of quotes are good since it shows the thread / forum are largely against that trash mentality but do we need pages of it 🤔
Speaking out against an authoritarian government is not the same as transphobic rhetoric.
It's hard to not express shock and disgust at someone fellating a country partaking in genocide.
Is there a link to where this statement actually came from, an hour later and this dude is still the only person who has reported anything about it
This truly shakening me tbh
Its once a part of community that I admire and I aim for the competition.. I failed to achive it but still looking to the scene fondly.
Now its all gone.. I dont want involved to this scene anymore. Blitzchung deserve his money.
Blizzard is a fucking thief to stole his right.
Its once a part of community that I admire and I aim for the competition.. I failed to achive it but still looking to the scene fondly.
Now its all gone.. I dont want involved to this scene anymore. Blitzchung deserve his money.
Blizzard is a fucking thief to stole his right.
I guess at least his ban from the game was only for 1 year?
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Dollars over conscience. It's funny to see these companies advocate for human rights until it affects their bottom lines. Money can reveal a lot of truth in the right circumstances.
Whats depressing is...I don't see this having a happy ending.
China has more Middle Class Consumers fully brainwashed than America has CITIZENS.
China is a fucking economic POWERHOUSE, and as long companies exist in a global market (thats not going away), then they are pretty much beholden to them. China figured out that Capitalism is best realized via crushing amorality.
China has more Middle Class Consumers fully brainwashed than America has CITIZENS.
China is a fucking economic POWERHOUSE, and as long companies exist in a global market (thats not going away), then they are pretty much beholden to them. China figured out that Capitalism is best realized via crushing amorality.
Did someone actually think like this? Of course they play the inclusion card to find an audience. These giant companies don't care, they want your money.
What sad about the Chinese is their citizens are under media censorship. What they receive from news everyday are far from the truth, and they are constantly fed with lies that they don't even know they are being blindfolded.
We in Hong Kong get to see newspaper from China and other places (as well as what we see with our eyes), the fake headline of Chinese newspaper depicting protestors are so horrible it's not even funny.
We in Hong Kong get to see newspaper from China and other places (as well as what we see with our eyes), the fake headline of Chinese newspaper depicting protestors are so horrible it's not even funny.
Blizzard is the kind of company that would fire someone for flashing a black power fist on camera during the 60s because white viewers would be offended. Utterly cowardly.
Total bullshit.
Just because you want to turn off your brain and pretend athletes aren't real people with real problems doesn't mean there's a valid reason to deny them the means to speak their mind on their platform.
American here. You guys have our sympathy, or at least mine if nobody else's. I have family from Hong Kong. Fight the power.
Yup, there's not going to be any revolution or gradual change to moderacy in China. At least not from its people. The Propaganda there is near NK Levels.
Not saying I agree with this, but even the International Olympic Committee is against any political statement in their games. No politics in sport isn't something really new. If I remember right, something like that happened in the past involving them.
Thanks chief
Man this really hurts, I used to play hearthstone daily grinding for legend, watching top players and learning from them, glad I never went back now
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