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Cyberpunk 2077 Twitter account makes transphobic joke (READ OP)
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Why would I? I'm not the biggest fan of TW3 to begin with, this just sours me on CDPR more. I have plenty of other great games to play.all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
Nice dog whistle though.
What a trash response.
And of course the usual crowd are not only defending this crap but also saying the tired ''I can't believe some people are offended by this!'', probably the exact same people that find offense when someone shows progressive views or calls out bigots.
I won't. Stop dismissing people's concerns.all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
The lack of awareness from people saying, "People need to stop getting offended so easily" is astounding.
From your logic responding with criticism is offense. So you are then offended when you post, "People need to stop getting offended so easily."
From your logic responding with criticism is offense. So you are then offended when you post, "People need to stop getting offended so easily."
The post count and account creation date...hmm, perhaps.
Context doesn't matter. Using the joke at all in any context for any reason is stupid.
Using the term SJW in the first place shows a complete lack of understanding and context of these things.
Maybe the CM knows that someone in the picture is trans and he thought it would be ok to say that? Still a dumb thing to do.
I never knew that joke was associated with transphobia but I get it now thanks to this thread. I've also seen it used to expose transphobic people in a non agressive ironic kinda way, in other contexts of course, this might vary from country to country.
Also, where is the apology everyone is talking about? Maybe add it to the OP?
Edit: Ok, that was a bad apology and it makes me doubt their real intentions.
I never knew that joke was associated with transphobia but I get it now thanks to this thread. I've also seen it used to expose transphobic people in a non agressive ironic kinda way, in other contexts of course, this might vary from country to country.
Also, where is the apology everyone is talking about? Maybe add it to the OP?
Edit: Ok, that was a bad apology and it makes me doubt their real intentions.
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I had to google the meme to understand the thread - never saw it before. But it is unquestionably offensive and evil in nature.
You'd think an established western developer who is making a game which includes Transgendered individuals as characters would be extra cognizant of how to be tactful when talking about the subject in general. This isn't okay and they are going to justifiably have issues promoting the game now.
You'd think an established western developer who is making a game which includes Transgendered individuals as characters would be extra cognizant of how to be tactful when talking about the subject in general. This isn't okay and they are going to justifiably have issues promoting the game now.
all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
What are you contributing to this thread? This is a bottom of the barrel shit posting at best.
all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
Why does that even matter?
I haven't played any Witcher game so why would you assume I would play this shit?
This was a terrible idea. Shame on whoever is running their Twitter account. I get that in some dark corners of the Internet you're supposed to treat every meme as fair game and nothing is sacred, but come on people. We need to be better than that.
Even if we were to assume the person didn't mean to offend, or even if the joke isn't representative of the game's contents at all, in the year 2018 you really should know better before engaging in the irresponsible use of such language from a corporate account. If you really want the freedom to make racist, sexist or transphobic jokes, so be it, but you will still have to face the consequences.
Even if we were to assume the person didn't mean to offend, or even if the joke isn't representative of the game's contents at all, in the year 2018 you really should know better before engaging in the irresponsible use of such language from a corporate account. If you really want the freedom to make racist, sexist or transphobic jokes, so be it, but you will still have to face the consequences.
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That one is funny, you assume GotY editions are only bought by repeat customers and you assume everyone here follow the hype cycle too.all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
No doubt a shitty, disappointing move by CDPR, but I'm fine with the apology. I took the "Sorry to all those who were offended" to be specifically addressing the audience for their apology, rather than dismissive or victim-blaming, especially by following it up with "Harming anyone was never our intention." It feels like an appropriate apology for what was meant to be an understated reply on Twitter made in a bad, uneducated way.
I wouldn't be surprised if (and would like to see) an elaboration was made at a later date when they don't have their hands full at gamescom, but I'm glad they addressed this and removed the tweet.
I wouldn't be surprised if (and would like to see) an elaboration was made at a later date when they don't have their hands full at gamescom, but I'm glad they addressed this and removed the tweet.
It's so easy to change "Sorry to all who were offended" to "Sorry to those we offended"
So easy. You even save yourself a word.
So easy. You even save yourself a word.
Don't mind me. Just making sure this gets seen on every page. I can't stand the "Did you just assume..." joke that's so prevalent these days.
Okay, well, it was transphobic.
Also, ridiculing "SJWs" is alt-right nonsense at this point so it's still embarrassingly stupid to do.
That's pretty much what sjw is used for, though: to argue that caring about things is dumb, that either the problems people complain about are imaginary or something they brought on themselves, and that low-key bigotry is normal and ok. Most of the time when the word gets used, it's straight white dudes saying that other demographics' problems aren't worth any attention.
If you use SJW as an insult at any point in time, you're probably fucking up.
all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
Yup. Fuck EA, CDPR g o d s :raised_hands:
CDPR could literally piss on my cat and I'd still suckle on the teet of the geraldo.
Praise them!
all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
i mean, i avoided all three witcher games so i think i'll do just fine here
What I'm learning is how offensive that phrase is. I thought it was pretty mild previously and hasn't seen anyone complain at it before.
What term do I use then?
Seriously, this, there's no alternative that isn't transphobic.
Rather by what such people have posted here, it's because their interpretation is transphobic in a different way that they don't see as transphobic. Generally it's the assumption that being angry at being misgendered is somehow ridiculous, that only the "extreme left"/"SJWs"/unruly trans people who don't submit to oppression gracefully/etc. find it hurtful and/or that only they'd react strongly to being hurt... which is a transphobic and insulting assumption in itself. And sometimes even including the belief that it's funny because you misgendered people who "obviously" look like a different gender... because apparently enforcing that kind of expectation, or making light of misgendering, isn't transphobic either?
It's transphobia all the way down.
I don't agree with any of this, specially not Domestic Abuse. We talking the Bloody Baron quest, right? In which the only way Anna gets a "happy" ending is ending up with her abusive husband.
This. It's amazing how easily you can make an apology not awful. At least try and look sincere.
Ironically you're also making assumptions claiming CP2077 will be 'shit'
Context always matters and it's especially true for those not familiar with the meme. I was having a hard time wrapping my head around the whole thing until i saw this post. It made it easier to see how shitty the joke was and to better understand the whole scenario. Spacesong wasn't trying to justify the tweet but used this to provide more context to help others understand what's going on.
Specifically addressing the audience they offended would be done by saying:
"Sorry to the Transgender community we offended with our comment, harming anyone was not our intention, statement to follow"
What they actually did was try to absolve themselves of blame and blame the people offended for being too thinskinned and taking offense at what they said.
The only disagreement I have with the OP warning is that I have heard this joke in real life right in public with the same type of transphobic intent. And it was from group of people you expect to tell transphobic jokes.
Who specifically are you complaining about? Because in the vast majority of cases SJW refers to somebody who speaks out against bigotry in any fashion, and hopefully you aren't trying to insult them.
Still no good. It's not about the "offense." It's about the idea. It's about the fact that someone thought it was okay to make a joke that has no other purpose than making fun of LGBT and specifically trans people.
Yeah their apology is really weak, I'm disappointed :/
I don't understand what point you're trying to make. Some people will pass on the game now because of the tweet.all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
Consider using "People who absolutely know what they're talking about more than I do", because I'm guessing it'd be accurate in your case.
I mean if any apology is JUST "Sorry to those we offended" it is a pretty crap apology that does not show remorse or understanding of the situation. So I agree with you. But it is 10x better than shifting an apology to focus on other's reactions versus your own actions.
I think in that particular case someone from the company was also on here talking about, "uhh it was totally an accident, uhh sorry!"
I doubt that's gonna happen this time..
Personally I didn't know such a meme existed so initially I was a bit confused with the backlash, having read up on the subject at hand there's no way they could've been ignorant enough to use it for the sake of banter. I guess they're oblivious to the fact they have some level of social responsibility and that's a great shame.
god damn, why are you people like this?
you see a guy trying to better himself, and all you do is to attack him for not being woke enough, stop this shit
all of yall actin like you still wont be playing this game day one lmaooo
I won't.
I've had discussions with people who stopped listening to what I was saying because they had an idea of who I was and what I was saying, and would prefer to attack me for something I didn't say. I guess people like that; those that get so lost in their cause that they are blinded from having an actual discussion.
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