I think the only reason he said "I hope this isn't controversial" was because he said the fuck word on stage, not necessarily because of his statement.
I disagree. Yes, he's acknowledging the bluntness of the statement, but he's definitely referencing the fact that the rise of white supremacy/misogyny/fascism (especially in gaming) has been re-normalized and emboldened in recent years. It has become, like, a topic of
debate, rather than a secret kind of bigotry that was communicated via dog whistles and celebrated privately. To be clear, systematic racism and misogyny never went anywhere and, as a cornerstone of this country's foundation, flourished past the civil rights movement, the information age, and the current era of woke marketing.
But with it so viciously out in the open again, quiet racist monsters are able to radicalize ignorant teens and young adults much more efficiently, giving them the confidence and numbers to commit a near constant onslaught of terrorism on the population, knowing that no consequence will come to their movement.
We need to be screaming "FUCK WHITE SUPREMACISTS" every single day as (metaphorically) loud as we can specifically because it
is controversial. We need to hammer them until it's no longer controversial and the Hateful go back to being publicly ostracized. Then we need to dig deeper, de-radicalize and educate the broken youth it's not too late to save, and purge the rest from their place in society, politics, institutions, etc., however we can. And we can't go back to the status quo. Dog whistles need to identified and people held accountable, and we need to drastically restructure the institutions that perpetuate systematic bigotry and build safeguards to prevent an easy return the moment there's a power shift.
Can this happen before Climate Change ravages the earth beyond repair? I'm not hopeful but it's possible. We're kinda making a little progress with some of the proper leftists that have come into power in congress and local governments, but the inertia of hate and self-destruction is near insurmountable. Fingers crossed.
