These are all fair points. Maybe I was wrong to say “she just wants to be left alone”, as that’s not exactly what it is. However, it is clear that she feels blackness is a part of her identity, and it’s not surprising to me that given this attack on her perceived identity, she is doubling down on defining herself as…

Luci-o’s would have been soooo much better, though.

I appreciate the thought and nuance you put into your reply. Buddhism is an interesting lens to see this through.

Please don’t make that argument. :/ I try to have empathy for all people. Seeing the pain felt by one side does not mean ignoring it on the other.

Yeah, god forbid she makes personal choices you don’t agree with. Again, when she had power and legitimacy, your points may have merit, but you’re just kicking someone when they’re down. Have some human empathy. Yes, she’s being an idiot. No, it’s not really hurting anyone. Exposing her originally had merit. Now it’s…

I’m not talking about the comments, but rather, the articles, which I’d imagine are absolutely continuing to ruin her life.

That’s what I’m saying. She used to have a platform, now she doesn’t. It’s time to let this go.

Fair enough, I haven’t really been following the story closely.

:| she’s tone-deaf and misguided, but not malicious. She’s also not hurting anyone, singular or cultural with her movement of one. This is just mean spirited and shitty.

When we look back at 2016 in say, five years, I think Overwatch will be the game that stands out as being the most important game released that year.

W H O C A R E S

All this hatred for a misguided person. Is ruining the life of an individual really equitable to the perceived (almost certainly not intentional by Rachel) insult to another culture?

Truly though. When you’re writing the same sorts of pieces about nazis that you’d write about celebrities, we’ve lost already.

For once, it’s ACTUALLY about ethics in games journalism.

Please don’t zip tie your shoes together people.

The Martin Luther King quote is the only true thing in this thread.

“Leave Britney alone!”

COLLUSION !!!!!!

No one’s doing that. Pick a better cause, men don’t need your help defending them I promise.

At least I’m not making apologies on the behalf of men all day on the internet. You wrote two novels about it.