I never assumed that, but when you make a claim that it was a war for slavery, you are very much diluting everything the Civil War actually sprung from. There were countless economic and social issues that led to the Civil War, it's just more convenient to believe that it was slavery centric; Black and white are more…

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Actually, for someone who claims to be well versed in history, you sure don't seem to have the slightest clue what the Civil War was actually about. The percentage of people who actually owned slaves in the south was actually a minority division. Most common people couldn't afford them, and as such, most slaves were…

The few (to use a pretty popular term) non-social-justice-warrior writers who can just simply choose not to buy a game instead of slandering the developers over non-existent offenses such as yourself are what hasn't made me completely jump ship from Kotaku.

You clearly have a vision of what games should be like. You obviously possess the capacity to type and access the internet. Start disciplining yourself and get out there and make it happen by creating, not forcing others to pander to you.

Yeah, I know, right? I'm a male, and it annoys me when guys say that they can't enjoy playing as a female protagonist. I only ask that females give me the same consideration. Saying that a gender/race swap-out would make a game better is exceedingly sexist/racist.

She never said that it was "just commentary", she said it was her review thus far and there was more to come. The game won't get any "gayer" as she progresses. Tomodachi Life has been all but literally burned at the stake by writers on Kotaku. Also, she has yet to deny that this is her review, even going so far as to…

The thing is, it doesn't really feel like you are reviewing the game. You never once mentioned anything aside from "It's not homosexual enough, therefore it isn't good." Let me start off by saying, I am in no way against homosexuality. As a Christian, the part of me that feels that love is the driving force behind my…

They've taken to calling Kotaku a blog, not a news site. Probably the only reason I come here is because it is the easiest place to get game/anime news. I just wish they would do more reporting and less social commentary.

I'm not really speaking about the petition. If you remain respectful, I believe in voicing opinions. What I'm referring to are the articles that have surfaced over the past couple of weeks damning Nintendo and calling them insensitive. I believe that one of these articles was actually written by our very own Jason,…

It's all the same, apparently.

I admit it may have been a bit crass of me to use a general term to address the more fanatical people, I'm just growing tired of being told it's insensitive to not include homosexuality in every game, movie and show. I apologize for my rude behavior, but I still stand by freedom of expression and a creator's right to…

I loved Dragon's Crown. :P

I didn't say don't be vocal, but you have to be careful how you make yourself vocal. Dominating entertainment and forcing the message on everyone wil just make you into the unwitting villain. It's incredibly easy to be come what you are fighting, or even worse, when you allow bitterness to be the driving force.

I completely understand. I never thought all gay people were the same. Every movement has its loons, I'm just unhappy with those people. I don't always word things as eloquently as I could—I'm quite familiar with the taste of my own foot, actually—but I assure you that I harbored no ill will.

It really does seem that our whole debate has stemmed from our opinion on what the public face actually is. I'm sorry if it seems as if I was generalizing. I tried to post some links that were a little malicious against Nintendo, but Kinja mobile apparently thinks I shouldn't do that. I really don't feel that gay…

I'm appalled when I hear about people being so cruel to homosexuals, I really am. I'm just the sort of person who thinks that forcing people to change their creative works to please you is just sort of annoying. Unless the company made a promise they didn't keep without probable cause, they don't have to make…

I never said that people should be against gay marriage. It just bothers me that someone would ever say that someone is in the wrong for not including something in a creative work that never promised anything. You can't ask for freedoms and then say that someone is wrong simply for using their freedom. So some…

The college thing was more of a jest, but progressivism in America hasn't been a well handled thing. I don't think progress is bad, we just largely don't take the time needed to consider consequences of said progress.

I think the beef we're having with each other is what we define as LGBT. I see the LGBT as the public face of the gay rights movement, which has been pretty ham-fisted. I don't equate them to the gay-rights community as a whole. It's sort of like my opinion on the difference between classic and neo feminism. One is…