Shhhh, that goes against the outrage narrative that gets precious views on youtube. Not that some outrage isn’t justified. The whole Battlefront II debacle is an example where people were rightly angry. But I’m interested to see what Anthem does even if it doesn’t really seem like my kind of game. I’d be willing to…
A YouTube video with nearly 900,000 views titled “Why Anthem Should Scare You | Has EA Destroyed Bioware?” just miiiight be the type of thing that the second-to-last paragraph of this article is talking about.
I’ll be that guy.
Because the targets of racism have a louder voice today then they did in the past so it’s harder for people who don’t care about the targets of racism to ignore them.
Imitating an accent for the sake of treating another culture as a joke is probably racist. But apparently this meme keeps going with explicitly racist jokes. So.
Yes, I’m sure a YouTube video with an unrelated “angry feminist” meme in the thumbnail will have a very reasoned approach to racism.
Because being a considerate, decent human being is a thing in the past when you have the internet as a mirror and a toxicity motivator through common anonymity.
“Pretending to be dominant over another race” is not the definition of racism.
1. Since it became adopted by the alt right and used heavily in their memes.
2. Because it is relevant to the article. It’s difficult to discuss racism without actually using an example or two.
But on the internet, which was a mistake
The problem stems from E-sports not being a traditional sport, where by you play with a large group face to face and are taught good sportsmanship by your coach at a young age.
Here’s a radical idea: how about when people compete in a game, they act with dignity and treat each other with respect?
The thing about competitive trash-talk is that it comes in “levels.” Those levels are divided into what’s appropriate amongst friends who know each other well enough to be able to accept a barb without taking offense, mixed groups of friends and acquaintances where more care is warranted, groups of strangers where…
Uh...
My immediate thoughts as, apparently, not a fan:
You have to understand...these people’s opinions aren’t politics. To them, they’re common sense. Or the way things are, the status quo.
This shit right here is so fucking stupid. If you think racism is dead, police across the country do a fantastic job and definitely don’t target people, or that voter suppression is an issue we still face today, then you’re a white supremacist. Not because you necessarily believe the white race is superior, but…
ONLY LEFT WING POLITICS CAN BE BROUGHT UP IN SPORTS
The irony of President Trump and his ilk being able to spout of whatever bullshit they like with zero consequence because they’re just “tellin it like it is” while literally anyone that says anything against them has to apologize and grovel for fear of an angry backlash from mouth-breathing morons is... well, I don’t…