One big part left out of this post:

Reuben uncorking the champagne at 16-0.

I can't figure out if I'm severely disillusioned with American politics or not, but I really don't like any of the candidates, including Hillary. And I can't tell what's more troubling: the fact that the likely next president said fuck it to transparency and security just so one of her handlers didn't have to carry a…

There was an episode a couple years back where all of the contestants bet everything in Final Jeopardy and they all got it wrong, so there was no winner. Closest thing to this that I've seen.

This is one of the strangest serious-sounding comments I've ever read. This is isn't EA or a big-budget studio with thousands of employees developing products for mass consumption. I'm very sure there are people out there drawing pictures of men or women raping men.

Like a man in a cape lifting a car might?

Are these vitriolic Kotaku commenters shareholders? Are they managers? No, they're barely even potential customers.

However, having more paintings/games to choose from, even if some of them aren't to my liking, is far more preferable to me as a consumer.

There's absolutely nothing wrong with an increasingly diverse group of game developers creating an increasingly diverse selection of games with an increasingly diverse cast of characters. That I applaud. What's asinine is those who believe that discouragement of existing game developers, rather than encouragement of…

"Don't like your politicians? Well go make your own country and do politics there!" - See how silly that is?

"Teacher! Timmy drew a picture and I don't like the clothes the person is wearing! Make him change it!"

Look at the other comments. There are dozens complaining about the Zarya, but not the cookie-cutter cowboy. Is the design lazy? Yeah, a little. Is Zarya's design so much lazier than McCree's that all the outrage about supposed lazy game design should be directed at one but not the other? Not even a little bit.

It's a clear rejoinder to anyone who argues that talking about gaming and vocalizing preferences is useless, or the empty "well, go make your own video game".

Comments like this are why I hope other game companies take heed and learn that you'll never please the social justice whiners. You people will always find a reason to be offended. It's your thing.

The world would be a very boring place if every piece of art was required to go through a system of consensus censorship. There's nothing wrong with something not meshing with your taste. What doesn't make sense is the motivation to spend your time lecturing others about how their art or their taste in art doesn't fit…

given that they are both able-bodied white males born into the middle class, they will hear far fewer "no's" than any other group of humans on earth

2 Chainz comes across as a genuinely likeable guy, which you can't say about most celebrities, especially those in the music industry. More power to him.

I agree with your last point, but that's really the logical end-game to the belief that "toxic" games shouldn't be available to the general public.

having games like this available only reinforces those toxic attitudes towards women.

Odd fact I learned recently: When Jon Stewart leaves the Daily Show, Jimmy Kimmel will be the longest tenured late night talk show host on TV.