And I’m comfortable embracing being a terf apparently. I don’t see many, if any, “shitty-ass takes” in the comments. I see alot of acknowledging transwomen’s humanity while also acknowledging the biological facts of athletic competition based on differing hormones. If not letting trans-maniacs (a new term I will…

This attitude that any disagreement between a woman and the trans community makes the woman a terf is infuriating. It makes me angry and less likely to feel welcoming towards transwomen when transwomen (and their misguided allies) call afab women TERFs if we dare to object to changes in society driven by transwomen tha…

I don’t think his comments were confusing at all. Especially with his other statements further clarifying the matter. To some people, the definition of politics means what its dictionary definition would claim it to be, and not something inherent to all of human interaction, as if it’s a force of nature or culture. …

I say this as someone who is a trans reader and longtime commenter here: this article does not really help to advocate for trans issues. The idea of “variation exists, therefore it’s fine” does not adequately address this issue. A better set of arguments is:

I 100% believe these girls who were born as boys identify as female and are trans.

“why make Sonic into specifically a kids movie.”

Because that’s who all the games, comics, and media is primarily targeted to, every single generation. 

Making a BIG assumption that there aren’t any kids who enjoy Sonic.

Whether E3 is dying or not, less Keighley always seems like a good thing...

Its because you ruin the experience for newer players in an already brutally tough game to learn and play. Those new players will abandon the game if all they're playing against is smurf accounts where their competition has thousands of hours played.

Nice, should make life less annoying for lower MMR players.

How can Snoop be a “sell-out”? You have to stand for something and then let it fall to sell out. What ideals has Snoop ever stood for, what philosophy has he ever upheld, what group has he represented? As far as I know, all he’s ever been is a pop artist, selling rhymes and beats for cash. I’m not arguing his recent re…

What is there to debate? Kotaku is entering the realm of self-parody. Thank god for Tim Rogers.

Then perhaps I’d find that article, because this isn’t it. 

hmmm, I don’t know about this take Paul.

There is a meaningful, logical difference between “this term has been used in some contexts in ways that were harmful” and “this term is harmful in all contexts”. This article seems to be implying that the former conclusion should always lead to the latter. I do not believe that is a rational viewpoint.

Man, I certainly appreciate that there are other perspectives out there than my own, but as someone who likes to think they’re incredibly sympathetic (empathetic when I can be), shit like this drives me absolutely nuts.

In 2019, Epic Games put up $100 million in prize money for competitive Fortnite players

So... what they’re saying is that Smash isn’t a real fighting game.

That’s totally fair. If a writer wants to criticize a game for not featuring gender representation, that’s totally fine. That’s valuable journalism, and it helps you make the informed choice I discussed in my original post.

Was it?