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[Boredfrom]

Thus Spoke Jason:

Y'all pinging me - I don't run Kotaku and had nothing to do with this. There's an updated editor's note on the article. I'll leave it at that.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/page-18#post-24830788

Thank you, Jason. Very cool.

[Joe Molotov]

Thus Spoke Jason:

Y'all pinging me - I don't run Kotaku and had nothing to do with this. There's an updated editor's note on the article. I'll leave it at that.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/page-18#post-24830788

Thank you, Jason. Very cool.

[VomKriege]

Y'all pinging me - I don't run Kotaku and had nothing to do with this. There's an updated editor's note on the article. I'll leave it at that.

I guess that's fair.

thanks jason

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/post-24830810

[Ghoul]

Jason about to get his ass cancelled, If only he had a large twitter following to fall back on to peddle his "news"

Someone show him how well BenjiSales apart of the Benji cinematic universe is doing please.

Seems like Resetera or cloudflare are starting to have issues keeps flashing up site down.

[nudemacusers]

🚨 Child-porn adjacent journalist 🚨

[Ghoul]

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

Bending the knee there Stephen?

[Boredfrom]

So it seems you think this is a good editor note then, since you're an editor (not for this content) too.

There's a new one.

Well feel free to explain then.
You're an editor at Kotaku, there's an editor note at the bottom of the article (whether it's been written by a colleague or your boss), and you "leave it at that". If you've read that note and think there's nothing to add (not you personally, but if you think this is a good official excuse from Kotkau as a whole), I'm not sure what to think.

I don't think you're understanding me. There's a new editor's note that went up ten minutes ago. I'll leave it at that and refer you to our editor-in-chief if you have more questions or concerns.

 

[Boredfrom]

Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will.

You are so uncomfortable that you don’t have problem to let the article being published... right.

[VomKriege]

Like, what do you want from him? He has nothing to do with it.

Looking forward to this principle being applied more broadly on ERA.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/post-24831114

[Nintex]

"So uh, we just accidently posted some animu CP but no biggie guys"

Their readers were panicking because they thought they switched to the wrong tab when sister/mom/teacher walked into the room. 

[BisMarckie]

I don't know folx, I can't shake the feeling that Jason Schreier might be an idiot.

[benjipwns]

Like, what do you want from him? He has nothing to do with it.

The PewDiePie Defense.

[Raist]

Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers.

 

[Ghoul]

"So uh, we just accidently posted some animu CP but no biggie guys"

Their readers were panicking because they thought they switched to the wrong tab when sister/mom/teacher walked into the room. 

lmao, by this point they're come to terms with little Kevin and his issues regarding his sexual urges.

[bork]

Editor’s Note - 5:25pm:

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

WE CAN DO BETTER

[nudemacusers]

THQ affiliated developers finally off the naughty list

[Nintex]

Kotaku
We can do better than publish Pokemon porn

Fact check: 4 juvenile Pinocchio's

[Boredfrom]

Lord Ostia seems pretty contradictory about his stance about drawings depicting underage sex. 

Jebusman is clearly bitching against it but Ostia seems to downplay the kotaku images. 

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[Ghoul]

what's worse being a nazi like Pewds or a Pedo like Kotaku staff?

 

[Joe Molotov]

#BeBest

[Great Rumbler]

Editor’s Note - 5:25pm:

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

WE CAN DO BETTER

Can they, though?

[EchoRin]

Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers.

 

Toure: "Do you like teenage girls"
R Kelly: " *thinking*When you say teenage, how old are we talking?"

 

[Ghoul]

taking bets on number of days Kate Gray protects tweets for.

So for murder, it's five days - Zoe

For misleading readers into thinking "retort it" 5 hours Laura

I'm thinking posting CP is about 2.5 days

[Boredfrom]

should be fired, honestly.

Looking at the past articles and "quality" of writing we also don't need to delude ourselves that this was a mere accident.

I have very little respect for people (and websites) who perpetuate that "meh it's drawn, so age and disturbing scenarios don't matter one bit" notion that's way too widespread already.

I have some bad news for you...

[BisMarckie]

I also somehow think that the editorial process for a vidya click bait farm like Kotaku isn't as strict as the average poster thinks.

[Boredfrom]

I also somehow think that the editorial process for a vidya click bait farm like Kotaku isn't as strict as the average poster thinks.

Peter Thiel killed the Gawker family editorial standards. 

[benjipwns]

Editor’s Note - 5:25pm:

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

*hires former prominent NeoGAF.com moderator Christopher John Goldberg*

[stufte]

Editor’s Note - 5:25pm:

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

WE CAN DO BETTER

"often depicted as teenagers"

lol, you dumb cunt. They were using the likeness of a Emma Watson who was an ACTUAL TEENAGER at the time.  If it was a generic made up Hermoine version I'd say sure, whatever. But they didn't. They referenced a child actor.

[EchoRin]

taking bets on number of days Kate Gray protects tweets for.

So for murder, it's five days - Zoe

For misleading readers into thinking "retort it" 5 hours Laura

I'm thinking posting CP is about 2.5 days

 

C'mon now. even the sister of the guy said to take a hike if you're gonna blame Zoe.

[Nintex]

Harry Potter and Pokemon porn is oddly fitting for Slowtaku 

[Ghoul]

taking bets on number of days Kate Gray protects tweets for.

So for murder, it's five days - Zoe

For misleading readers into thinking "retort it" 5 hours Laura

I'm thinking posting CP is about 2.5 days

 

C'mon now. even the sister of the guy said to take a hike if you're gonna blame Zoe.

issa joke.

[VomKriege]

Real talk, I think a lot of people, author included, are pretty detached about the stated age of fictional characters. Probably even more so if they grew up with those characters (and their "rule 34" counterparts), which the author may have (I'm not certain how old she is actually, younger than me certainly). It probably warrants some introspection, the article itself was not very good and it makes the graphic iconography -which she had in other articles in that series- a problem. She probably didn't think twice about it. Maybe she and the editor should have.

[Boredfrom]

Editor’s Note - 5:25pm:

This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of gaming and geek porn that’s out there now, it’s clear in retrospect that, in terms of the images and the analysis you expect from us, we made a mistake. Readers are understandably uncomfortable about these kinds of depictions of characters who are often depicted as or thought of as teenagers. I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

WE CAN DO BETTER

"often depicted as teenagers"

lol, you dumb cunt. They were using the likeness of a Emma Watson who was an ACTUAL TEENAGER at the time.  If it was a generic made up Hermoine version I'd say sure, whatever. But they didn't. They referenced a child actor.

That is genuinely a good point to make about this. This is were it gets legit creepy.

[BisMarckie]

Don't judge me for jerking off to Ren & Stimpy.

[Ghoul]

Meanwhile James read the article "Fuck you Kotaku, you forgot about the inklings"

[Boredfrom]

Real talk, I think a lot of people, author included, are pretty detached about the stated age of fictional characters. Probably even more so if they grew up with those characters (and their "rule 34" counterparts), which the author may have (I'm not certain how old she is actually, younger than me certainly). It probably warrants some introspection, the article itself was not very good and it makes the graphic iconography -which she had in other articles in that series- a problem. She probably didn't think twice about it. Maybe she and the editor should have.

But, outside the Emma Watson likenesses, this kind of undermines the notion that fictional porn is a real problem to tackle given that most people at Kotaku are (presumably) not raging pedophiles and deviants. Also undermines Jason getting triggered by Dragons Crown art given that he seems okay with a coworker watching Zelda getting raped by goblins.

[Cauliflower Of Love]

I am, too and apologize. We can do better, and we will. - Stephen Totilo, Editor-in-Chief

I am, too and apologize.

Editor-in-Chief

lol

[benjipwns]

Author and editor should be fired, honestly.

Looking at the past articles and "quality" of writing we also don't need to delude ourselves that this was a mere accident.

I have very little respect for people (and websites) who perpetuate that "meh it's drawn, so age and disturbing scenarios don't matter one bit" notion that's way too widespread already.

what sites you reading buddy

[EchoRin]

Who was the guy that wrote an article about stuffing joycons into his ass? Guy had some weird inkling fetish too. That wasn't for Kotaku though was it?

[benjipwns]

Drawings of underage people. If you were to draw a rudimentary stick man fucking a kid and then showed that to a cop you’d be locked up faster than shit

[Ghoul]

Who was the guy that wrote an article about stuffing joycons into his ass? Guy had some weird inkling fetish too. That wasn't for Kotaku though was it?

James.
 

[benjipwns]

What the fuck. Editor needs to sort that shit out ASAP. Even though this is by far the worst they have done it’s not unusual for them, from recommending high questionable content to writers who are grown ass men referring to teenage characters as that wifey sounding word.

Completely undermines a lot of their writings. Gawker may be a digital equivalent of a tabloid but this sort of content is way past the line.

yeah, Gawker needs to be put out of business over this shit ASAP

[Ghoul]

It's like that time Gawker sat me down and showed me a wrestling tape, they said it wasn't real, but the lady sure was in a strong hold by Hogan.

At the end she was crying

[Boredfrom]

Outing gay people seemed to be fine when everyone were crying when Gawker died.

[EchoRin]

Who was the guy that wrote an article about stuffing joycons into his ass? Guy had some weird inkling fetish too. That wasn't for Kotaku though was it?

James.
 

I checked and it was Jed Whitaker. The article was for Motherboard. He hasn't written anything for them since 2017.

Edit: interesting twitter feed. Can't be trusted with this though.
https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1176490503812112384
Dude. God no. I heard Darkside and I heard the song they played during the halftime show last night. The album is the most cliche trendy sounding parody version of the band I thought I would never have to endure after their last poor effort.

[Boredfrom]

Author and editor should be fired, honestly.

Looking at the past articles and "quality" of writing we also don't need to delude ourselves that this was a mere accident.

I have very little respect for people (and websites) who perpetuate that "meh it's drawn, so age and disturbing scenarios don't matter one bit" notion that's way too widespread already.

what sites you reading buddy

Resetera

[VomKriege]

Real talk, I think a lot of people, author included, are pretty detached about the stated age of fictional characters. Probably even more so if they grew up with those characters (and their "rule 34" counterparts), which the author may have (I'm not certain how old she is actually, younger than me certainly). It probably warrants some introspection, the article itself was not very good and it makes the graphic iconography -which she had in other articles in that series- a problem. She probably didn't think twice about it. Maybe she and the editor should have.

But, outside the Emma Watson likenesses, this kind of undermines the notion that fictional porn is a real problem to tackle given that most people at Kotaku are (presumably) not raging pedophiles and deviants. Also undermines Jason getting triggered by Dragons Crown art given that he seems okay with a coworker watching Zelda getting raped by goblins.

The whole fictional pornography and especially child pornography is a pretty thorny issue. I don't really have a definitive opinion about it. I think that there's some merit to what has been brought up to ERA on how those drawings are illegal in several major countries (including the UK where Kotaku has an affiliate and the author is from) and that for this alone the editor should have been more careful even if for legal liability.

ERA is coming down like a pack of bricks in that thread, mostly, so I don't think there's a lot of massive double standards but I agree there's a lot of squaring the circle issues with how hard they get in this.

[Ghoul]

Who was the guy that wrote an article about stuffing joycons into his ass? Guy had some weird inkling fetish too. That wasn't for Kotaku though was it?

James.
 

I checked and it was Jed Whitaker. The article was for Motherboard. He hasn't written anything for them since 2017.

Edit: interesting twitter feed. Can't be trusted with this though.
https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1176490503812112384
Dude. God no. I heard Darkside and I heard the song they played during the halftime show last night. The album is the most cliche trendy sounding parody version of the band I thought I would never have to endure after their last poor effort.

LMAO, he even tries to fake a checkmark 

[VomKriege]

https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1176597655109230594

https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1176602871250522112

https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1176602917425549312

[Boredfrom]

Real talk, I think a lot of people, author included, are pretty detached about the stated age of fictional characters. Probably even more so if they grew up with those characters (and their "rule 34" counterparts), which the author may have (I'm not certain how old she is actually, younger than me certainly). It probably warrants some introspection, the article itself was not very good and it makes the graphic iconography -which she had in other articles in that series- a problem. She probably didn't think twice about it. Maybe she and the editor should have.

But, outside the Emma Watson likenesses, this kind of undermines the notion that fictional porn is a real problem to tackle given that most people at Kotaku are (presumably) not raging pedophiles and deviants. Also undermines Jason getting triggered by Dragons Crown art given that he seems okay with a coworker watching Zelda getting raped by goblins.

The whole fictional pornography and especially child pornography is a pretty thorny issue. I don't really have a definitive opinion about it. I think that there's some merit to what has been brought up to ERA on how those drawings are illegal in several major countries (including the UK where Kotaku has an affiliate and the author is from) and that for this alone the editor should have been more careful even if for legal liability.

ERA is coming down like a pack of bricks in that thread, mostly, so I don't think there's a lot of massive double standards but I agree there's a lot of squaring the circle issues with how hard they get in this.

Oh, I totally agree this is inappropriate for Kotaku to post even if there was not legal ramifications about it. The article itself is also trash even by standards of a site that had Brian Ashcraft in their staff. Is just funny to me how hard many of their current and former staff cares about how media depicts fictional characters in general  while this seems to pass under the radar. Is like when Gita Jackson bitchs about Hatsune Miku but she is a huge Love Live! Fangirl; they don’t even believe in the issues about most of the stuff they bitch about.

[VomKriege]

Imagine going to jail cus Kotaku posted child porn. Shit like that isn't funny, I hope Kotaku fire the people responsible. If not shit needs to be looked into by someone else

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/post-24833086

[Ghoul]

Imagine going to jail cus Kotaku posted child porn. Shit like that isn't funny, I hope Kotaku fire the people responsible. If not shit needs to be looked into by someone else

https://www.resetera.com/threads/did-kotaku-just-post-an-article-with-animated-child-porn-nsfw-link.142926/post-24833086

Beefy, who has a history of histories of attacking women "allegedly" is really failing quite spectacularly on how the law works.

Kotaku posting that shit and you seeing it will not get you put in Jail, you went to jail when you click save and looked for more.

[EchoRin]

Ima leave ol Jed alone after this (sometimes you just gotta stick a joycon in your ass, I don't know). A little Borean tweet.
https://twitter.com/Jed05/status/1173264469650223106

[Rufus]

The whole fictional pornography and especially child pornography is a pretty thorny issue. I don't really have a definitive opinion about it. I think that there's some merit to what has been brought up to ERA on how those drawings are illegal in several major countries (including the UK where Kotaku has an affiliate and the author is from) and that for this alone the editor should have been more careful even if for legal liability.

Did a omega miss the point by pointing out that they're not real? Always love those.

[benjipwns]

Dude. God no. I heard Darkside and I heard the song they played during the halftime show last night. The album is the most cliche trendy sounding parody version of the band I thought I would never have to endure after their last poor effort.

I almost sent you a PM about this the other day after listening to it, but I liked the second half* of the album quite a bit. All the shoddy singles are in the first half then it gets more interesting*.

Also I realized that one problem is that half the songs are basically Alkaline Trio songs*, and while Matt can sing all the songs, Mark doesn't the range to sing the Trio type songs since he sings everything the same way anyway.

In any case, they should just scrap this all and do +44 albums.

*

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[Ghoul]

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/kotaku-posts-article-with-rendered-cp.1503785/
Let's see what Gold Gaf think

#6
Lol it's not really that shocking. There is a ton of this on reddit and all around internet. It's something that almost nobody (i presume) looks at as "child porn" ffs....
People watching this does not equal child rapists

This isnt CP.
Cartoons can't be cp.
This is honestly one of the less offensive Kotaku articles out there and people are freaking out over nothing.

I don't think this is actual CP under the law but I hope that little SJW infected trash website gets blacklisted from Era like they do every time there's a THQ thread lol.

We will see if those hypocrites DEMAND Jason's head and ban him from the forums.

oh no.

[PogiJones]

Meanwhile James read the article "Fuck you Kotaku"

 

[Mr Gilhaney]

I've never read a "great story" on a video game website.

this is actually a sensational funny story, and a good view of molyneux fucked up work practises and mind

https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-12-lionhead-the-inside-story

[Ghoul]

Shower Fairy joins the fray

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/kotaku-posts-article-with-rendered-cp.1503785/page-2#post-255474428

Posts Sophia tweet.

[PogiJones]

that wifey sounding word.

Who do you think you're fooling, bro