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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11701 on: April 23, 2020, 06:32:12 AM »
Yeah I kinda wondered where all the prerelease ERA commentary on Barrett went, I thought that maybe the game was just that good.

TVTropes sourcing :neogaf
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11702 on: April 23, 2020, 07:03:38 AM »
I think it tells us a lot about Ree that they immediately class "essential workers" as retail staff.  Not medical staff, care workers or first responders but retail. Why is that I wonder?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/cuomo%E2%80%99s-advice-to-protestors-%E2%80%9Cyou-want-to-go-to-work-go-take-a-job-as-an-essential-worker-%E2%80%9D.190083/

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11703 on: April 23, 2020, 07:03:58 AM »
They should’ve titled the thread The Racist Crimes of Tetsuya Normura :tocry
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11704 on: April 23, 2020, 07:26:35 AM »
OP sounds like an angry black man. And what is wrong with Mr. T? He’s awesome.
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« Reply #11705 on: April 23, 2020, 07:26:57 AM »
They should’ve titled the thread The Racist Crimes of Tetsuya Normura :tocry

Quote from: OP
Nomura the same guy that makes all the bad guys in kh dark skinned.

Missed opportunity yeah.

https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature.190260/post-32059098
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11706 on: April 23, 2020, 07:35:27 AM »
Man, those guys are going to shit bricks when they see Huggy Bear

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11707 on: April 23, 2020, 07:35:47 AM »
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11708 on: April 23, 2020, 07:58:40 AM »
https://livestreamfails.com/post/78825
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/invadervie-apologizes-after-vile-unsubscribed-twitch-viewer-comments-1356677

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“The clip that you saw does not represent my true feelings," she continued. "I’ve streamed for hundreds of hours and I’ve said, 'Support communities after you support yourself first. Subscribe if you have the disposable income to do so.' But in that clip, I expressed opinions that I do not hold.”

 :nugenix
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11709 on: April 23, 2020, 08:16:51 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature.190260/page-6#post-32061069

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They could have made him like Jett from Cowboy Bebop. But just shows how behind in writing, especially characterization video games as a medium is.

If only video games could be as well written as comic books, MCU movies, and Korean “totally not watching for an Asian fetish” dramas  :goty
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11710 on: April 23, 2020, 08:48:20 AM »
ResetEra is literally the only place on earth that has a favorable opinion of Nancy Pelosi. It's so fucking odd.
they have a lot in common. she loves keeping the status quo and they love complaining about the status quo but not actually wanting it to change.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11711 on: April 23, 2020, 08:59:35 AM »
https://livestreamfails.com/post/78825
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/invadervie-apologizes-after-vile-unsubscribed-twitch-viewer-comments-1356677

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“The clip that you saw does not represent my true feelings," she continued. "I’ve streamed for hundreds of hours and I’ve said, 'Support communities after you support yourself first. Subscribe if you have the disposable income to do so.' But in that clip, I expressed opinions that I do not hold.”

 :nugenix


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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11712 on: April 23, 2020, 09:05:26 AM »
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Not really, people love these sorts of characters but I for the life can't understand why, they are textbook racist and awful.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature.190260/post-32056962

Everything I don't like is RACIST :maf

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11713 on: April 23, 2020, 09:13:28 AM »
https://livestreamfails.com/post/78825
https://www.dexerto.com/entertainment/invadervie-apologizes-after-vile-unsubscribed-twitch-viewer-comments-1356677

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“The clip that you saw does not represent my true feelings," she continued. "I’ve streamed for hundreds of hours and I’ve said, 'Support communities after you support yourself first. Subscribe if you have the disposable income to do so.' But in that clip, I expressed opinions that I do not hold.”

 :nugenix

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stop hotlinking :stahp
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11715 on: April 23, 2020, 10:01:57 AM »
"Jesus Christ ERA. Are some of these replies serious? What the fuck?! This place is so racist sometimes"

It's literally a KKK recruitment site

https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature.190260/page-3#post-32058066

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11716 on: April 23, 2020, 10:04:00 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/man-who-called-covid-19-a-political-ploy-dies-from-covid-19.190116/post-32040708

“This thread provided too many of our members an opportunity to show just how absolutely god-awful they are so we’re closing it.”

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11717 on: April 23, 2020, 10:11:48 AM »
Celebrating the death of a rando, ouch brother :corona_mj
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11718 on: April 23, 2020, 10:17:11 AM »
this seems to be from a year ago so maybe yelling at her fans is just her thing. plenty of guys into that. :lol
Allow me a quick  :yikes analogy:

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GFE = Taxi ride
E-thot = BUS ride
This = hanging off the open door of an overcrowded Train
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11719 on: April 23, 2020, 10:23:06 AM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/man-who-called-covid-19-a-political-ploy-dies-from-covid-19.190116/post-32040708

“This thread provided too many of our members an opportunity to show just how absolutely god-awful they are so we’re closing it.”
wow a drforester thread that isnt PRESIDENT ASSWIPE BUTTFACE FUCKS DOGS AND RUINS AMERICA (trump)

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11720 on: April 23, 2020, 10:24:17 AM »
representation. No not like that.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11721 on: April 23, 2020, 10:25:38 AM »
Yeah I kinda wondered where all the prerelease ERA commentary on Barrett went, I thought that maybe the game was just that good.

TVTropes sourcing :neogaf

Excuse me, but as a scholar of popular media I couldn't help but notice that this pop culture entertainment product happens to feature a black man who is ANGRY and sometimes SCARY. If I could direct your attention to the in-depth investigations done by TVTropes.com, you'll find that
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11722 on: April 23, 2020, 10:35:10 AM »
Era watched The Wire. God damn they'd freak.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11723 on: April 23, 2020, 10:39:54 AM »
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This moment put him over the top for me, though. I just dropped the controller and had to think on it for a second.


Things that happened.

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« Reply #11724 on: April 23, 2020, 10:41:48 AM »

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« Reply #11725 on: April 23, 2020, 11:00:04 AM »
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snopes breaks it down pretty well. Happened- guy changed his mind shortly after- but stark reminder of what “different opinions “ can do when they come from our leaders and have serious consequences.

trump is responsible not just for the dangerous falsehoods he’s personally spread (and continues to spread) but for turning a black and white scientific reality into politicized FUD that hurts his base directly and everyone else by proxy.

he should be removed from office to prevent more death.

Stinkles you think removing a president and just leaving Pence in charge is a good idea then? Just go back to ruining Halo you fucking quack.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11726 on: April 23, 2020, 11:11:04 AM »




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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11728 on: April 23, 2020, 12:40:19 PM »
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@Abdul Malik Ka'bah, I have a feeling you may be seeing more pushback than usual because your thread title kind of reads as "Barret, the character itself, is ignorant and racist (presumably against whites)", rather than "Barret's portrayal comes from an ignorant and racist place".

:confused
Haven't seen anyone make the confusion that way but I only skimmed through the first pages. Have we gonna pivot to white fragility again ?

https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature.190260/post-32083041
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11730 on: April 23, 2020, 12:43:41 PM »
I'd like to hear from enzom21 on this matter :mynicca
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11731 on: April 23, 2020, 12:59:52 PM »
I don't think I want to be taught what black means by a forum that will call another black member a distinguished black fellow or coon because they don't drink the kool aid.



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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11732 on: April 23, 2020, 01:01:54 PM »
I haven't played the OG so I might misremember, but it seems to me that Barret's character is a lot more nuanced in the remake, as opposed to the OG where he was angry and shouting 99% of the time.

There are a ton of scenes in the remake where he shows a lot of humour, compassion, weakness, etc.

So I guess black characters can't be "angry" at all then? because something something TV tropes?

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« Reply #11733 on: April 23, 2020, 01:25:01 PM »
So I guess black characters can't be "angry" at all then? because something something TV tropes?

and they'll be the first to tell you how frustrating it is that minorities need to Be Better, be larger than life, behave perfectly and in non-stereotypical ways
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11735 on: April 23, 2020, 01:34:21 PM »
Quote from: Nepenthe, post: 32087502, member: 1995
No. We are not doing this today.

The use of racial stereotypes in media is not okay. They do not disappear or become okay just because you give a character imbued with stereotypes a character arc.

This does not mean you cannot like a character that is stereotypical or problematic in some way. It is practically an inevitability of engaging in media created in a world perpetually informed by racism. You can discuss whether or not you think Barrett supersedes his stereotyping, the differences between his old and new characterization, how certain scenes in the games portray him and relate back to those stereotypes, how the voice actor's thought process relates to this, SE's treatment of minority characters as a whole, etc.. This is all valid discussion.

What you cannot do, and will not do so long as this thread is allowed to remain open, is insinuate that people who still have a problem with Barrett despite his characterization are the real racists, or are not black, or try to dismiss or downplay anyone's feelings regarding the stereotypes themselves just because you like Barrett.

The staff post will stand. Discussion will continue on. If you've got any complaints from this point forth, PM them directly to me or other administrators. Do not derail the thread with meta commentary and complaining about moderation, especially since the fact that a lot of you are even still have accounts with how awfully you've approached the subject is a personal blessing by me.

Now enough.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11736 on: April 23, 2020, 01:36:10 PM »
All modding and no capoeira makes nepnep a dull furry  :rofl
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11737 on: April 23, 2020, 01:43:36 PM »
lol paying for a car you can't drive in a pandemic at a high %  :delicious

You know Step Daddy is hounding for those payments too because that's his ass in trouble if they don't pay haha.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11738 on: April 23, 2020, 01:50:10 PM »
BAN THEM ALL YOU COWARD

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« Reply #11739 on: April 23, 2020, 01:51:50 PM »
won't even ban the bad actors, some ally ::)

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11740 on: April 23, 2020, 01:52:18 PM »
Nepenthe is definitely ramping up the Bish.  :woody

Personal blessings from the Lord, definitely what I want in forum moderation.
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11741 on: April 23, 2020, 01:53:33 PM »
So now I guess the thread about Cloud cross dressing is a matter of days.
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11742 on: April 23, 2020, 01:55:59 PM »
Quote from: Nepenthe, post: 32087502, member: 1995
No. We are not doing this today.

The use of racial stereotypes in media is not okay. They do not disappear or become okay just because you give a character imbued with stereotypes a character arc.

This does not mean you cannot like a character that is stereotypical or problematic in some way. It is practically an inevitability of engaging in media created in a world perpetually informed by racism. You can discuss whether or not you think Barrett supersedes his stereotyping, the differences between his old and new characterization, how certain scenes in the games portray him and relate back to those stereotypes, how the voice actor's thought process relates to this, SE's treatment of minority characters as a whole, etc.. This is all valid discussion.

What you cannot do, and will not do so long as this thread is allowed to remain open, is insinuate that people who still have a problem with Barrett despite his characterization are the real racists, or are not black, or try to dismiss or downplay anyone's feelings regarding the stereotypes themselves just because you like Barrett.

The staff post will stand. Discussion will continue on. If you've got any complaints from this point forth, PM them directly to me or other administrators. Do not derail the thread with meta commentary and complaining about moderation, especially since the fact that a lot of you are even still have accounts with how awfully you've approached the subject is a personal blessing by me.

Now enough.

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Ghoul

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11743 on: April 23, 2020, 01:56:25 PM »
So now I guess the thread about Cloud cross dressing is a matter of days.

When is KetKat unbanned? That'll be the start.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11744 on: April 23, 2020, 02:00:05 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature-read-threadmarks.190260/post-32087103

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“dismissing concerns will be subject to moderation“ so would that lead to someone of colour being banned or not? Or is it only if you’re white?
Only if you’re white.

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11745 on: April 23, 2020, 02:03:08 PM »
nepenthe posts says:

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Threadmarks Reiteration of the staff post


but there's no other staff post in the thread?

:ohhh



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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11746 on: April 23, 2020, 02:06:47 PM »
  :-\
« Last Edit: April 23, 2020, 02:36:01 PM by Propagandhim »

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11747 on: April 23, 2020, 02:08:12 PM »
Was going to comment but just saw the staff communication about having to agree with the OP and ignore his very clearly protrayed reasons for being like he is. Well, on to another thread it is, bye.
User banned (2 weeks): Mod-whining, dismissive trolling.

He's right though. If you disagree you're labeled as dismissive which gets you banned. There's no way around it. They even called his "trolling" dismissive  :lol

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11748 on: April 23, 2020, 02:08:50 PM »


The amount of rage this man generates inside me whenever he is on screen is insane. I haven't seen anything this hilariously racist in a AAA film since.... I don't even know when. Who the hell has angry black man and scary black man tropes in their films in 2018? Seriously. Disney a global billion dollar conglomerate with all sorts of people working for them so I'm not going to buy the comics excuse at all.

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« Reply #11749 on: April 23, 2020, 02:09:07 PM »
Will ERA ever cross that line of actually requesting authentification for the "race" of its members ? Might as well be effective if you're going balls deep on the racism. Because as it stands it's insulting on top of being empty rhetoric.
« Last Edit: April 23, 2020, 02:23:20 PM by VomKriege »
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11750 on: April 23, 2020, 02:21:17 PM »
Will ERA ever cross that line of actually requesting authentification the "race" of its members ? Might as well be effective if you're going balls deep on the racism. Because as it stands it's insulting on top of being empty rhetoric.

There is this funny aspect where they're bothered that people introduce themselves "as a black man" while at the same time they've decided that the color of the skin is more important than the quality of the post

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11751 on: April 23, 2020, 02:22:15 PM »
nepenthe posts says:

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Threadmarks Reiteration of the staff post


but there's no other staff post in the thread?

:ohhh

(Image removed from quote.)

:neogaf


A whole bunch of people in the first few pages were banned for "ignoring staff post". Long before any mod/admin even posted in the thread. And not even as a "staff post" :lol

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11752 on: April 23, 2020, 02:25:23 PM »
nepenthe posts says:

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Threadmarks Reiteration of the staff post


but there's no other staff post in the thread?

:ohhh

(Image removed from quote.)

:neogaf


A whole bunch of people in the first few pages were banned for "ignoring staff post". Long before any mod/admin even posted in the thread. And not even as a "staff post" :lol

I kept seeing a reference to it. lol

Maybe they put the wrong visibility on it and only VIP members can see it or something.


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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11754 on: April 23, 2020, 02:27:57 PM »
https://www.resetera.com/threads/so-square-can-make-drastic-changes-to-ff7-in-the-remake-but-couldnt-be-bothered-to-not-make-barrett-an-ignorant-racist-caricature-read-threadmarks.190260/page-18

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Saying Barret doesn't fall into racist stereotypes because he's an interesting character with a good arc is like saying some female character with giant boobs and a thigh gap isn't a sexist portrayal because she gets to have a personality with some depth. These traits aren't mutually exclusive.

 :journo
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11755 on: April 23, 2020, 02:38:05 PM »
Is this what happens when we're reduced to analyzing Final Fantasy 7 like it's To Kill a Mockingbird?  Remember when Gamespot said Grand Theft Auto 4 was basically Citizen Kane level writing.  This is what we're dealing with here.

Uncle

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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11756 on: April 23, 2020, 02:40:21 PM »
I like what square enix did with boo radley's character but did they really have to keep him so stereotypically distinguished mentally-challenged fellowed
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11757 on: April 23, 2020, 02:44:32 PM »
Quote from: Nepenthe, post: 32087502, member: 1995
No. We are not doing this today.

The use of racial stereotypes in media is not okay. They do not disappear or become okay just because you give a character imbued with stereotypes a character arc.

This does not mean you cannot like a character that is stereotypical or problematic in some way. It is practically an inevitability of engaging in media created in a world perpetually informed by racism. You can discuss whether or not you think Barrett supersedes his stereotyping, the differences between his old and new characterization, how certain scenes in the games portray him and relate back to those stereotypes, how the voice actor's thought process relates to this, SE's treatment of minority characters as a whole, etc.. This is all valid discussion.

What you cannot do, and will not do so long as this thread is allowed to remain open, is insinuate that people who still have a problem with Barrett despite his characterization are the real racists, or are not black, or try to dismiss or downplay anyone's feelings regarding the stereotypes themselves just because you like Barrett.

The staff post will stand. Discussion will continue on. If you've got any complaints from this point forth, PM them directly to me or other administrators. Do not derail the thread with meta commentary and complaining about moderation, especially since the fact that a lot of you are even still have accounts with how awfully you've approached the subject is a personal blessing by me.

Now enough.

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Holy shit, it's Bishop 2.0!  How long until the ResetEra unban project begins, after Nepenthe is kicked to the curb? :thinking
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11758 on: April 23, 2020, 02:46:54 PM »
There was a “staff post” above the reply box since the thread hit 3 pages  :lol, but maybe you need an account to see it :idont
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Re: Doxxing Files |OT| Do not use a pandemic to make a platform wars thread
« Reply #11759 on: April 23, 2020, 02:52:37 PM »
I imagine a lot of them make new accounts and then lie about their beliefs to fit in, and they are extra careful not to say anything remotely opinionated. Hell of a way to live your life.