FlutterPuffs
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Struggling to understand the snake analogy.
Colin Moriarty is leaving Kinda Funny Games.
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Darryl M R
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A mockery of the Gadsden flag that Colin uses to represent his belief in individual liberty and freedom, but this belief is only for him. Other people with conflicting opinions and thoughts are not entitled to the same rights.
mario_O
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great post. we can close this thread with this.
If all those points that I listed don't tell you what type of person Moriarty is because you disagree with one single point, then maybe you're just looking for a way out to acknowledge what his position is. Besides, he was all indignant and offended from a member of a historically oppressed group wrote a blog article about her feelings and experience on the matter of indigenous culture in a AAA game. The guy has issues and needs to talk to someone. Becoming so angry and offended over a blog article and written by someone who's marginalized, is very alarming. Regardless, stop sticking your head in the sand, because his actions should be a clear indication of how much support he's actually willing to give to marginalized groups and the things he wants to advocate.
The dude spends so much time on correcting and criticizing marginalized people, but how much is he in support of them? How often does he take action to lessen injustices via his own work?
Jesse Williams' BET award speech captures perfectly what Colin needs to do
Lime, you're doing the Lord's work.
Great posts.
He's done tons of shitting before. But it was a day for women to speak out and for men to support them.. and what does he do?
Makes it a point to shit on women.
And the next thing he did was leave his business.. because he wanted to be able to shit on women. This guy isn't socially liberal. He's a literal human Poochie. When no men are on screen, he wants everyone to be asking, "but what about men?" He just joins a long line of supposedly neutral or quasi neutral political flagbearers that only talk to other right wingers or conservatives.
Like, does he even understand that there are multiple women in the industry that can't live in their house anymore? Women that can't stream or do interactive stuff because they have guys stalking them, and if they don't yet, they eventually are? He thinks himself a rebel or someone that "took one for the team" when even according to himself, he's already got stuff lined up. Meanwhile women have to constantly put up with being SWATTed just for wanting to play games live.
He's in the industry as a journalist, he should be aware of boots on the ground workers. Women get doxxed just for being in the credits of a fucking game. Yet he takes the one day women created to get their word out, and shits on the very people that provide him with his living. Because he wants to say fucked up horseshit and whines when people call him out on his horseshit. He cares more about what people that have nothing to do with his existence than those he interacts directly with.
ScientificPizza
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bruh
the problem with all of this VERY GOOD and LEGITIMATE criticism is that you know for a 100% fact if Colin ever were to read it he'd just say "w/e gaf has never like me anyway"
texasairhead101
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Dam, coming in this thread and some truth bombs are being detonated.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
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Colin M's political philosophy, summed up in one tweet:
Also, as a bonus, a Colin M tweet presented without comment:
Let the record show that Jeff Sessions is a wild dickhead racist. For what it's worth in this context.
A gigantic racist incharge of a branch of government that is responsible for civil rights enforcement. He's super qualified.
EdibleKnife
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The people who say he's qualified aren't stupid and know exactly what he's qualified for in their eyes: butchering the rights of marginalized people. They want Sessions to efficiently and vengefully go after the peoples they believe are intruding in space meant for straight white males like himself.
Just watching some of the more recent Kinda Funny Youtube content, and it's pretty awkward how uncomfortable they all look. Not sure when these episodes were actually taped, but it's clear that Colin has already checked out.
Yesterday on the live Twitch show they do, Greg and Nick made comments about how happy Colin seemed after doing the Rubin report and meeting with Glenn Beck, etc. It seemed like they thought this turn of events was something Colin needed to make him happy.
Of course they might just be trying to put on a positive spin as not to throw him under the bus, but still... glad that there's no visible animosity.
Yesterday on the live Twitch show they do, Greg and Nick made comments about how happy Colin seemed after doing the Rubin report and meeting with Glenn Beck, etc. It seemed like they thought this turn of events was something Colin needed to make him happy.
Of course they might just be trying to put on a positive spin as not to throw him under the bus, but still... glad that there's no visible animosity.
When can we all accept that Colin is a diet racist at best?
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
- Makes disparaging remarks about Black Lives Matter protesting.
- Attacks "diversity for diversities sake" in games.
- Supports the extremely racist anti-minority Jeff Sessions for AG.
- Lashes out in anger and resorts to name calling whenever anyone points out he only has white men as guests on his shows.
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.
Audioboxer
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I have no idea how I've never seen this before but it was actually quite funny...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNhPMQnWu4&feature=youtu.be
Shows what Colin is doing, but shows what some other people are doing as well. But, Fox hunters, noooo, they are enemies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HLNhPMQnWu4&feature=youtu.be
Shows what Colin is doing, but shows what some other people are doing as well. But, Fox hunters, noooo, they are enemies.
Glass Shark
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There are no words to describe how perfect this post is, especially the bolded.
You should read Cleese's twitter of late. It is 95% attacking Trump, Fox News, and Trump supporters.
Audioboxer
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I wouldn't expect anything different, Cleese is awesome.
I am sure he would take Colin to task for his diet racism if he even know who he was.
Glass Shark
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Yoooooo the last few pages of this thread are absolute 🔥🔥🔥
Audioboxer
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Probably not over the tweet itself
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukisoucFIk4
He'd probably just tell Colin he's a shite "comedian". Does everyone remember Cleese's work in Fawlty Towers and Monty Python?
Moon_frogger
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lol the fact that he thinks there are games with a female lead because of 'hidden agendas' is kind of an alarm bell
He would over Colin's stances on Black Lives Matter, Jeff Sessions, and diversity. Absolutely no question. Colin raises the alarm sound of racism and white privilege time and time again.
I love how anyone who still supported Colin in this thread has run for the hills as the evidence of his racism/sexism keeps piling up the last few pages. It's beautiful.
BINGO. Even when Colin tries to sound accepting he can't help but spew out racist or sexist rhetoric.
Supermanisdead
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this thread is so illuminating. the more i read, the more of an asshole he becomes.
tiredheadcrab
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Im not running for the hills. I liked his take on the gaming industry.
His politics are messed up and i've known that for a while but I will miss his take on gaming as he understands the business side of things.
I like how Druckmann handled his leaving. Very mature even though they would massively disagree, they seem to still be good friends.
Audioboxer
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Fair enough on Colin. In regards to Cleese though, he takes quite a hard stance on what he says is political incorrectness, and even calls out Univeristy campuses. Those views often get others into some hot water. Meaning, is there some truth in what Cleese says?
This video is even harsher in it's criticism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCj6YNIpqmA and has some jokes in it, that I guess people will come back and at me and say Cleese can get away with because he's a comedian. Which, I guess is true, but his words are still the same words others are saying? Context is key, but not everyone needs to be a comedian to make political statements, jabs, satire or mockery.
SerTapTap
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The painful irony is "I'm offended because you disagree with me" is usually something the right attributes to that "regressive left" he mentioned, yet he straight up says you're not allowed to disagree with him and he wants a safe space.
The difference of course is when a lefty says it they're at least saying "hey don't say that because it's rude to 100 years of oppressed people" vs "hey don't say that because it's rude to me, Colin Moriarty."
What an awful person.
The difference of course is when a lefty says it they're at least saying "hey don't say that because it's rude to 100 years of oppressed people" vs "hey don't say that because it's rude to me, Colin Moriarty."
What an awful person.
It might be good to remember he complained about London no longer being an English city and being pro-Brexit. He is an old racist.
LordofAllThatIsEvil
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I exercised my freedom by ignoring this douchenozzle during the IGN days. I see he hasn't gotten any better. Not surprised in the least.
And now he has his freedom to fail he so cherishes. Mazel Tov.
And now he has his freedom to fail he so cherishes. Mazel Tov.
Yo, this is poetry.
Not sure. My history of voting in Canada has been based on candidates and their platforms and not their party alignment.
Two months ago, just for fun, I took a Canadian political alignment quiz where they asked you like 70 multiple choice questions about various topics and how you view them, how important it is and what you would do, etc. I scored 91% Liberal Party (Left).
But I'm against policing everything.
Am I regressive? Am I doomed?
Audioboxer
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Not sure. My history of voting in Canada has been based on candidates and their platforms and not their party alignment.
Two months ago, just for fun, I took a Canadian political alignment quiz where they asked you like 70 multiple choice questions about various topics and how you view them, how important it is and what you would do, etc. I scored 91% Liberal Party (Left).
But I'm against policing everything.
Am I regressive? Am I doomed?
Is that quiz still active? I'll take it! I did get schooled ealier I'm probably better to say authoritarian rather than regressive. If you're against policing everything then I'd say that is not authoritarian at all.
Simply voting for Brexit isn't enough for me to class someone as racist, and that is from a remain voter and someone trying desperately to get Scotland back in the EU. This tips into the collectivism I am not fond of. Many voters to leave the EU might be racist, but everyone of them? Nah. I'd need to see a lot more damning evidence of Cleese to feel comfortable just calling him a racist.
MrJoobJoob
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The kindafunny guys all clearly like him, as do a lot of other gaming personalities, so I'm sure he's fine person to person.
Not sure. My history of voting in Canada has been based on candidates and their platforms and not their party alignment.
Two months ago, just for fun, I took a Canadian political alignment quiz where they asked you like 70 multiple choice questions about various topics and how you view them, how important it is and what you would do, etc. I scored 91% Liberal Party (Left).
But I'm against policing everything.
Am I regressive? Am I doomed?
Moderate liberals who want to politely discuss things with the far right and who seek no significant structural change in government and society should be called the regressive left.
Because a thread full of people who clearly dont like him, dont really know him and are squeezing any possible negative meaning from every word he has said, on twitter, isnt making anyone here a little biased.
He has said countless statements that are blatantly racist or sexist and can't be explained away. Are you denying this fact?
ScientificPizza
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"don't really know him" is such a weak defence. dude is a public figure
If you are refering to your post of bullet points then yeah, I deny it. But honestly Im not here to defend Colin, Im trying to defend sanity at this point.
I just want people to step back, see how crazy this has become and think what are actually trying to achieve here?
https://canada.isidewith.com/political-quiz
I'm not sure how different Canadian policies are to Americans. Maybe Canadian liberals and conservatives are different.
Bolivar687
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It's strange coming back to this thread after hearing the rest of the Internet's take.
It seems like the only people criticizing Colin are professional games journalists and NeoGAF. It's weird.
Ninja Scooter
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Really? What did "the Internet" think?
Audioboxer
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I guess, but knowing someone has toxic views like that would be off putting to me. If someone has a total polar opposite political leaning as I do, I find it too difficult to be friends with that person. It'd be especially difficult if they were like him, a straight white dude and me as a minority seeing his subtle racist/sexist, stupid, typical 'white dude jokes'.
Definitely not nearly as toxic as this thread. On the reddit people who don't agree with Colin are sad to see him go and wish him the best, not fading into oblivion
Ninja Scooter
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Or maybe, and just go with me here I know it might sound crazy, there are wildly varied opinons everywhere on an issue that touches on something as divisive as modern politics, and "the internet", or "Reddit" or "GAF" are not singular minded entities. Nah let's stick with the "GAF is an echo chamber but this reddit channel or my carefully curated twitter/facebook accounts totally aren't" approach.
Different strokes man. I have friends who have an absolutely brutal sense of humour. I have other friends who cant stand these guys. Its swings and roundabouts and you are never going to be friends with everyone. People are more than their political leanings, and clearly the Kinda Funny guys have a deeper friendship than that.
H.Cornerstone
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I listened to him on various podcasts for 6+ years, and so did many others.
So this narrative of "We don't know him." doesn't fly.
The reason this thread is 99 pages is because so many people are disappointed that someone they used to like turned into what he became.
People change. I have also listened to Colin on various podcasts for years, and I have wildly different opinion's compared to most here. So go figure.
Also its no one's right to be angry at someone for changing. People change, the World has definitely changed. Accept it and move on. Dont be angry at someone because they arnt what YOU want them to be. Where does that negative energy get you? Just walk away.
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