No doubt. They are friends. But IF Colin goes and cannonballs into that alt right shit. I suspect Greg won't acknowledge that.
Colin Moriarty is leaving Kinda Funny Games.
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No doubt. They are friends. But IF Colin goes and cannonballs into that alt right shit. I suspect Greg won't acknowledge that.
Xaero Gravity
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I've been out of the loop, what did JonTron do?
Garrett Hawke
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GlamFM
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Greg also cries a lot
I honestly think Colin "resigned".
Greg called it a breakup and that's what it is.
You always want to "stay friends", but that's not how it goes...
ScientificPizza
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He has some pretty conservative views. He was mocking the idea of games being political at GDC for example
SonicAaron
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Was it genuinely his decision or was he allowed dignity to announce departure by himself having been friends with the others for so long.
letmetrythisname
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No lies detected. He won't be missed here because of his views and failure to take constructive criticism.
Garrett Hawke
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he was part of gg and then backpedalled when it got #2real but continued to be gg-lite.
I mean... He just resigned. I knew this would happen. I've been watching GOG for awhile and gotten the vibe of holding something back and not really enjoyed somethings he used to like. He always admitted openly he really wants to go talk about politics more than games (ie Gawker episode on C&G). So yeah. He just resigned to go and do something he always wanted to do.
He was the main reason why I watched KF. I probably won't anymore. I tend to separate politics form entertainment
its a good practice, I suggest everyone tries it
H.Cornerstone
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Yeah, Colin used to be far more reserved, the fame he got from KindaFunny clearly changed him.
Well, I'm gonna need to eat some crow. Sorry for doubting you.
They'll lose some supporters but they might also gain some from people who were put off by Colin. it works both ways.
Success
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Haha, of course it is not okay to be sexiest as long as you are not racist. The point I was just making that people often lump those two together without doing thinking. Your point is very valid because you are actually explaining and giving reasons.
I am just a fan of critical thinking.
GlamFM
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I suspect the latter.
A lot of people don't seperate politics and entertainment for them. People have lines, JonTron crossed that line, Mel Gibson, Colin (Although he was just a dick period), Sean Penn, Terrence Howard, and so on and so forth. People don't ignore that shit for a reason.
MrS
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With friends like Tim and Kevin, who needs enemies?
When they spout or endorse reprehensible vile things... yes, it's kind of scary.hmmmm people that don't think like you, scary huh?
Xaero Gravity
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Holy shit.
……forgetit
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I get in my car "Colin is on Glenn Beck right now"
I get out of my car "Colin has left kinda funny"
Y'all work fast.
I get out of my car "Colin has left kinda funny"
Y'all work fast.
You're choosing not to understand.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=231996185&postcount=2176
This should help.
Don't be sorry lol. Its alright.
Dangansona
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They have to run place him though.
Seems like from the Morning Show that they might try rotating guest hosts now. Might be a bit of a hassle during the transition.
The people making the argument in trying to shame those rejoicing that Colin was fired*** (left)*** are the same sorts of people that keep trying to spin the narrative back into the offending sides favor in such situations, heavily relying on the victim card as if its more important that a guy spouting unapologetically sexist misogynistic nonsense be protected than those that such rhetoric condemns. Perpetuating institutional ideals about people like that "joke" was, has symbolic and tangible effects in shaping the way we as culture think about concepts of race, gender, sexuality, etc... Which is why I always get frustrated when its dismissed as someone simply being offended. Beyond being offended is the actual harm this shit brings about, as innocuous as that joke may seem to people. If this were an isolated case with Colin it might be easier to look past or hell, even if he showed a bit of remorse (although it shouldn't be). If either were the case, Colin likely would have been able to stay on the show and it wouldn't have been as big of an issue.
But lets stop pretending he is the victim here. No one forced him to continuously poke at the groups of people he did; he did that alone through conscious decision making and when pushed doubled down and is now aligning himself with a bunch of additional alt righters. Whether or not you like him as a journalist is really besides the point, its 2017 and time to move past the antiquated ideals of generations past which only serve to further their own ends, even with something as simple as a joke.
But lets stop pretending he is the victim here. No one forced him to continuously poke at the groups of people he did; he did that alone through conscious decision making and when pushed doubled down and is now aligning himself with a bunch of additional alt righters. Whether or not you like him as a journalist is really besides the point, its 2017 and time to move past the antiquated ideals of generations past which only serve to further their own ends, even with something as simple as a joke.
Willful ignorance is worse than just plain ignorance
Anton Sugar
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Uuuuh, yeah, some of them have pretty fucking scary perspectives and opinions. What's your point?
OriginalPoe
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To me, without Colin KF is actually enjoyable now. Colin was a miasma of negativity and doubt on everything.
Too bad he's never offered a political viewpoint with more substance than a fat-free rice cake, he might have been able to do something with that passion
bananafactory
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His attitude brought in a lot of cynicism and toxicity to the community and to an extent the content. That's fine if you like that stuff but some of us prefer the jolly vibe of places like EZA. I don't want every episode to be filled with angry rants about outrage culture.
I removed my pledge months ago and unfollowed all of them last week because Colin's increasingly shitty views made me uncomfortable but now that he's gone it feels like a bit of a fresh start for them and I'm excited to dive back in
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Goldenroad
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Colin made a comment on PS ILY this week where he said that women, Native people and black people can defend themselves and that white privileged males should not have to defend those groups of people. The article he was all outraged over was about Native Americans perhaps taking offense to the some of the language in Horizon, but he lumped women and black people in with the conversation because, as you said, it's just lazy, and easier for him to belittle women and other minorities all at one time than to just single out one marginalized group at a time to try and offend. And then the very next day after this episode comes out, he goes on Twitter on the offensive against women.
Since Colin does not feel like it is his responsibility to defend other people, it baffles me to no end that there is a group of people out there willing to stick up for him. Colin would not piss on you if your hair was on fire.
I agree with this. There's already enough negativity online.
Dangansona
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For me it depends on how the channel adapts and who they bring in.
I feel the same way.
So this guy is like NeoGAF as a person, except right leaning.
Well said!
I share the same sentiments.
Druckmann strikes again!!!
It all makes sense now.
Is it really that hard to understand?
I don't like listening to someone who read Atlas Shrugged and now thinks he understands Economics. I get plenty of that already from first-year students.
And I certainly don't want to support people that have engaged in the harassing, sexist culture that gaming has partially evolved into.
SavoyPrime
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Saw this coming. Stop listening to Kinda Funny a long time ago cause Colin just killed the vibe a lot for me. Just sounded like dude didn't enjoy games or the game industry anymore.
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