To put it in short, am I wrong to feel Vindicated by things like Blizzard removing the sexy tracer pose and other (ha), "attacks against freedom of speech"?
In long form, I previously posted that multiple times in recent history changes to 'desexualize' male characters and make honest changes when aesthetics and such don't fit aren't considered attacks against freedom of speech. (In a locked thread, I'll post in spoiler afterwards.)
People in that thread either agreed, or claimed that they, 'didn't know', 'can't fight every battle', 'this is a different argument'. Etc.
Well. Fair enough. But tell me, if others get to claim ignorance why exactly should I care about all this so called 'censorship'? See, the reason I ask this is because I'm being told that this is going to somehow be the death of Freedom of Speech in media, blah blah blah, you can turn your television and see Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful and see all the tits you want, this supposed 'SJW' fight is condensed to gaming and heavy nerd culture frankly.
If you're going to say I'm wrong to feel that way, lets keep in mind all the joy the 'Gamergate' group has been having laughing at Polygon after the Steven Universe lesbian imagery was removed. I'm essentially doing the same thing: "You constantly complained until what I liked was removed, now I'm laughing from the sidelines while you suffer. You could have stopped this."
As far as I'm concerned, my Freedom of Speech died quite some time ago. Maybe it'll be brought back if some people decide they don't like how pro-female sexualized the FFXV boys are and maybe I can stand in solidarity with you. But for now it feels like I'm repeatedly being attacked, never defended but am expected to somehow defend everyone else.
Hell, if anything, I feel freaking just in my decisions, but maybe I'm wrong.
Tl;dr: Anyone angry about Blizzard's removal of the 'sexy tracer' pose probably put themselves in a 'No one Left to Speak for Me' situation and dear god am I enjoying the schadenfreude.
Tl;dr2: Gamers only care about the creative freedom they agree with. None otherwise.
Edit: So, judging by the answers that are mainly split between vaguely abusive and vague agreeable, yes. I should feel vindicated. Not because a majority of you are okay with how I feel mind you but because I've now decided that none of you -- or us for that matter -- deserve freedom of speech.
New Tl;dr:Anime The Internet was a mistake.
In long form, I previously posted that multiple times in recent history changes to 'desexualize' male characters and make honest changes when aesthetics and such don't fit aren't considered attacks against freedom of speech. (In a locked thread, I'll post in spoiler afterwards.)
People in that thread either agreed, or claimed that they, 'didn't know', 'can't fight every battle', 'this is a different argument'. Etc.
Well. Fair enough. But tell me, if others get to claim ignorance why exactly should I care about all this so called 'censorship'? See, the reason I ask this is because I'm being told that this is going to somehow be the death of Freedom of Speech in media, blah blah blah, you can turn your television and see Game of Thrones and Penny Dreadful and see all the tits you want, this supposed 'SJW' fight is condensed to gaming and heavy nerd culture frankly.
If you're going to say I'm wrong to feel that way, lets keep in mind all the joy the 'Gamergate' group has been having laughing at Polygon after the Steven Universe lesbian imagery was removed. I'm essentially doing the same thing: "You constantly complained until what I liked was removed, now I'm laughing from the sidelines while you suffer. You could have stopped this."
As far as I'm concerned, my Freedom of Speech died quite some time ago. Maybe it'll be brought back if some people decide they don't like how pro-female sexualized the FFXV boys are and maybe I can stand in solidarity with you. But for now it feels like I'm repeatedly being attacked, never defended but am expected to somehow defend everyone else.
Hell, if anything, I feel freaking just in my decisions, but maybe I'm wrong.
Tl;dr: Anyone angry about Blizzard's removal of the 'sexy tracer' pose probably put themselves in a 'No one Left to Speak for Me' situation and dear god am I enjoying the schadenfreude.
Tl;dr2: Gamers only care about the creative freedom they agree with. None otherwise.
Silvanus said:Are you making the point that creative freedom (against public criticism) is only usually invoked in certain instances, those that suit the speaker's own wants?
If so, I agree entirely.
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/9.874866-You-All-Depress-Me-Something-We-Need-To-Acknowledge#21987685
Edit: So, judging by the answers that are mainly split between vaguely abusive and vague agreeable, yes. I should feel vindicated. Not because a majority of you are okay with how I feel mind you but because I've now decided that none of you -- or us for that matter -- deserve freedom of speech.

New Tl;dr:
