Ok, now that the dust has settled.
So if I pointed at every high fantasy thing they sell and point to the misogyny and cried out that it was too soon, that it was encroaching on irl problems, and that those problems tended to turn violent, would they pull them I wonder?
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller
Hope they don't decide to target something you actually care about, that'd be a real shame.
"We continue to create and launch focused marketplaces in areas as diverse as comic books, green living resources, sports training resources, and game books, providing customers with instant access to thousands of selections in their area of interest. With each of our marketplaces, our goal is to bring all publishers' content together in one place. By giving customers a one-stop shopping point for their area of interest, we create a destination site for their interest area." http://www.onebookshelf.com/aboutus.html
Lolk
"Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions.
Governments, private organizations and individuals may engage in censorship. When an individual such as an author or other creator engages in censorship of their own works or speech, it is called self-censorship. Censorship may be direct or it may be indirect, in which case it is called soft censorship. It occurs in a variety of different media, including speech, books, music, films, and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of claimed reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or restrict political or religious views, and to prevent slander and libel."
But game distributer targeting specific games for censure is.
The bolded part is the point. They don't. Excuse me while I go find proof that DnD-esk things are misogynistic. Didn't think I'd need to since there's an entire trope about it, but oh well...Secondhand Revenant said:
So if I pointed at every high fantasy thing they sell and point to the misogyny and cried out that it was too soon, that it was encroaching on irl problems, and that those problems tended to turn violent, would they pull them I wonder?
Congratulations, the corporations love people like you.
"First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me-and there was no one left to speak for me." -Martin Niemöller
Hope they don't decide to target something you actually care about, that'd be a real shame.
Chick-Fil-A never discriminated. They took a side but still served everyone, even walking water out to the protestors so they didn't get dehydrated and heat injuries. Your argument seems to be invalid.
It was a supplemental argument for my primary. I don't think a moral high ground should be the reason for a business, who's only purpose in life is to make revenue, to institute a censor. Take a side? Sure, but not deem what is "appropriate" for us to consume. As an added barb I'll throw in a blurb from their own website...MarsAtlas said:
"We continue to create and launch focused marketplaces in areas as diverse as comic books, green living resources, sports training resources, and game books, providing customers with instant access to thousands of selections in their area of interest. With each of our marketplaces, our goal is to bring all publishers' content together in one place. By giving customers a one-stop shopping point for their area of interest, we create a destination site for their interest area." http://www.onebookshelf.com/aboutus.html
Lolk
The long definition of censorship would seem to disagree.Something Amyss said:
"Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication or other information which may be considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, politically incorrect or inconvenient as determined by governments, media outlets, authorities or other groups or institutions.
Governments, private organizations and individuals may engage in censorship. When an individual such as an author or other creator engages in censorship of their own works or speech, it is called self-censorship. Censorship may be direct or it may be indirect, in which case it is called soft censorship. It occurs in a variety of different media, including speech, books, music, films, and other arts, the press, radio, television, and the Internet for a variety of claimed reasons including national security, to control obscenity, child pornography, and hate speech, to protect children or other vulnerable groups, to promote or restrict political or religious views, and to prevent slander and libel."
Well, let's see. There's magic, hearthstone, an entire tab dedicated to tabletop stuff, a guide to build a ship from a game out of legos, an irl keyblade that was made, "The Rock's" face being photoshoped on old board game boxes, psychological studies about lines, and an irl meteor exsploding over Bangkok. That's just on the front page today so excuse me if news bout an obscure card game might have a place on a gaming news site.
At every point I made.
But game distributer targeting specific games for censure is.
