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On October 28 2011 12:26 FuTon wrote:President of Blizzard Entertainment acknowledged the problem and had posted an apology at WoW forum : Show nested quote +Dear members of the Blizzard community,
I have read your feedback and comments about this year’s BlizzCon, and I have also read the feedback to the apology from Level 90 Elite Tauren Chieftain. I’d like to respond to some of your feedback here.
As president of Blizzard, I take full responsibility for everything that occurs at BlizzCon.
It was shortsighted and insensitive to use the video at all, even in censored form. The language used in the original version, including the slurs and use of sexual orientation as an insult, is not acceptable, period. We realize now that having even an edited version at the show was counter to the standards we try to maintain in our forums and in our games. Doing so was an error in judgment, and we regret it.
The bottom line is we deeply apologize for our mistakes and for hurting or offending anyone. We want you to have fun at our events, and we want everyone to feel welcome. We’re proud to be part of a huge and diverse community, and I am proud that so many aspects of the community are represented within Blizzard itself.
As a leader of Blizzard, and a member of the band, I truly hope you will accept my humblest apology.
– Mike Morhaime President, Blizzard Entertainment Source : WoW forum
Seriously guys, this thread needs to be closed. It's over, he apologized. Get over it.
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As a gay metalhead I have to say that if you listen to George Fisher and the most you can find to be offended about is him calling someone a Night Elf F****t then you are clearly not familiar with the rest of his work.
By the way, Fisher is really a nice guy.
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People who think they're cooler than Toss, Terran or Alliance because they're Zerg or Horde are kind of the worst.
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I think anyone who makes a big deal of this is just being a PC nutbag and trying to play the victim. Some people will get offended by anything, and make a big stink of it just to get others to listen to them for a minute.
This guy is the lead for a freaking death metal band. His band is called Cannibal Corpse. He sings about necrophilia, disembowelment, and torture. He's representing WoW in that capacity, and yet the thing you choose to be offended by is his overly vulgar/ignorant use of language towards members of the Alliance? Seriously?
You're right though, Blizzard should never present such an interview at Blizzcon unless they censor out all the offensive words. Oh wait, they did? And some overly sensitive kids decided to search the full interview on YouTube to see if there would be anything in it that offended them? And...*gasp*...they found something? It's an outrage!
Incidentally, one of the posts you linked to has nothing to do with homosexual oppression, but rather Alliance-specific oppression. This issue actually seems more important to me, if players are being taunted and spat on for simply being Alliance, that's terrible. A lot worse than a few bleeps on a screen.
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On October 29 2011 12:02 BabyGiraldo wrote: freedom of speech u guys
now... you just stop right now.. thats crazy talk...
it doesnt exsist.
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On October 28 2011 10:50 chaoser wrote:Show nested quote +On October 28 2011 10:44 Hyuzak wrote: He was obviously joking around and having fun, how anyone can take it seriously is beyond me. The easiest way people excuse hateful language seeped in vitriol is by saying it's "just a joke". That not only tries to sidestep the issues being raised but also is an indirect way of saying "you're making a big deal out of nothing", effectively shutting down discussion.
There's a difference between walking up to someone who is openly gay and saying "fucking die, cocksucking homo!" and talking about something completely unrelated to homosexuality and gays and saying the same thing.
Words are nothing without intent, and that's what people these days are failing to understand.
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On October 29 2011 11:19 Cel.erity wrote: I think anyone who makes a big deal of this is just being a PC nutbag and trying to play the victim. Some people will get offended by anything, and make a big stink of it just to get others to listen to them for a minute.
This guy is the lead for a freaking death metal band. His band is called Cannibal Corpse. He sings about necrophilia, disembowelment, and torture. He's representing WoW in that capacity, and yet the thing you choose to be offended by is his overly vulgar/ignorant use of language towards members of the Alliance? Seriously?
You're right though, Blizzard should never present such an interview at Blizzcon unless they censor out all the offensive words. Oh wait, they did? And some overly sensitive kids decided to search the full interview on YouTube to see if there would be anything in it that offended them? And...*gasp*...they found something? It's an outrage!
Incidentally, one of the posts you linked to has nothing to do with homosexual oppression, but rather Alliance-specific oppression. This issue actually seems more important to me, if players are being taunted and spat on for simply being Alliance, that's terrible. A lot worse than a few bleeps on a screen.
This.
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On October 29 2011 06:20 joyeaux wrote:Show nested quote +On October 29 2011 06:02 swarmageddon wrote: I saw the clip at Blizzcon and taken in context (with all the editing and framing it around the "this guy is REALLY passionate about loving the Horde") it never even occurred to me that anything was offensive - I just figured the metal guy was joking. Imagine your parents abandoned you for being gay when you were 14 years old. Imagine your best friend got killed for being gay. Prejudice hurts. Imagine that asshole saying "nigger" and "jew" instead of "homo" and "faggot" Would it still sound like a joke to you?
Nice imagination, you got there son. I got called "chink" once. I got offended. I got over it. The end. But it did not end with you. And you feel hurt for me ... over what it must be like to feel hurt over a racial slur which you did not experience. You poor thing. Now give me money. That'll make me feel better.
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Typical America to give a shit about these kind of things.
User was temp banned for this post.
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Think It would have been better if they had an alliance equivalent or something though.
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Is everyone retarded? This is obviously a joke.
"I'm pathetic, when it comes to WoW I'm pathetic"
ITS A JOKE. He's making fun of himself for being so invested in WoW he's actually angry at the Alliance.
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I pity everyone who felt offended by this. I really really had to concentrate to find anything anti-gay'ish in there. From my point of view he just badmouthed the alliance and since he made fun of himself too it's an obvious joke. So stupid and Blizzard shouldn't apologize for FUN.
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<deleted - this thread is way too gay for any amusing jokes>
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Anyone who's ever actually had to grow up as a closeted gay person will understand why it is hurtful when people throw around words like "gay" and "faggot" as a synonym for "bad." It is just one more reinforcement of all of the shameful, self-hating feelings that many young gay people harbor.
I understand that you probably don't mean to be offensive to gay people, but it's not all about intent. It's about the message you are sending as opposed to the one you intend to send. It's about understanding the overall effect on society of using words like this as synonyms for "bad."
I understand that from the perspective of a heterosexual person, it's tough to see why people can't just get over it and see that it's just a joke and he doesn't mean offense to gay people etc. etc., but there are kids committing suicide because of how society has taught them that homosexuality sucks and is wrong. Using words like "gay" and "faggot" as an insult definitely contribute to that in a big way, and it wouldn't kill people to be mindful of this and just use other words to express their feelings.
I'm thick-skinned enough not to get personally offended when someone calls a cheeser "gay," but this is pretty much why I'd still like to see the practice stop.
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oh great one of those threads again
So I heard on SotG, Incontrol was making fun of the British accent. I think all the British should unite under a thread and protest this disgusting, racist behaviour by EG.Incontrol.
People will bust a nut for anything these days. I guess the recession has gotten to us all.
Oo
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I couldnt watch the video provided but from what i gathered here there were not alot of anti-gay slurs. Although saying bad things about gay people is wrong and unacceptable i feel that they can't get pissed of at everything people say and sometimes they just have to take it. Things like this exists everywhere.
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