EPTAwesome Games Done Quick 2020! - Page 3
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FaCE_1
Canada6174 Posts
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On January 13 2020 04:47 Fleetfeet wrote: I was impressed/surprised that there were pronoun callouts for a lot of the runners (he/him), and I can see why that would worry or upset some more conservative people. Not that I think people with that mindset are right, but I don't think starting the argument of 'who started it' is terribly productive. What do you mean by pronoun callout? I only watched about an hour of gameplay this year; not really sure what that phrase even means, if I'm being honest. | ||
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Zambrah
United States7369 Posts
On January 14 2020 05:36 NrG.Bamboo wrote: What do you mean by pronoun callout? I only watched about an hour of gameplay this year; not really sure what that phrase even means, if I'm being honest. I believe it means letting people know which pronouns they'd prefer to be referred by | ||
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farvacola
United States18834 Posts
Some folks have apparently decided that this is a tragedy of monumental proportions, which would be laughably stupid if it weren’t so dishearteningly sad. | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44910 Posts
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Fleetfeet
Canada2596 Posts
On January 14 2020 05:36 NrG.Bamboo wrote: What do you mean by pronoun callout? I only watched about an hour of gameplay this year; not really sure what that phrase even means, if I'm being honest. Basically what Farva said. In cultures accepting of transgendered people, a polite thing to do is to request a person's preferred pronouns and be respectful of that. An example would be me introducing myself in such an environment would be "My name's Geoff, He/Him." In agdq, there was a little pronoun callout [he/him] beside the runner's name in some cases. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
The way I imagined it by the phrase was, like, "runners/couch please sound off and give your gender identity with your ID" which sounds wacky, but hey, people are complaining for SOME reason, right? | ||
TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On January 14 2020 09:18 NrG.Bamboo wrote: Oh, I've never heard that in my life; just confused me a bit. I guess that seems.. inclusive? Something about it seems forced but that might just be because of my surroundings. To note is that people, trans or just supporters, at GDQs have written their preferred pronouns unoffcially on their official cards for a long time. So it was just common courtesy to ask runners before a run: "do you want us to show your preferred pronoun, if so which". It's just something that shouldn't hurt anyone but probably means the world to some of the runners/couch/audience/viewers. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On January 14 2020 09:40 TheNewEra wrote: To note is that people, trans or just supporters, at GDQs have written their preferred pronouns unoffcially on their official cards for a long time. So it was just common courtesy to ask runners before a run: "do you want us to show your preferred pronoun, if so which". It's just something that shouldn't hurt anyone but probably means the world to some of the runners/couch/audience/viewers. I see. Sorry to nitpick but I really am an ignorant fellow here, what do you mean about unofficial/official cards? As in identification? How long is a long time? | ||
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Fleetfeet
Canada2596 Posts
On January 14 2020 09:18 NrG.Bamboo wrote: Oh, I've never heard that in my life; just confused me a bit. I guess that seems.. inclusive? Something about it seems forced but that might just be because of my surroundings. The way I imagined it by the phrase was, like, "runners/couch please sound off and give your gender identity with your ID" which sounds wacky, but hey, people are complaining for SOME reason, right? Haha nah, nothing so forced as making people declare their gender identities, more allowing a space where people can declare their preferred pronouns if they so choose. | ||
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TheNewEra
Germany3128 Posts
On January 14 2020 09:59 NrG.Bamboo wrote: I see. Sorry to nitpick but I really am an ignorant fellow here, what do you mean about unofficial/official cards? As in identification? No worries. Sorry I'm not speaking in my natural language. What I meant with your official card is I guess your identification card.The kind of thing you wear on your heart to clarify who you are. Many people have said on those what their preferred pronouns are. How long is a long time? I've been watching for a long time but my first (out of 3) GDQs in attendance has been in 2016 and peole were already doing it at that point | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On January 14 2020 11:21 Fleetfeet wrote: Haha nah, nothing so forced as making people declare their gender identities, more allowing a space where people can declare their preferred pronouns if they so choose. That sounds reasonable. On January 14 2020 11:34 TheNewEra wrote: No worries. Sorry I'm not speaking in my natural language. What I meant with your official card is I guess your identification card.The kind of thing you wear on your heart to clarify who you are. Many people have said on those what their preferred pronouns are. I've been watching for a long time but my first (out of 3) GDQs in attendance has been in 2016 and peole were already doing it at that point No problem bud  I appreciate the clarification. I don't really see what the problem is (and trust me, I would love to have a problem with this) in regards to allowing someone to say "hey please don't call me a woman" or whatever it may be.I thought this would be juicier :| | ||
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44910 Posts
On January 14 2020 12:19 NrG.Bamboo wrote: That sounds reasonable. No problem bud I appreciate the clarification. I don't really see what the problem is (and trust me, I would love to have a problem with this) in regards to allowing someone to say "hey please don't call me a woman" or whatever it may be.I thought this would be juicier :| Maybe Nyovne was thinking about something completely different, but I'm skeptical of the juiciness anyway. | ||
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NrG.Bamboo
United States2756 Posts
On January 14 2020 12:25 DarkPlasmaBall wrote: Maybe Nyovne was thinking about something completely different, but I'm skeptical of the juiciness anyway. Well, I do think that it's extremely silly for Trihex to be unable to attend. I'm not sure about SHiFT's drama details, but his ban seems odd. And, of course, PvtCb's situation seems like something I'd be worth arguing about if I weren't worried about derailing things further.. Just saying, there are a couple of bans that don't sit well with me, although I understand that a mainstream charity event needs to have a certain level of sanitation. | ||
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Velr
Switzerland10784 Posts
Imho this event is just boring when compared to its earlier years, which is sad and partially to blame on the above policy. Well, it has become a safehaven for the weirdest sorts of transanything and thats fine, just not for me. | ||
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Ej_
47656 Posts
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DarkPlasmaBall
United States44910 Posts
Anyways, with the exception of occasional conservative fuss, it seems like this was another hugely rewarding and helpful marathon for charity I look forward to SGDQ in the summer, to see if we can continue to break records  | ||
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Artisreal
Germany9235 Posts
On January 14 2020 16:24 Velr wrote: They are harsher than any other big event i know. Imho this event is just boring when compared to its earlier years, which is sad and partially to blame on the above policy. Well, it has become a safehaven for the weirdest sorts of transanything and thats fine, just not for me. How are the two things - the event becoming boring in your POV and it being inclusive - related? | ||
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Starecat
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