On August 08 2013 02:34 Alexj wrote: So why nobody suggested to boycott China? Oh, they don't have stupid oppresive laws? They tolerate LGBT and free speach? Ok then, nevermind!
I feel as if, at least politically, China's got a lot bigger issues than their stance on LGBT or free speech. Being a Chinese-Canadian, I would definitely notice those sorts of things.
On August 08 2013 00:06 arterian wrote: I guess we can rule out Scarlett attending.
Quoted for truth. I'm not going to watch a tourney that takes place in a country where players are precluded by law in such a vile way.
I guess kudos on the planning it took, but Russia's been mulling the anti-LGBT "propaganda" law for a while now. You consciously decided to not give a shit when you planned the thing, so I consciously decided not to watch.
That haven't stopped people from watching tournaments from other countries that have equally bad laws. Esports shouldn't become some political statement one way or another.
Seriously, we should be happy that there is going to be a major tournament in a new country. This is not politics. Stop making it into a political statement.
On August 08 2013 02:13 TheGoldenWitch wrote: No she can't. Being a gay or transgender ain't forbidden, propaganda is. We're just trying to protect our children. They should choose their fate for themselves when they grow up.
PROTECT THE CHILDREN FROM THE GAYS AND TRANSGENDERS! PROTECT THEM FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE EVIL!!!
Because we all know children need protection from the existence of homosexuals, lest they become exposed to the contagious gay gene and contract homosexuality themselves.
I always wondered why tournament organizers would go to those dictatorial countries like saudi arabia,russia etc for some easy money when in europe there are countries like UK,Italy,Switzerland and recently even France who have big gaming communities and no big offline events.Dremhack would have had a huge succes in France for example.Also the fact there are no major lans in Canada although the country is a leader in na esports baffels me. And lets not forget about Australia.Oh well..
On August 08 2013 02:13 TheGoldenWitch wrote: No she can't. Being a gay or transgender ain't forbidden, propaganda is. We're just trying to protect our children. They should choose their fate for themselves when they grow up.
PROTECT THE CHILDREN FROM THE GAYS AND TRANSGENDERS! PROTECT THEM FROM BEING EXPOSED TO THE EVIL!!!
Because we all know children need protection from the existence of homosexuals, lest they become exposed to the contagious gay gene and contract homosexuality themselves.
quality post.
I wonder how big the russian sc2 fanbase is - wouldnt a dota event make more sense?
On August 08 2013 05:44 theking1 wrote: I always wondered why tournament organizers would go to those dictatorial countries like saudi arabia,russia etc for some easy money when in europe there are countries like UK,Italy,Switzerland and recently even France who have big gaming communities and no big offline events.Dremhack would have had a huge succes in France for example.Also the fact there are no major lans in Canada although the country is a leader in na esports baffels me. And lets not forget about Australia.Oh well..
I imagine it's because it's cheaper to run a show in Russia than in France. Don't forget it costs big bucks to run a LAN like DH.
On August 08 2013 03:01 sekritzzz wrote: Why didn't anybody boycott the international or WCS because America is snooping on everyone/putting people in jail without trial.
People need to grow up. These anti-gay / pro- gay people are so annoying. They remind me of Jehovah witnesses. Everything's turned into an anti/pro gay issue.
I have to go along with this guy. My old high school(which was Catholic, as am I) had a nun who offered extra credit to people to go protest the Illinois law supporting gay marriage.
And let me tell you, I have never seen a bigger shitstorm in my entire life. So many people I had known and who had never said one single thing ever about the gay rights issue were suddenly the biggest pro-gay people ever. My old high school was suddenly this evil homophobic place where human rights went to die because the nun had a difference of opinion. Bribing students to take a political stance certainly should not have been done, but it was extremely painful to be associated with so many war hawks.
Good change isn't made by intimidating and singling out people you disagree with as "the scum of the Earth". Its through honest and real discussion about how to improve things for everyone. Something political discussions sorely lack.
I highly doubt, that the russian government even knows, whther or not a DH will take place there; the only people a boycott would hurt are the DH organizers.
I think, this is a great thing, Russia always had a big gaming community and they really deserve a big event like this for them as well.
On August 08 2013 05:44 theking1 wrote: I always wondered why tournament organizers would go to those dictatorial countries like saudi arabia,russia etc for some easy money when in europe there are countries like UK,Italy,Switzerland and recently even France who have big gaming communities and no big offline events.Dremhack would have had a huge succes in France for example.Also the fact there are no major lans in Canada although the country is a leader in na esports baffels me. And lets not forget about Australia.Oh well..
I imagine it's because it's cheaper to run a show in Russia than in France. Don't forget it costs big bucks to run a LAN like DH.
true but it also requires people to pay tickets and be safe.also france has a good infrastructure and lots of people willing to see this kind of events(see ironsquid).also there are many markets starving for esports shows like canada and australia and maybe even great britain that no one cares about.but come to think about it there is dreamhack bucharest held in a city that is probably the worst city to live in Romania.....
What would be really cool is if RSL could use the occasion to have offline finals there as well,it would be great for the russian crowd i think.
Moscow is a pretty cool city with cheap booze and top tier DJs the dh afterparty is gonna be HUGE !
Also you people make me sick,who cares about politics we are esport,what's good about esport is that it transcends politics and cultures,we are all here together complaining about how OP protoss is and yet we all have different opinions and culture. You should be happy about a new dh and stop bitching about those thing. Moreover korea is not a model of liberalism and its the home of esport....
DH Paris when ? :((( after seeing the crowd in Paris at IronSquid 1&2 i think it could be great.
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((( after seeing the crowd in Paris at IronSquid 1&2 i think it could be great.
