@Colourful_Hippie said:
Fuck Tom McShea for calling Randy PItchford a "blowhard". Asshole.
Seriously! And then Tom starts going on about how he dislikes Cliffy B. personally. Do you know him, Tom? Were you two roomies? How in the world can you claim to know someone personally when they are largely a spokesperson for a studio? Does playing Gears and Borderlands really give you insight into Cliff and Randy? Bullshit.
It would have been much better if Tom had said something along the lines of, "I do not like how Cliff and Randy approach the PR side of their jobs." I simply cannot abide when someone thinks they can know and judge someone from what is largely an act - and, let's be honest, as the faces of Gearbox and Epic, respectively, Randy and Cliff are often acting. Can you claim to know Brad Pitt from his roles in Troy and Se7en? No, you can't, and you would rightfully be called a short-sighted asshole for making such a statement. Yes, it may have been an on-the-spot gaffe on Tom's part, and I will give him the benefit of the doubt. Regardless, he did not apologize when Ryan called him out on his word choice.
In short, that was hugely unprofessional for Tom to suggest that he can judge the quality of a person from some press conferences or interviews, especially when the persons in question are largely not themselves in those situations. When I disagree or hate something that the Giant Bomb crew puts out, I can just say, "I HATE THAT," or, "I DISAGREE WITH THAT," without resorting to personal attacks on anyone. WORDS ARE IMPORTANT.
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