groverat

Marcus Beer is not a random faceless person on the Internet. He's a "journalist" with a very public face with a long history in the industry and who, even now, most of the games press is completely loathe to criticize (while heaping judgment on Fish all the way).

How are people going to know I'm a fan of Gintama!?!?

Giant Bomb Morning Show

keep it simple

@Demoskinos

Some out gays choose to act/dress/behave in the way that is known as stereotypically gay by mainstream society. There is nothing wrong with that, of course, but it is absolutely true. It is a point of pride for them to exist as an openly and demonstratively gay person in the outside world, and their taking pride in their sexuality and community is something that makes them a target. There's nothing disgusting about them doing it or me recognizing that this is what they are doing. Pride parades exist for a reason.

I respect Morgan Freeman's desire, but that is his own view that is not shared by everyone else of his race. It is not my place to tell minority/oppressed groups what they should or should not do.

@Darji

It is not your place to tell homosexuals what they should or should not do as a group. It is not your place to judge them for feeling that they need protection even if you think they do not. I think they know better than you about what they need, eh?

Phil wear your coat it's freezing outside and don't listen to those bullies and if they yell at you just smile and ignore them and why are the dishes still not done PHIIIIILL

Phil Fish makes Twitter private: "PUSSY!"
Phil Fish opens up his Twitter: "ATTENTION WHORE!"
Phil Fish breathes air: "WEAKLING!"
Phil Fish washes his hands: "COWARD!"
Phil Fish makes amazing video game: "SHOW-OFF!"

Jesus Phil has like 400 moms on this forum.

Darji

Yes, people are hostile towards gays and the idea of gay gamer conventions/groups. For instance, look at your first post and the questions you have that presume that the point of gay gamers forming some sort of alliance is so they can feel special and exclude non-gays. You expressed a good example of the hostility I was talking about.

Gays, like blacks, were/are victims before they decided to get together and organize. It's important to not blame victims.

Out homosexuals can actually be pretty easy to spot depending on their dress, speech, and behavior. They should be just as safe as those homosexuals who are more circumspect.

They need a safe place because the gamer community contains within it a hostile, festering shitpile of homophobia and transphobia.

Your complaint sounds like my racist uncle bitching about the existence of Black History Month and Black Entertainment Television.

In your mind Fish is not only obligated to take abuse but he is also obligated to make a game he no longer wants to make (and likely hasn't really started) because other people might be hurt if it isn't made?

Patrick has been a lightning rod for assholes since he started here so sharing his personal experience is 100% fucking relevant.

Maybe a better headline would have tipped off the inflexible and angry readership that this wasn't just about Fez II, but that might be Patrick having more faith in his audience than they deserve.

Then again, those of you who live to get mad at Patrick should stop clicking on things written by him. I'd bet those who spend time getting mad at Patrick are also those who think Fish needs to grow a thicker skin. Irony.